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Antique Portrait Sir Francis Drake – Tallis Engraving, c.1850
Antique Portrait Sir Francis Drake – Tallis Engraving, c.1850

Antique Portrait Sir Francis Drake – Tallis Engraving, c.1850

Located in Langweer, NL

Antique Portrait Sir Francis Drake – Tallis Engraving, c.1850 A highly decorative and finely engraved mid-19th century portrait of Sir Francis Drake, the legendary English naval com...

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Antique Mid-19th Century British Prints

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Paper

18th Century Horn Snuff Box with Arms of Sir Francis Drake
18th Century Horn Snuff Box with Arms of Sir Francis Drake

18th Century Horn Snuff Box with Arms of Sir Francis Drake

Located in Brisbane City, QLD

Remarkably this is not the first time we have had one of these 18th century snuff boxes with the arms of Sir Francis Drake. Our first we sourced in 2022 and it sold quickly to a coll...

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Antique Early 18th Century British Boxes and Cases

Garrards silver/ silver gilt armada dish commemorating the spanish armada 400 yr
Garrards silver/ silver gilt armada dish commemorating the spanish armada 400 yr

Garrards silver/ silver gilt armada dish commemorating the spanish armada 400 yr

By Garrard & Co. Ltd.

Located in York, GB

On 19th July, word came that the Armada had been sighted and so an English force led by Sir Francis Drake left Plymouth to meet it

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Vintage 1980s English Sterling Silver

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Silver

Gio Ponti Midcentury Wood and Brass Italian Magazine Rack with Handle, 1950s
Gio Ponti Midcentury Wood and Brass Italian Magazine Rack with Handle, 1950s

Gio Ponti Midcentury Wood and Brass Italian Magazine Rack with Handle, 1950s

By Gio Ponti

Located in Roma, IT

This item is amazing because of the asymmetrical design of the two side wood elements and the two prints, representing the globe, Sir Francis Drake and the mystical Golden Hind galle...

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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Magazine Racks and Stands

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Brass

'The Animal Kingdom, ' Art Deco Mural Study with Male Nudes by John Garth
'The Animal Kingdom, ' Art Deco Mural Study with Male Nudes by John Garth

'The Animal Kingdom, ' Art Deco Mural Study with Male Nudes by John Garth

By John Garth

Located in Philadelphia, PA

He painted murals for the Sir Francis Drake Hotel and the University of California, among other clients, and also designed mosaic murals such as the famous "World Sources of Food" lo...

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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings

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Paint

"Industrial, " Collection of Ironworker Paintings and Drawings by Garth, 1920s
"Industrial, " Collection of Ironworker Paintings and Drawings by Garth, 1920s

"Industrial, " Collection of Ironworker Paintings and Drawings by Garth, 1920s

By John Garth

Located in Philadelphia, PA

He painted murals for the Sir Francis Drake Hotel and the University of California, among other clients, and also designed mosaic murals such as the famous "World Sources of Food" lo...

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Vintage 1920s American Art Deco Paintings

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Paint

"Toltec, " Important Sketch for Art Deco Painting with Male and Female Nudes
"Toltec, " Important Sketch for Art Deco Painting with Male and Female Nudes

"Toltec, " Important Sketch for Art Deco Painting with Male and Female Nudes

By John Garth

Located in Philadelphia, PA

He painted murals for the Sir Francis Drake Hotel and the University of California, among other clients, and also designed mosaic murals such as the famous "World Sources of Food" lo...

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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings

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Paint

Antique America Engraving Chile Natives & Guatemala Serpents Drake, 1771
Antique America Engraving Chile Natives & Guatemala Serpents Drake, 1771

Antique America Engraving Chile Natives & Guatemala Serpents Drake, 1771

Located in Langweer, NL

Technique: Copperplate engraving Maker: Engraved for Edward Cavendish Drake, London, circa 1771 Keywords: Chile, Chili, Guatemala, Gautimala, South America, Central America, New Wor...

