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Davidson, George : Francis Drake on the Northwest Coast of America in the Year 1579: The Golden Hinde Did Not Enter the Bay of San Francisco. Volume V, Series II

Geographical Society of the Pacific, San Francisco, CA, 1908

Original publisher's beige wrappers. 6 3/4" x 9 3/4." 114 pages, complete. Printed in the back: "F. F. Partridge Print, 136 Leidesdorff Street, San Francisco." Pages and covers are clean and intact overall. Small chip at the bottom edge of the back cover and last two leaves, not affecting text. Front cover is foxed. Small marks on back cover. Upper-right corners of the pages have light wrinkling. A Very Good copy. The following are some of the topics addressed: "Early English authorities that have given an account of Drake's voyage, 1577-1580," "What circumstances may have prompted the last century claim that Drake reached the latitude of 48 [degrees]," "Late authorities who assert Francis Drake reached the latitude of 48 [degrees] on the northwest coast of America; or anchored in the Bay of San Francisco," "Did Drake discover the northwest coast from the 40th to the 48th parallel," "Some of the Characteristics of Drake," "Names of Places on the Western Coast of America recorded in the narratives of Drake's cruise from Terra del Fuego to Albion," "Drake upon the Coast of Central America and Mexico, March 15th to April 16th 1579; The seizure of Spanish Documents and Sea Charts," "The Probable Track of the Golden Hine from Guatulco to Cape Sebastian or Cape Blanco," and "The Drake Legends on the Silver Map of the World; And the Hondius Map of 1595 (?).". Book. Book Condition: Very Good. Binding: Soft cover

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