The World Encompassed. Drake's Great Voyage 1577-1580. - WILSON, DEREK
Drake's Great Voyage 1577 - 1580
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In 1577, five tiny ships with 164 men set sail from Plymouth. At that time, Francis Drake had no idea that he was embarking on the greatest personal maritime adventure ever, nor that he would circumnavigate the globe. No mariner had attempted the feat for fifty years; no captain had ever successfully negotiated all the worlds uncharted oceans to bring his vessel safely home let alone bring back enough gold and silver in her hold to meet the expenditure of the government for a whole year and to give the voy...
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1998 Uitgever: Allison & Busby 240 paginas Taal: Engels ISBN-10: 0749003227 ISBN-13: 9780749003227Koop dit boek tweedehands
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Original publisher's paperback, pictorial frontcover, 2nd edition [1977], large 8vo: frontispiece, xiv, 240pp., richly illustrated, chapternotes & references, appendix, sources, general bibliography, index. Very fine copy - as new. . London, Allison & B...