Légende

Map showing Francis Drake's Circumnavigation of the Globe, late 16th century. 'La vraie description du voyage du sr. fransois draeck Chevalier lesquel estant acompaigne de cinq navires deux desquel il brula...'. Drake was the English admiral who circumnavigated the globe (1577-1580), played an important role in defeating the Spanish Armada (1588), and was the most renowned seaman of the Elizabethan Age.

Date

1577

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Notre référence

HRM25A15_395

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

51,3Mo (3,7Mo) / 48,0cm x 26,8cm / 5669 x 3165 (300dpi)

Mots clés

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