Sir Francis Drake Collection

The Armada in sight, Plymouth hoe, 1880, (1911). Artist: John Seymour Lucas
The Armada in sight, Plymouth hoe, 1880, (1911). A depiction of the apocryphal story that Sir Francis Drake (c1540-1596) played a game of bowls in Plymouth Hoe in 1588 while waiting for the tide to

Sir Francis Drakes Game of Bowls. A. D. 1588 (colour litho)
670053 Sir Francis Drakes Game of Bowls. A.D. 1588 (colour litho) by Moreland, Arthur (1876-1951); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sir Francis Drakes Game of Bowls. A.D. 1588)

Mauretania Tender
Passengers disembarking from the Sir Francis Drake, tender to the Cunard liner Mauretania upon their arrival at Fishguard, Pembroke. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Queen Elizabeth I knighting Sir Francis Drake on biard his ship, the Golden Hind, Deptford, 1581 (colour litho)
5230138 Queen Elizabeth I knighting Sir Francis Drake on biard his ship, the Golden Hind, Deptford, 1581 (colour litho) by Gilbert

Sir Francis Drake, 1545-1596 (chromolitho)
3648791 Sir Francis Drake, 1545-1596 (chromolitho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sir Francis Drake, 1545-1596)

Sir Francis Drake (1540-1596), 1591 (oil on canvas)
7337887 Sir Francis Drake (1540-1596), 1591 (oil on canvas) by Gheeraerts, Marcus, the Younger (c.1561-1635); 116.9x91.4 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

An Elizabethan man, called Sir Francis Drake (1540-1596), 1581 (watercolour, ivory)
7337508 An Elizabethan man, called Sir Francis Drake (1540-1596), 1581 (watercolour, ivory) by Hilliard, Nicholas (1547-1619); 2.8x0 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Francis Drake's first view of the Pacific Ocean in 1572 (engraving)
3525335 Francis Drake's first view of the Pacific Ocean in 1572 (engraving); (add.info.: Francis Drake 1545-1596. English navigator and privateer)

Portrait of famous conquerors and explorers, c.1865 (engraving)
UIG5413718 Portrait of famous conquerors and explorers, c.1865 (engraving); (add.info.: Conquerors and explorers: Sebastian Cabot, Ferdinand Magellan, Amerigo Vespucci, Christopher Columbus)

St Augustine, 1588 (engraving)
7340020 St Augustine, 1588 (engraving) by Boazio, Baptista (fl.1588-1606); National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Creator)

Sir Francis Drake (1540-1596), 16th century (engraving)
7341621 Sir Francis Drake (1540-1596), 16th century (engraving) by Dutch School, (16th century) (after); 16.8x10.2 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Thomas Cavendish, Sir Francis Drake and Sir John Hawkins, 17th century (oil on canvas)
7337860 Thomas Cavendish, Sir Francis Drake and Sir John Hawkins, 17th century (oil on canvas) by Unknown Artist, (17th century); 149.5x159 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Map of Cartagena, 1588 (engraving)
7340018 Map of Cartagena, 1588 (engraving) by Boazio, Baptista (fl.1588-1606); National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Creator)

British Navy officers playing a ball game on Plymouth Hoe, waiting for the approach of the terrible Spanish Armada
NWI4835697 British Navy officers playing a ball game on Plymouth Hoe, waiting for the approach of the terrible Spanish Armada, 1588. Among them, the English navigator Sir Francis Drake, (1540-1596)

Marriage ceremony of the natives of Panama, 1778
3478881 Marriage ceremony of the natives of Panama, 1778; (add.info.: Marriage ceremony of the natives of Panama: reported in Francis Drake's voyages)

Francis Drake's first view of the Pacific Ocean in 1572 (engraving)
527822 Francis Drake's first view of the Pacific Ocean in 1572 (engraving); Private Collection; (add.info.: English navigator and privateer)

Sir Francis Drake engaging the 'Cacafuego', a rich Spanish ship, 16th century (engraving, etching)
7342144 Sir Francis Drake engaging the 'Cacafuego', a rich Spanish ship, 16th century (engraving, etching) by June, John (1744-75); 12.2x17.1 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

