The Last Voyage of Drake and Hawkins

by Kenneth R. Andrews (Editor)

Overview

This is an account of the expedition of royal and private ships which left Plymouth in 1595 under the command of Drake and Hawkins with the aim of capturing the city of Panama. The expedition ended in total failure, both leaders died and attempt to capture Grand Canary, Puerto Rico and Panama were all repulsed. For each of the main episodes, Dr Andrews presents documents chosen to illustrate a wide variety of aspects and viewpoints. Most of the material, whether from Spanish or English sources, has not hitherto been published and throws new light on the events and their background. Information on the equipment, financing and personnel of the expedition will be of particular interest to naval historians while the Spanish evidence elucidates the condition and conduct of Spain's imperial defences. There is also a short essay by D.W. Waters on the art of navigation in the age of Drake. This is a new print-on-demand hardback edition of the volume first published in 1972.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781317026280
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	05/15/2017
Series:	Hakluyt Society, Second Series
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	298
File size:	3 MB

About the Author

Kenneth R. Andrews

Table of Contents

VOLUME I: INTRODUCTION. A critical assessment of the materials CHAPTER I THE DISCOVERY OF RALEIGH'S VIRGINIA PREPARATIONS FOR THE 1585 VOYAGE CHAPTER llI THE 1585 VIRGINIA VOYAGE CHAPTER IV THE FIRST COLONY: LANE AND DRAKE, 1585-6 NARRATIVE CHAPTER V THE FIRST COLONY: THOMAS HARlOT CHAPTER VI THE FIRST COLONY: JOHN WHITE I Preliminary matter, II List of drawings, with texts, which can be associated with the Virginia voyage and the first colony on Roanoke Island, I 58 5-6, or with subsequent Virginia ventures, I-III List of drawings of John White which have some indirect connection with the Roanoke voyages, nos. I -7.IV List of drawings of John White which are not associated with the Roanoke voyages CHAPTER Vll THE 1586 VENTURES , NARRATIVE VOLUME II : CHAPTER VllITHE 1587 VOYAGES CHAPTER IX SEARCH FOR THE LOST COLONY CHAPTER XI SPAIN AND THE ROANOKE VOYAGES, 1584-8 CHAPTER XII SPAIN AND VIRGINIA, 1588-1600 APPENDIX I. The map of Raleigh's Virginia APPENDIX II. The language of the Carolina Algonkian tribes. An introduction and a word-list by the Rev. James A. Geary, Professor of Celtic Languages and Comparative Philology in the Catholic University of America page APPENDIX III. The archaeology of the Roanoke settlements APPENDIX IV. Sources