Sujet

'Drake Attacking the Spanish Treasure Ship', c1578, (c1880). Artist: Unknown.

Légende

'Drake Attacking the Spanish Treasure Ship', c1578, (c1880). Sir Francis Drake (c1540- 27 January 1596) was an English sea captain, privateer, navigator, slaver, and politician of the Elizabethan era. Near Lima, Drake captured a Spanish ship laden with 25,000 pesos of Peruvian gold, amounting in value to 37,000 ducats of Spanish money (about £7m by modern standards). From British Battles on Land and Sea, Vol. I, by James Grant. [Cassell Petter & Galpin, London, Paris & New York, c1880]
The Print Collector collection

Date

1880

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Notre référence

HRM19D02_406

Model release

Non

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

189,4Mo (11,4Mo) / 85,4cm x 55,5cm / 10088 x 6561 (300dpi)

Mots clés

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