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Antique 18th Century British Prints

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Paper

Bird's-Eye Views of Dunkerque, Gravelines, and Bourbourg by Braun and Hogenberg
Bird's-Eye Views of Dunkerque, Gravelines, and Bourbourg by Braun and Hogenberg

Bird's-Eye Views of Dunkerque, Gravelines, and Bourbourg by Braun and Hogenberg

$454Sale Price|20% Off

H 15.75 in W 20.28 in D 0.01 in

Bird's-Eye Views of Dunkerque, Gravelines, and Bourbourg by Braun and Hogenberg

Located in Langweer, NL

Historical references include the fortifications begun by Charles V and the town's proximity to the famous naval battle where Sir Francis Drake defeated the Spanish Armada in 1588.

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Antique 16th Century Maps

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Paper

The Spanish Armada’s Defeat: A 17th-Century German Chronicle Engraving
The Spanish Armada’s Defeat: A 17th-Century German Chronicle Engraving

The Spanish Armada’s Defeat: A 17th-Century German Chronicle Engraving

Located in Langweer, NL

The Spanish Armada, a fleet of 130 ships sent by King Philip II of Spain to invade England, was decisively defeated by the smaller, more agile English fleet commanded by Sir Francis ...

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Antique 1680s Prints

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Paper

Cavendish’s Ship Desire in Storm near the Strait of Magellan – 18th Century
Cavendish’s Ship Desire in Storm near the Strait of Magellan – 18th Century

Cavendish’s Ship Desire in Storm near the Strait of Magellan – 18th Century

Located in Langweer, NL

Cavendish followed the route of Sir Francis Drake and became only the third captain in history to circumnavigate the globe.

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Antique Late 18th Century British Prints

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Paper

California, Alaska and Mexico: 18th Century Hand-Colored Map by de Vaugondy
California, Alaska and Mexico: 18th Century Hand-Colored Map by de Vaugondy

California, Alaska and Mexico: 18th Century Hand-Colored Map by de Vaugondy

By Didier Robert de Vaugondy

Located in Alamo, CA

The larger map shows Nova Albion, the name given to Northern California by Sir Francis Drake when he claimed the area for England in 1579.

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Antique 1770s French Maps

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Paper

One of the most influential maps of America ever made, 17th Century Willem Blaeu
One of the most influential maps of America ever made, 17th Century Willem Blaeu

One of the most influential maps of America ever made, 17th Century Willem Blaeu

By Willem Blaeu

Located in ZWIJNDRECHT, NL

Below are four roundels containing the portraits of the four circumnavigators: Ferdinand Magellan, Sir Francis Drake, Sir Thomas Cavendish, and Olivier Van Noort.

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Antique 17th Century Dutch Dutch Colonial Maps

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Paper, Linen

Map of the World: An Original 18th Century Hand-colored Map by E. Bowen
Map of the World: An Original 18th Century Hand-colored Map by E. Bowen

Map of the World: An Original 18th Century Hand-colored Map by E. Bowen

By Emanuel Bowen 1

Located in Alamo, CA

This map precedes the accurate exploration of the South Pacific and east coast of Australia by Captain James Cook later in the 18th century. The map includes ‘Drakes' Port,' the site...

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Mid-18th Century Old Masters Landscape Prints

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Engraving

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Early English Carved Wooden Sir Francis Drake Bust
Early English Carved Wooden Sir Francis Drake Bust

Early English Carved Wooden Sir Francis Drake Bust

Located in Queens, NY

English Elizabethan style carved wood bust of Sir Francis Drake on round shaped base.  

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20th Century Jacobean Busts

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Wood

Oil painting by Adolphe Ragon “The Spanish Armada .."
Oil painting by Adolphe Ragon “The Spanish Armada .."

Oil painting by Adolphe Ragon “The Spanish Armada .."

Located in Mere, GB

Oil painting by Adolphe Ragon “The Spanish Armada being fire-shipped by Sir Francis Drake at Calais”. Adolphe Ragon 1847 -1924.

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19th Century Victorian Landscape Paintings

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Oil

A pair of George III antique silver Candlesticks

A pair of George III antique silver Candlesticks

By John Pearson

Located in London, GB

The Coat of Arms are those of the Batten family of Uperne, County Dorset, descendants of Sir Francis Drake. Sheffield.

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Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Candle Holders

Pair of George III Antique Silver Candlesticks
Pair of George III Antique Silver Candlesticks

Pair of George III Antique Silver Candlesticks

By John Pearson

Located in London, GB

The Coat of Arms are those of the Batten family of Uperne, County Dorset, descendants of Sir Francis Drake. Sheffield.

