C1790

Sir Francis Drake engaging the Cacafuego a rich Spanish ship.

Artist:

John June

Engraved view of Drake’s attack on the Spanish ship, Cacafuego originally issued in David Henry’s, An Historical Account of All the Voyages Round the World: Performed by English Navigators; Including Those Lately Undertaken by Order of His Present Majesty. the … Read Full Description

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Full Title:

Sir Francis Drake engaging the Cacafuego a rich Spanish ship.

Date:

C1790

Artist:

John June

Condition:

In good condition

Technique:

Copper engraving hand coloured

Image Size: 

180mm 
x 110mm

Frame Size: 

375mm 
x 295mm
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Sir Francis Drake engaging the Cacafuego a rich Spanish ship. - Antique Print from 1790

Genuine antique
dated:

1790

Description:

Engraved view of Drake’s attack on the Spanish ship, Cacafuego originally issued in David Henry’s, An Historical Account of All the Voyages Round the World: Performed by English Navigators; Including Those Lately Undertaken by Order of His Present Majesty. the Whole Faithfully Extracted from the Journals of the Voyagers. Drake, Undertaken in 1577-80.

On December 13, 1577, Sir Francis Drake sailed from Plymouth, England
with a fleet of five ships and 164 men with a plan to attack Spanish
ships on the west coast of South America. His squadron consisted of five vessels, the
two larger ships being ‘Pelican’, Drake’s own ship, (later renamed
‘Golden Hind’); and ‘Elizabeth’, commanded by John Winter. Three smaller
vessels were ‘Marigold’, ‘Swan’, and ‘Benedict’. Drake eventually sailed up the coast of both South with a greatly reduced fleet and captured at least
two major Spanish treasure ships. Drake and his remaining 59 crew men
sailed into Plymouth on September 26, 1580. 


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