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Book/Printed Material Expeditio Francisci Draki eqvitis Angli in Indias Occidentales a. M.D.LXXXV.

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[ Kraus Sir Francis Drake Collection copy ]

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Title

  • Expeditio Francisci Draki eqvitis Angli in Indias Occidentales a. M.D.LXXXV. : Quâ vrbes, Fanum D. Iacobi, D. Dominici, D. Augustini & Carthagena, captae fuêre. Additis passim regionum locorúmque omnium tabulis geographicis quàm accuratissimis

Names

  • Bigges, Walter, -1586
  • Croftes, Lieutenant
  • Boazio, Baptista
  • Hans and Hanni Kraus Sir Francis Drake Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • Leydae : Apud F. Raphelengium, 1588.

Headings

  • -  Drake, Francis,--approximately 1540-1596--Travel--West Indies
  • -  Drake, Francis,--approximately 1540-1596
  • -  West Indies--Discovery and exploration--Early works to 1800
  • -  West Indies Expedition, 1585-1586
  • -  Explorers--Great Britain--Biography
  • -  Explorers--America--Biography

Notes

  • -  Translation of A summarie and true discourse of Sir Frances Drakes West Indian voyage.
  • -  "First Latin edition ... The text is somewhat abridged from the original English version, which was published ... in the following year."--H. P. Kraus. Sir Francis Drake; a pictorial biography, 1970, p. 198, no. 20.
  • -  The original version was begun by W. Bigges, who died on the voyage, and completed probably by his lieutenant, Croftes.
  • -  L.C. has 3 of 4 maps by B. Boazio, matted and in a separate case (38 cm.) with a photo of the lacking map of St. Augustine. They belong to the smaller-sized set of engravings mentioned by Kraus.
  • -  Kraus, H.P. Sir Francis Drake, no. 20
  • -  Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site.
  • -  LAC snh 2019-04-26 no edits (2 card)

Medium

  • 21 p. : 4 maps. ; 22 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • E129.D7 B516

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 81458649

Online Format

  • pdf
  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Bigges, Walter, -1586, Lieutenant Croftes, Baptista Boazio, and Hans And Hanni Kraus Sir Francis Drake Collection. Expeditio Francisci Draki eqvitis Angli in Indias Occidentales a. M.D.LXXXV.: Quâ vrbes, Fanum D. Iacobi, D. Dominici, D. Augustini & Carthagena, captae fuêre. Additis passim regionum locorúmque omnium tabulis geographicis quàm accuratissimis. Leydae: Apud F. Raphelengium, 1588. Pdf. https://www.loc.gov/item/81458649/.

APA citation style:

Bigges, W., Croftes, L., Boazio, B. & Hans And Hanni Kraus Sir Francis Drake Collection. (1588) Expeditio Francisci Draki eqvitis Angli in Indias Occidentales a. M.D.LXXXV.: Quâ vrbes, Fanum D. Iacobi, D. Dominici, D. Augustini & Carthagena, captae fuêre. Additis passim regionum locorúmque omnium tabulis geographicis quàm accuratissimis. Leydae: Apud F. Raphelengium. [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/81458649/.

MLA citation style:

Bigges, Walter, -1586, et al. Expeditio Francisci Draki eqvitis Angli in Indias Occidentales a. M.D.LXXXV.: Quâ vrbes, Fanum D. Iacobi, D. Dominici, D. Augustini & Carthagena, captae fuêre. Additis passim regionum locorúmque omnium tabulis geographicis quàm accuratissimis. Leydae: Apud F. Raphelengium, 1588. Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/81458649/>.