Sir Francis Drake: His Voyage, 1595: Together with the Spanish account of Drake's attack on Puerto RicoMaynarde, Thomas, active 1595
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Sir Francis Drake: His Voyage, 1595: Together with the Spanish account of Drake's attack on Puerto Rico
Maynarde, Thomas, active 1595
Drake, Francis, approximately 1540-1596 -- Travel; Voyages around the world -- Early works to 1800
HAKLUYT.—Divers Voyages touching the Discovery of America and the Islands
adjacent to the same. From the rare edition of 1582.
VIRGINIA.—Virginia in the years 1584-1600; comprising the Narratives of
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RUSSIA.—Of the Russe Commonwealth. By Giles Fletcher, D.C.L. From the
suppressed edition of 1591.
CADIZ.—A Brief and True Report of the Honourable Voyage to Cadiz, 1596.
From the suppressed edition of 1598, with additions.
TRESWELL.—The journey of the Earl of Nottingham to Spain, in 1604. By R.
Treswell, Somerset Herald, with additions.
SOFALAH.—The History of Eastern Ethiopia, by J. dos Santos, 1607.
Translated, with Notes.
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