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Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Candle Holders

"The Ironworker, " Important Depiction of American Industrial Worker, John Garth
"The Ironworker, " Important Depiction of American Industrial Worker, John Garth

"The Ironworker, " Important Depiction of American Industrial Worker, John Garth

By John Garth

Located in Philadelphia, PA

He painted murals for the Sir Francis Drake Hotel and the University of California, among other clients, and also designed mosaic murals such as the famous "World Sources of Food" lo...

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Vintage 1920s American Art Deco Paintings

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Paint

17th Century Style Carved Oak Four-Poster Bed
17th Century Style Carved Oak Four-Poster Bed

17th Century Style Carved Oak Four-Poster Bed

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H 84 in W 73.25 in D 94.5 in

17th Century Style Carved Oak Four-Poster Bed

Located in Chelmsford, Essex

In its history the hall has hosted distinguished guests including the likes of Sir Francis Drake, Sir Hawkins Richard Grenville and Sir Walter Raleigh and William Parker.

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Early 20th Century English Elizabethan Beds and Bed Frames

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Oak

17th Century Elizabethan Style Carved Oak Four-Poster Bed
17th Century Elizabethan Style Carved Oak Four-Poster Bed

17th Century Elizabethan Style Carved Oak Four-Poster Bed

Located in Chelmsford, Essex

In its history the hall has hosted distinguished guests including the likes of Sir Francis Drake, Sir Hawkins Richard Grenville and Sir Walter Raleigh and William Parker.

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Antique Early 19th Century English Elizabethan Beds and Bed Frames

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Oak

Westward Ho! by Charles Kingsley, Illustrated by N. C. Wyeth, 1924
Westward Ho! by Charles Kingsley, Illustrated by N. C. Wyeth, 1924

Westward Ho! by Charles Kingsley, Illustrated by N. C. Wyeth, 1924

Located in Colorado Springs, CO

follows Amyas Leigh, who sets sail on a life of adventure on the high seas with Sir Francis Drake, Sir Walter Raleigh, and other privateers to the New World, namely the Preston Somer...

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Vintage 1920s American Books

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Paper

Der Zee-Vaert Lof (ORIGINAL ETCHING BY REMBRANDT)
Der Zee-Vaert Lof (ORIGINAL ETCHING BY REMBRANDT)

Der Zee-Vaert Lof (ORIGINAL ETCHING BY REMBRANDT)

By Rembrandt van Rijn

Located in New York, NY

Among the notable navigators cited herein are Columbus (p. 157), Vespucci (p. 161), Sir Francis Drake, Vasco de Gama, et al. The illustrations by Willem Basse include a splendid Baro...

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17th Century Baroque Figurative Prints

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Etching

Florida and Virginia: A 17th Century Hand-colored Map by Hondius after Mercator
Florida and Virginia: A 17th Century Hand-colored Map by Hondius after Mercator

Florida and Virginia: A 17th Century Hand-colored Map by Hondius after Mercator

By Gerard Mercator

Located in Alamo, CA

He is also responsible for his portraits of Sir Francis Drake, whose exploits he popularized.

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Antique Early 17th Century Dutch Maps

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Paper

Sir Francis Drake
Sir Francis Drake

Sir Francis Drake

By Jacobus Houbraken

Located in Saint Augustine, FL

Biography: Sir Francis Drake (c.1540-1596) was an English sea captain, privateer, slave trader, pirate, naval officer and explorer of the Elizabethan era.

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1740s Old Masters Portrait Prints

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Copper

"The Ironworker" Paean to the American Industrial Worker, 1930s
"The Ironworker" Paean to the American Industrial Worker, 1930s

"The Ironworker" Paean to the American Industrial Worker, 1930s

By John Garth

Located in Philadelphia, PA

He painted murals for the Sir Francis Drake Hotel and the University of California, among other clients.

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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings

Franz Bergmann Surrealist Studio Ceramic Plate, “Miscellanea”
Franz Bergmann Surrealist Studio Ceramic Plate, “Miscellanea”

Franz Bergmann Surrealist Studio Ceramic Plate, “Miscellanea”

By Franz Bergmann

Located in Phoenix, AZ

There he worked as a muralist and a painter, having also painted murals in Chicago for the Sir Francis Drake Hotel. He painted murals for the Golden Gate International Exposition in ...

