The
Golden Hind took its name from the golden figure appearing on the
coat-of-arms of Lord CC Hatton’s family, who financed Sir Francis
Drake’s circumnavigation of the globe . On the 13th of December 1577
Sir Francis Drake, on board the galleon
Golden Hind, set out on the most
famous voyage of English naval history. After crossing, with difficulty,
the Magellan Straits, he moored into the port of Valparaiso. Afterwards
he followed the coasts of Chile and Peru plundering Spanish ships and
ports as far up as California. He continued his voyage in the direction of
the Moluccas and Java, doubled the Cape of Good Hope and returned to
England after three years, completing his voyage around the world.
The print at the top of this page is available for sale:
Details here.
The black & white print (circa 1595) comes from a very informative web site on Frances Drake
and the
Golden Hind:
Details here.
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