De Bry “Francis Drake attacks Praia, Santiago in the Cape Verde Islands" - 1599 12th century and earlier Less common varient edition with

Less common varient edition with letterpress title page and portrait of Francis Bacon

Beautiful and early original engraving showing the tattooed face of a Maori New Zealand warrior

The text preserves traditional Māori poetry including laments for the dead

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De Bry “Francis Drake attacks Praia, Santiago in the Cape Verde Islands" - 1599 12th century and earlier Less common varient edition with"Francis Drake attacks Praia in the Cape Verde Islands" Original Copperplate Engraving Theodore De Bry (1528 1598) Page 9. 5 x 13 inches (23 x 33cm) Image 8. 5 x 6 inches (22 x 15cm) 1599 Good condition Some toning and marks to page Verso blank This is an original plate from Part 8 of De Bry's famous set of "Grands Voyages". Alongside other voyages, this part described the famous cirucumnavigation of the world by Drake. This is plate 6 from the series