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Elizabethan Royal Navy
A 1907 CE painting showing ships of the English Royal Navy during the Elizabethan period (1558-1603 CE).
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Don Antonio of Portugal
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...
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Ark Royal Warship
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)
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Rock Edict of Ashoka
Ashokan Rock Edicts (Dhauli, Bhubaneshwar)
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Map of Drake's and Cavendish's Circumnavigations of the Globe
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)
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The Capture of Cacafuego by the Golden Hind
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...
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A Replica of the Golden Hind
A replica of the Golden Hind, the galleon in which Francis Drake circumnavigated the globe between 1577 and 1580 CE.
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Francis Drake Portrait, Buckland Abbey
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)
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Parthian Worshipper
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...
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A Model of the Golden Hind
A model of the Golden Hind, the galleon in which Francis Drake (c. 1540-1596 CE).
circumnavigated the globe in 1577-80 CE.
