Title

Drake's Drum, illustration from 'Drake's Drum and Other Songs of the Sea', 1905.

Caption

Drake's Drum - Drake he was a Devon man, an' ruled the Devon seas. Illustration from 'Drake's Drum and Other Songs of the Sea' by Henry Newbolt (1862-1938) pub. 1905 (colour litho). Drake?s Drum is a snare drum that Sir Francis Drake (c. 1540 - 1596) took with him when he circumnavigated the world. Shortly before his death off Panama he ordered the drum to be taken to Buckland Abbey and vowed that if England were ever in danger and someone was to beat the drum he would return to defend the country. Legend claims it can be heard in times of national crisis.
Historica Graphica Collection

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Historica Graphica Collection

Reference

HRM19D86_038

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

27,6Mb (1,5Mb) / 9,0in x 11,9in / 2696 x 3584 (300dpi)

Keywords

sailing playing drum ship colour uniform deck naval armour illustration lookout crew beating watchman poem 20th century Elizabethan Historica Graphica Collection Colour lithograph Arthur David McCormick (1860 - 1943) drumme r helmet Sir Francis Drake (c. 1540 - 1596) Arthur David McCormick (1860 - 1943) Henry Newbolt (1862-1938)