Drake, Francis 1540?-1596

Overview

Works:	1,278 works in 2,606 publications in 6 languages and 68,969 library holdings
Subject Headings:	Explorers Admirals
Roles:	Creator
Classifications:	DA86.22.D7, 359.3320924

Publication Timeline

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Publications about Francis Drake

Publications by Francis Drake

Publications by Francis Drake, published posthumously.

Most widely held works about Francis Drake

Elizabethan sea-dogs : a chronicle of Drake and his companions by William Wood ( Book )
Sir Francis Drake by George Malcolm Thomson ( Book )
Sir Francis Drake by John Sugden ( Book )
Martyr by Rory Clements ( Book )
Sir Francis Drake by Julian Stafford Corbett ( Book )

The age of Drake by James Alexander Williamson ( Book )
Sir Francis Drake : the Queen's pirate by Harry Kelsey ( Book )
Sir Francis Drake : his daring deeds by Roy Gerrard ( Book )
Sir Francis Drake revived by Francis Drake ( )
Drake's great Armada by Walter Bigges ( )
The Simeon chamber : a novel by Steve Martini ( Book )
The secret voyage of Sir Francis Drake, 1577-1580 by R. Samuel Bawlf ( Book )
The world encompassed : Francis Drake and his great voyage by Derek Wilson ( Book )
Francis Drake : the lives of a hero by John G Cummins ( Book )
The sea king : Sir Francis Drake and his times by Albert Marrin ( Book )
Golden Admiral by F. van Wyck Mason ( Book )
Betrayal by Grace Cavendish ( Book )
The world encompassed by Francis Drake ( Book )
Island of Thieves by Josh Lacey ( Book )
Sir Francis Drake by James Alexander Williamson ( Book )

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Most widely held works by Francis Drake

The Expedition of Sir John Norris and Sir Francis Drake to Spain and Portugal, 1589 ( Book )
3 editions published in 1988 in English and held by 216 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Voyages and travels of that renowned captain Sir Francis Drake into the West-Indies and round the world. by Francis Drake ( )
8 editions published between 1683 and 1784 in English and held by 116 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Sir Francis Drake's raid on the treasure trains : Being the memorable relation of his voyage to the West Indies in 1572. Faithfully taken from eye-witness reports by members of the expedition, and enlarged by Drake's own hand. by Janet Hampden ( Book )
1 edition published in 1954 in English and held by 83 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A relation of the rare occurrences in a third voyage made by Sir Francis Drake into the West Indies in the years 72 and 73 when Nombre de Dios was by him and 52 others only in his company surprised by Philip Nicholls ( )
in English and held by 53 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Ms. record of Sir Francis Drake's third voyage to the West Indies by Philip Nicholls, based on the reports of Christopher Ceelie, Ellis Hixon and others. Formerly owned by Charles I

[Francis Fletcher's narrative of the first part of Sir Francis Drake's second voyage (1577-1578)] by Francis Fletcher ( )
in English and held by 52 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Ms. account of the first part of Sir Francis Drake's second voyage 1577-1578

Sir Francis Drake's nautical almanack, 1546 by Guillaume Brouscon ( Book )
1 edition published in 1980 in English and held by 41 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The land of Magellan by William Singer Barclay ( Book )
2 editions published in 1926 in English and held by 37 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Mémoire du voiage en Russie fait en 1586 by Louis Lacour ( Book )
4 editions published between 1855 and 1865 in French and held by 31 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The life, voyages and exploits of Admiral Sir Francis Drake, knt. with numerous original letters from him and the Lord High Admiral to the Queen and great officers of state : compiled from m[anu]s[cript]s in the State Paper Office, British Museum and the Archives of Madrid, never before published by John Barrow ( )
5 editions published in 1843 in English and held by 18 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The world encompassed by Sir Francis Drake being his next voyage to that to Nombre de Dios : collated with an unpublished manuscript of Francis Fletcher, chaplain to the expedition by Francis Drake ( Book )
9 editions published between 1652 and 1966 in English and Undetermined and held by 13 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The world encompassed by Francis Drake ( Book )
9 editions published between 1933 and 1969 in English and held by 12 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Sir Francis Drake by Julian Stafford Corbett ( Book )
7 editions published between 1653 and 1970 in English and Undetermined and held by 12 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
This excellent biography of English sea captain Sir Francis Drake (1540 1596), part of the English Men of Action series, is a reservoir of information for students of history and those with a passion for exploration. Among his many legendary exploits, Drake led the first English circumnavigation of the world, for which he was awarded knighthood

