XYC148716 A True Description of the Naval Expedition of Francis Drake, who with Five Ships Departed from the Western Part of England on 13th December 1577, Circumnavigated the Globe and Returned on 26th September 1580 with One Ship Remaining, the Others Having been Destroyed by Waves of Fire, c.1587 (pen, ink and wash on vellum) by Drake, Francis (c.1540-96); 23.9x44.9 cm; Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection, USA; (add.info.: earliest extant map marking route of Drake\'s circumnavigation; reduced copy of original given to Elizabeth I and now destroyed; Drake\'s reception in the Moluccas (Spice Islands); grounding of Golden Hind on reef in the Celebes; St. George flag on Elizabetha - the southernmost island of Tierra del Fuego archipelago;); English, out of copyright.