Primary Sources: People - Tudor England: Drake, Francis

This collection is provided by the Library of Congress. "Sir Francis Drake, English explorer and naval strategist, circumnavigated the earth from 1577-1580. During these travels, Drake visited the Caribbean and the Pacific claiming a portion of California for Queen Elizabeth and waging battles on the Spanish. This collection comprises important primary and secondary materials accumulated about Drake’s voyages throughout the then Spanish territory of the Americas. Texts are in English, Latin, German, Dutch, Italian, Spanish and French."

I. Letter of the Council to Sir Thomas Lake, relating to the proceedings of Sir Edward Coke at Oatlands; and II, Documents relating to Sir Walter Raleigh’s last voyage; A catalogue of early English miscellanies; Letters selected from the collection of autographs; Sir Francis Drake’s memorable service done against the Spaniards in 1587; Inquiry into the genuineness of a letter dated February 3, 1613 and signed ‘Mary Magdaline Davers’

I. Letter of the Council to Sir Thomas Lake, relating to the proceedings of Sir Edward Coke at Oatlands; and II, Documents relating to Sir Walter Raleigh’s last voyage; A catalogue of early English miscellanies; Letters selected from the collection of autographs; Sir Francis Drake’s memorable service done against the Spaniards in 1587; Inquiry into the genuineness of a letter dated February 3, 1613 and signed ‘Mary Magdaline Davers’