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Sir Francis Drake Image
Sir Francis Drake (c.1545-1596) Drake made 'piratical' expeditions against Spain sacking Nombre de Dios in 1572.
Famous People, Selected Portraits From the Collections of the Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress, Samuel V. Daniel III and Barbara O. Natanson, eds., May, 2000, <http://lcweb.loc.gov/rr/print/235_pot.html> Engraving by W. Hall. "From an original Picture in the possession of Sir T. F. Eliott Drake, Bart. of Nutwell Court near Exeter under the Superintendance of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge. Published by Wm. S. Orr & Co., London." [No date found on item.] Reproduction Number: LC-USZ62-38479
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