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The world encompassed by Sir Francis Drake : being his next voyage to that to Nombre de Dios formerly imprinted; carefully collected out of the notes of Master Francis Fletcher preacher in this imployment, and divers others his followers in the same: offered now at last to publique view, both for the honour of the actor, but especially for the stirring up of herock spirits, to benefit their countrie, and eternize their names by like noble attempts
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- London : Printed [by G. Miller] for Nicholas Bourne and are to be sold at his shop at the Royall Exchange, 1628
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- [4], 108 p. [2] plates : port., map
- Compiler's dedication signed: Francis Drake.
- Printer's name from STC.
- The portrait comes in two versions: (1) signed by Robert Vaughan, with English verses beginning "The worlde survaied .."; (2) an anonymous copy in reverse, with Latin verse beginning "Drake perorati novit ..".
- The role of Sir Francis Drake (the nephew) as compiler has been disputed: see Wagner, Henry R. Sir Francis Drake's voyage around the world. San Francisco, 1926, p. 286.
- Reproduction of the original in the Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery.
- STC (2nd ed.) 7161.
- Available electronically as part of Early English books online.