New light on Drake; a collection of documents relating to his voyage of circumnavigation, 1577-1580 / translated and edited by Zelia Nuttall.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Nuttall, Zelia, 1858-1933, editor, translator.

Contributor:

Sarmiento de Gamboa, Pedro, 1532-1592.

Silva, Nuño da, active 1578.

Series:

Works issued by the Hakluyt Society ; 2nd ser., no. 34.

Works issued by the Hakluyt Society, 2d ser., no. 34

Language:

English

Spanish

Subjects (All):

Drake, Francis, approximately 1540-1596.

Drake, Francis.

Physical Description:

lvi, 443 pages : facsimiles (part folded), maps (1 folded), portraits ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Nendeln, Liechtenstein : Kraus Reprint, 1967.

Contents:

Testimony of English captives in America.

Narrative of Pedro Sarmiento de Gamboa.

Spanish official documents.

Depositions of fifteen prisoners taken by Drake between February 5th and April 4th, 1579.

Official reports to Viceroy and King of Spain relating to Drake's entry into the port of Guatulco.

First depositions of prisoners released at Guatulco and official reports.

The log-book of Nuño da Silva.

Documents relating to Nuño da Silva's trial by the Inquisition.

English documents relating to the cargo of Nuño da Silva's ship and its restitution.

Spanish documents relating to Nuño da Silva after his release from the Inquisition.

First official reports concerning Drake's voyage received by King Philip II.

Charges against Drake formulated in Spain but written in English.

False charges against Drake and their refutation.

Notes:

Reprint of the 1914 ed.

OCLC:

216664