Illustration
A c. 1591 CE portrait by Gheeraerts the Younger of the English mariner, privateer and explorer Sir Francis Drake (c. 1540-1596 CE). Drake's arms are shown in the top left corner and the globe is in reference to his circumnavigation of the world in 1577-80 CE.
(National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, England)
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Original image by Marcus Gheeraerts the Younger. Uploaded by Mark Cartwright, published on 24 June 2020. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: Public Domain. This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.
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APA Style
Younger, M. G. t. (2020, June 24). Sir Francis Drake by Gheeraerts. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/12412/sir-francis-drake-by-gheeraerts/
Chicago Style
Younger, Marcus Gheeraerts the. "Sir Francis Drake by Gheeraerts." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified June 24, 2020. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/12412/sir-francis-drake-by-gheeraerts/.
MLA Style
Younger, Marcus Gheeraerts the. "Sir Francis Drake by Gheeraerts." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 24 Jun 2020. Web. 20 Feb 2025.
