The world encompassed by Sir Francis Drake
Subtitle: being his next voyage to that to Nombre de Dios, formerly imprinted
By: 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 public view, both for the honour of the actor, but especially for the stirring up of heroick spirits, to benefit their country, and eternize their names by like noble attempts.
Contributors: Drake, Francis, Sir, d. 1637.; Fletcher, Francis, 16th cent.; Purslowe, Elizabeth, fl. 1633-1646, printer.; Bourne, Nicholas, d. 1657, bookseller.; Huth, Henry, 1815-1878, former owner.; English Printing Collection (Library of Congress)
Publisher: Printed by E.P. for Nicholas Bourne ...; Printed by E.P. for Nicholas Bourne, and are to be sold at his shop at the south entrance of the Royall Exchange.
Published: 1635
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 90
Subjects: Voyages around the world -- Early works to 1800.
Genres: Early works to 1800.
Notes: LC copy, bound by C. Hering, has bookplate of Henry Huth. Contains inserted frontispiece portrait of Drake (with caption: Drake whome the incompast world so fully knew ...).
STC (2nd ed.) 7162
RLIN NJRGA1848391-B
Dedication signed by the supposed compiler, Francis Drake, nephew of the explorer.
Signatures: A-M⁴.
LC copy imperfect: wanting last blank leaf, as identified in RLIN.