Educational Map Series: The Lost Map of Sir Francis Drake Paper Products:Hand Painted Original This map is a special

This map is a special treat

Paul to Dubuque

Virginia was established in 1607 and Barbados in the West Indies

The purpose of this map may have been to offer a fuller picture of the world by illustrating the continent of Africa as it was believed to be

and untamed terrain

Educational Map Series: The Lost Map of Sir Francis Drake Paper Products:Hand Painted Original This map is a specialOriginally produced by Dutch cartographer and engraver Nicola van Sype, and perhaps published in Antwerp in 1581 , La herdike enterprise faict par le Signeur Draeck D'Avoir cirquit toute la Terre is believed to be drawn from a copy of the Queens map, also known as the Whitehall Map, a large scale map that Francis Drake presented to the Queen on his return in 1580, now presumed lost. The map depicts the route of Drake's circumnavigation of the world.