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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Ceramics

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Ceramic

Historical oil painting of the surrender of Don Pedro De Valdez to Francis Drake
Historical oil painting of the surrender of Don Pedro De Valdez to Francis Drake

Historical oil painting of the surrender of Don Pedro De Valdez to Francis Drake

By John Seymour Lucas

Located in Nr Broadway, Worcestershire

John Seymour Lucas RA British, (1849-1923) The Surrender of Don Pedro De Valdez to Sir Francis Drake Oil on canvas, signed & dated 1889 Image size: 19.5 inches x 30.5 inches Size i...

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19th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Antique 17th C Elizabethan Tudor Period Carved Oak Court Cupboard Cabinet 1600
Antique 17th C Elizabethan Tudor Period Carved Oak Court Cupboard Cabinet 1600

Antique 17th C Elizabethan Tudor Period Carved Oak Court Cupboard Cabinet 1600

Located in Portland, OR

The base with a carved frieze of hemispherical 'Cut Pineapple" (design, this design became popular during the Elizabethan period as maritime adventurers such as Sir Francis Drake and...

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Antique 17th Century English Elizabethan Cabinets

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Oak

"Ironworker, " Important WPA-Era Depiction of Industrial Worker by John Garth
"Ironworker, " Important WPA-Era Depiction of Industrial Worker by John Garth

"Ironworker, " Important WPA-Era Depiction of Industrial Worker by John Garth

By John Garth

Located in Philadelphia, PA

He painted murals for the Sir Francis Drake Hotel and the University of California, among other clients, and also designed mosaic murals such as the famous "World Sources of Food" lo...

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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings

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Paint

The Adventure of Sail, 1520-1914 by Donald Macintyre, 1st Ed
The Adventure of Sail, 1520-1914 by Donald Macintyre, 1st Ed

The Adventure of Sail, 1520-1914 by Donald Macintyre, 1st Ed

Located in valatie, NY

Writings include those by Sir Francis Drake, Captain James Cook, Joseph Conrad and many others.

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Vintage 1970s English Books

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Paper

"Ironworker, " Important Sketch of Industrial Labour by John Garth, 1925
"Ironworker, " Important Sketch of Industrial Labour by John Garth, 1925

"Ironworker, " Important Sketch of Industrial Labour by John Garth, 1925

By John Garth

Located in Philadelphia, PA

He painted murals for the Sir Francis Drake Hotel and the University of California, among other clients, and also designed mosaic murals such as the famous "World Sources of Food" lo...

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Vintage 1920s American Art Deco Paintings

"The Golden Hind", Sir Francis Drake Flagship
"The Golden Hind", Sir Francis Drake Flagship

"The Golden Hind", Sir Francis Drake Flagship

Located in San Francisco, CA

The subject is quite possibly "The Golden Hind", Sir Francis Drake's flagship. Mr Schwartz lived near Drakes Bay in Mount Tamalpais, California.

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Vintage 1940s American Paintings

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Canvas

"Sir Francis Drake Awaiting the Tide" by Frank Moss Bennett
"Sir Francis Drake Awaiting the Tide" by Frank Moss Bennett

"Sir Francis Drake Awaiting the Tide" by Frank Moss Bennett

By Frank Moss Bennett

Located in Wiltshire, GB

"Sir Francis Drake Awaiting the Tide" by Frank Moss Bennett.

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Vintage 1910s English Edwardian Paintings

Northern European 16th Century Black Painted and Carved Beech Model of a Lion
Northern European 16th Century Black Painted and Carved Beech Model of a Lion

Northern European 16th Century Black Painted and Carved Beech Model of a Lion

Located in Bedford, Bedfordshire

Around the time this piece was crafted, Ivan the Terrible, tsar of Russia, was ordering massacres, whilst the British navigator Sir Francis Drake passed through Maluku on his circumn...

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Antique 16th Century European Renaissance Sculptures and Carvings

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Beech

Monumental Pair of Cary's Library Globes
Monumental Pair of Cary's Library Globes

Monumental Pair of Cary's Library Globes

Located in New York, NY

California shown as "New Albion," a name given to a cove on the Pacific coast by Sir Francis Drake, the first Englishman to sail around the world (1577-1580).

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Antique 19th Century English Globes

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Mahogany

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