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A 1907 CE painting showing ships of the English Royal Navy during the Elizabethan period (1558-1603 CE).

An illustration of Don Antonio of Portugal (l. 1531-1595 CE) who in 1580 CE was deposed as king by Philip II of Spain (r. 1556-1598 CE). One of the aims of the failed 1589 CE Drake-Norris Expedition which attacked Lisbon was to reinstall...

An illustration by Claes Jansz Visscher of the Ark Royal, an English galleon warship which fought in the Anglo-Spanish War during the Elizabethan period. (National Maritime Museum, London)

Ashokan Rock Edicts (Dhauli, Bhubaneshwar)

A c. 1595 CE map by Jodocus Hondius showing the circumnavigations of the globe by Francis Drake (1577-80 CE) and Thomas Cavendish (1586-88 CE). (Library of Congress)

A 1626 CE engraving by Friedrich van Hulsen showing the Golden Hind of Francis Drake capturing the Cacafuego treasure ship (real name: Nuestra Senora de la Concepćion) in March 1579 CE off the coast of Peru. The capture of the galleon was...

A replica of the Golden Hind, the galleon in which Francis Drake circumnavigated the globe between 1577 and 1580 CE.

A c. 1590 CE portrait by Marcus Gheeraerts the Younger of the English mariner, privateer and explorer Sir Francis Drake (c. 1540-1596 CE). (Buckland Abbey, England)

The figure shown here, carved in extremely low relief, may be identified as a worshipper by the right hand raised palm forward in a gesture of reverence. Votive images of worshipers similar to this one adorned the terraces of sanctuary complexes...

A model of the Golden Hind, the galleon in which Francis Drake (c. 1540-1596 CE). circumnavigated the globe in 1577-80 CE.