The vvorld encompassed
By: 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 ... ; offered now at last to publique view, both for the honour of the actor, but especially for the stirring vp of heroick spirits, to benefit their countrie, and eternize their names by like noble attempts
Series: Early English Books, 1475-1640 -- 988:03
Publisher: Printed for Nicholas Bourne, and are to be sold at his shop at the Royall Exchange
Published: 1628
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 108
Subjects: Voyages around the world
Other titles: World encompassed
Notes: Signatures: A-O⁴.

Printer's mark (McK.246) on t.-p.

Compiler's dedication signed: Francis Drake. 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 Franciso, 1926, p. 286.

STC (2nd ed.) gives G. Miller as printer.

In this issue the imprint is in four lines and the title does not have a paragraph beginning "Whereunto is added the third voyage ...

The portrait comes in two versions: (1) signed by Robert Vaughan, with English verses beginning "The worlde suruaied ..."; (2) an anonymous copy in reverse, with Latin verse beginning "Drake perorati novit...".

Map signed: "Ro: Vaughan fecit".

STC (2nd ed.) 7161