'There's plenty of time to win this game and thrash the Spaniards too', 1944 (oil on canvas)
CH24079 'There's plenty of time to win this game and thrash the Spaniards too', 1944 (oil on canvas) by Bennett

The Thames, or The Triumph of Navigation, 1791, published 1792. Creator: James Barry
The Thames, or The Triumph of Navigation, 1791, published 1792

Study for Commerce or the Triumph of the Thames, 1767/80. Creator: James Barry
Study for Commerce or the Triumph of the Thames, 1767/80

The World in the Elizabethan Era, 1926. Creators: Unknown, Emery Walker Ltd
The World in the Elizabethan Era, 1926. Map of the world during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I (1558-1603). The key shows: Mediaeval Trade routes, (the shipping in Asiatic seas was oriental)

Queen Elizabeth I knighting Sir Francis Drake (1859 engraving)
Sir Francis Drake being knighted by Queen Elizabeth I of England in 1581. An engraving from The Heroes of England: Stories of the Lives of Englands Warriors by Land and Sea edited by John G

The Astrolabe of Sir Francis Drake, in Greenwich Hospital, 1856. Creator: Unknown
The Astrolabe of Sir Francis Drake, in Greenwich Hospital, 1856....instrument for taking the altitude of the sun or stars, once belonging to the famous Drake...This instrument

Sir Francis Drake (1540-1596), 1850 (print)
UTD4924209 Sir Francis Drake (1540-1596), 1850 (print) by Unknown Artist, (19th century); (add.info.: Sir Francis Drake (1540-1596), English sea captain and viceadmiral

Explorers: Sir Francis Drake on His Ship, 1931 (woodcut print)
3034940 Explorers: Sir Francis Drake on His Ship, 1931 (woodcut print) by American School, (20th century); (add.info.: Vintage illustration of English explorer)

Capture of the the Spanish galleon the Cagafuego by the Golden Hind leaded by Francis Drake in march 1579 (engraving)
3329543 Capture of the the Spanish galleon the Cagafuego by the Golden Hind leaded by Francis Drake in march 1579 (engraving) by Unknown Artist

Sir Francis Drake playing bowls, with the Spanish Armada in sight at Plymouth Hoe, England in 1588
2638477 Sir Francis Drake playing bowls, with the Spanish Armada in sight at Plymouth Hoe, England in 1588. by English School

Sir Francis Drake, 19th century (print)
3785221 Sir Francis Drake, 19th century (print) by Unknown Artist, (19th century); (add.info.: English admiral and privateer)

Sir Francis Drake, from British Adventure published by Collins, 1947 (litho)
3435591 Sir Francis Drake, from British Adventure published by Collins, 1947 (litho) by Hondius, Jodocus (1567-1611); Private Collection; (add.info)

Portrait of Sir Francis Drake (engraving)
3525333 Portrait of Sir Francis Drake (engraving) by Cochran, John (1803-after 1865); (add.info.: Francis Drake 1545-1596. English navigator and privateer)

Sir Francis Drake, 19th century (print)
3784947 Sir Francis Drake, 19th century (print); (add.info.: English admiral and privateer. Second person to circumnavigate the world Cassells History of England, Vol. II, p.317); Lebrecht History

Navigator Francis Drake is made knight by Queen elizabeth 1st of England on April 4, 1581 (engraving)
1730721 Navigator Francis Drake is made knight by Queen elizabeth 1st of England on April 4, 1581 (engraving) by Gilbert, John (1817-97) (after); (add.info)

Elizabeth before the Spanish Armada (engraving)
3788531 Elizabeth before the Spanish Armada (engraving); (add.info.: Elizabeth before the Spanish Armada, on the face of a King of clubs playing card)

Portrait of Sir Francis Drake (engraving)
3525230 Portrait of Sir Francis Drake (engraving) by Hondius, Jodocus (1567-1611); (add.info.: English navigator and privateer.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Sir Francis Drake, (1540-1596) English navigator, 19th century (engraving)
ELD4956250 Sir Francis Drake, (1540-1596) English navigator, 19th century (engraving) by Unknown Artist, (19th century); (add.info.: Sir Francis Drake)

