Sir Francis Drake's West Indian voyage, 1585-86 / edited by Mary Frear Keeler.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Drake, Francis, approximately 1540-1596, author.

Contributor:

Keeler, Mary Frear.

Jay I. Kislak Reference Collection (Library of Congress)

Series:

Works issued by the Hakluyt Society ; 2nd ser., no. 148.

Works issued by the Hakluyt Society ; 2nd ser., no. 148

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Drake, Francis, approximately 1540-1596--Travel--West Indies.

Drake, Francis.

West Indies Expedition, 1585-1586.

Physical Description:

1 v. (various pagings) : ill., maps.

Place of Publication:

London : Routledge, 2016.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Significant in the history of Anglo-Spanish relations and of English ventures was Drake's expedition to the West Indies in 1585-86. His raids on Spanish towns on both sides of the Atlantic were aimed not only to gather treasure but to bring a military challenge to the empire of Philip II. The voyage was linked also with the plantation projects of Raleigh, and ended with Drake bringing home the discouraged settlers of the first Virginia colony. Although not a financial success, the expedition attracted wide attention in England and the continent and was a prelude to the events of 1588. For over three centuries after the voyage the main source of information about it was the lively narrative, strongly propagandistic in tone, that was published in 1588 and 1589. In the present volume this account, attributed to Captain Walter Bigges, has been critically edited in the light of evidence now available from English and Spanish sources. Printed also are documents relating to ships and personnel and to financial accounts of the expedition. Included too are the journal from the vice-admiral's ship, the Primrose, edited from the original manuscript, the fragmentary journals from ships of two other major officers, and an important newsletter. Among illustrations are a previously unpublished map relating to Drake's stop at Vigo, as well as the Boazio maps, which are shown in differing sizes and details. Dr Keeler's introduction discusses the expedition in the context of Elizabethan policies in the pre-Armada years. She points out new evidence on Drake's administrative practices, on his negotiations with Spanish officials, and on his dealings with a troublesome rear-admiral. Appendices provide critical notes on the Boazio maps and on the circumstances of the publication of the Bigges account. This is a new print-on-demand hardback edition of the volume first published in 1981.

Contents:

1. Furnishing list for the fleet

2. Drake's account to the Queen for her share

3. Estimate of the proceeds of the voyage

4. Excerpts from the Reports of the Royal Commission

5. Voyage text from the general map

6. The record kept aboard ship Tiger by Christopher Carleill and Edward Powell, 13 September 1585 to 14 April 1586

7. A newsletter

8. Letter from Francis Knollys to Sir Francis Drake, January 1586

9. The record kept aboard the ship Leicester, October 1585 to March 1586

10. The discourse and description of the voyage of Sir Frawncis Drake & Master Frobisher (the Primrose Journal), 14 September 1585 to 18 June 1586

11. A summarie and true discourse of Sir Frauncis Drake's West Indian voyage.

Notes:

First published by Ashgate Publishing.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contains:

West Indian voyage 1585-1586.

ISBN:

1-317-05475-X

1-317-05476-8

1-315-60919-3

1-283-22353-8

9786613223531

1-4094-1747-6

9781315609195

OCLC:

754714931