The world encompassed. London, 1628 by Francis Drake ( Book )
5 editions published between 1635 and 1874 in Undetermined and held by 10 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Americae pars VIII. Continens primo, descriptionem trivm itinervm nobilissimi et fortissimi eqvitis Francisci Draken, qvi peragrato primvm vniverso terrarvm orbe, postea cum nobilissimo equite Iohanne Havckens, ad expugnandum ciuitatem Panama, in Indiam nauigauit, vbi vitam suam ambo finierung; Secvndo, iter nobilissimi equitis Thomae Candisch, qui duorum ferè annerum spacio, 13000. anglicana miliaria in mariconfecit, vbi describuntu quoque omnia quae in hoc intinere ipsi acciderunt & visa sunt; Tertio, duo itinera nobilissimi & fortissimi domini Gvaltheri Ralegh equitis & designati gubernatoris regij in Anglia praesigij, nec non fortissimi Capitanei Lavrentii Keyms; Qvibvs itineribvs describitvr avrifervm et potentissimum regnum Gviana, ad septentrionem fluminis Orenoqve, aliàs Oregliana dicti, situm, cum metropoli Manoa & Macviegvarai, aliisq[ue], finitimis regionibus & fluuiis, mereibus item praestantissims, & mercantura, quae in regno hoc exercetur by Francis Drake ( Book )
2 editions published in 1599 in Latin and held by 9 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Sir Francis Drake, a pictorial biography by Hans Peter Kraus ( Book )
2 editions published in 1970 in Undetermined and English and held by 8 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A Voyage round the world by Sir Francis Drake and William Dampier : according to the text of the original narratives by Francis Drake ( Book )
4 editions published between 1879 and 1900 in English and held by 8 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Sechste Theil, kurtze Warhafftige Relation vnd beschreibung der wunderbarsten vier Schiffarten, so jemals verricht worden. Als namentlich: Ferdinandi Magellani Portugalesers, mit Sebastiano de Cano. Francisci Draconis Engelaenders. Thomæ Candisch Engelaenders. Oliuarij von Noort, Niderlaenders. So alle vier vmb den gantzen Erdtkreiß gesegelt : auß vnterschiedenen authoribus vnd sprachen zusamen getragen, vnd mit noetigen Landt Charten, feinen Figurn vnd nuetzlichen erklerungen geziert, vnd verfertiget ( Book )
2 editions published in 1603 in German and held by 8 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The world encompassed and analogous contemporary documents concerning Sir Francis Drake's circumnavigation of the world by Francis Drake ( Book )
2 editions published between 1926 and 1969 in English and held by 6 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Drie voornaame zee-togten van Franciscus Draak na America, door de Suyd-zee en vervolgens rond-om den geheelen aard-kloot gedaan, in 't jaar 1577 en vervolgens : behelsende een naauwkeurige beschrijving der kusten van die gewesten, veele bysondere voor-vallen, en aanmerkelijke saaken ( Book )
1 edition published in 1706 in Dutch and held by 6 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Sir Francis Drake's West Indian voyage, 1585-86 by Francis Drake ( Book )
1 edition published in 1981 in Undetermined and held by 6 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Documents published and unpublished, particularly journals kept aboard the ships, including the newly-discovered Leicester journal, with drawings of episodes made by the voyage's artist. This is a new print-on-demand hardback edition of the volume first published in 1981

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