Autograph: Sir Francis Drake, 1586
3784351 Autograph: Sir Francis Drake, 1586.; (add.info.: Autograph: Letter from Sir Francis Drake to William Cecil, Lord High Treasurer)

Portrait of Francis Drake, 1840 (engraving)
864917 Portrait of Francis Drake, 1840 (engraving) by Cochran, John (1803-after 1865); (add.info.: Francis Drake (c1540-1596) English navigator and privateer

"The Armada must wait until I have finished my game" (colour litho)
2911903 "The Armada must wait until I have finished my game" (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); (add.info)

Statue of Francis Drake, Plymouth (colour photo)
3093752 Statue of Francis Drake, Plymouth (colour photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Statue of Francis Drake, Plymouth. Postcard, early 20th century)

Francis Drake (engraving)
815925 Francis Drake (engraving) by Schnebbelie, Robert Blemell (fl.1803-1849) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sir Francis Drake (1540-1596)

Francis Drake (engraving)
815872 Francis Drake (engraving) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sir Francis Drake, (1540-1596)

Drakes Golden Hind, 1597 (colour litho)
7184083 Drakes Golden Hind, 1597 (colour litho) by McDowell, William John Patton (1889-1950); Private Collection; (add.info.: Drakes Golden Hind, 1597)

Sir Francis Drake and Sir John Hawkins at bowls (colour litho)
3100984 Sir Francis Drake and Sir John Hawkins at bowls (colour litho) by Hassall, John (1868-1948); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sir Francis Drake and Sir John Hawkins at bowls)

Sir Francis Drake getting his first sight of the Pacific Ocean, Panama, 1573 (litho)
7184978 Sir Francis Drake getting his first sight of the Pacific Ocean, Panama, 1573 (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Sir Francis Drake And His Goblins (colour litho)
7189104 Sir Francis Drake And His Goblins (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sir Francis Drake And His Goblins)

Francis Drake attaquant l Armada avec sa flotte (engraving)
7179174 Francis Drake attaquant l Armada avec sa flotte (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Francis Drake attaquant l Armada avec sa flotte)

Sir Francis Drake (colour litho)
7190984 Sir Francis Drake (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sir Francis Drake)

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"Sir Francis Drake: A Legendary Explorer and Naval Commander" Step back in time to the year 1588, as we witness a pivotal moment in history. The Armada looms on the horizon, an ominous sight that would test the mettle of one man - Sir Francis Drake. This iconic scene is beautifully captured by artist John Seymour Lucas in his masterpiece "The Armada in Sight, Plymouth Hoe, 1880. " But let us delve deeper into the life of this remarkable figure. In "Sir Francis Drake's Game of Bowls, " a color lithograph from 1588, we catch a glimpse of his leisurely pursuits amidst turbulent times. His strategic mind always at work. Drake's exploits were not limited to land; he was equally skilled on water. The Mauretania Tender showcases his nautical prowess and highlights his role as a key player during Elizabethan England's golden age. One cannot discuss Sir Francis Drake without mentioning Queen Elizabeth I herself. In an enchanting color lithograph titled "Queen Elizabeth I Knighting Sir Francis Drake on Board His Ship, the Golden Hind, " we witness her bestowing upon him one of England's highest honors – knighthood. A chromolithograph from 1545-1596 immortalizes our protagonist with intricate detail and vibrant colors – truly capturing the essence of this legendary explorer who left an indelible mark on history. London played a significant role in shaping Drake's destiny; it served as both home and launching point for his daring expeditions. A print from 1850 aptly named "Greater London" pays homage to this great city that witnessed many chapters of his extraordinary life unfold. In another woodcut print titled "Explorers: Sir Francis Drake on His Ship, " created in 1931, we are transported aboard his vessel alongside him – feeling the thrill and excitement that accompanied each voyage into uncharted waters.