Centre for Maritime Historical Studies
Rasor Bibliography
View entry no. 197
Full entry text:
Aker, Raymond & Von Der Porten, Edward. Discovering Francis Drake's California Harbor. Palo Alto: Drake Navigators Guild, 2000, vi 73 pp. On 17 June 1579, speculation: Drake landed at Drake's Bay, Marin County, California, naming it Nova Albion; controversy but sanctioned, e.g., by S.E. Morison, A. Villiers & G. Davidson; "Drake Plate" of 1936 was a fake.
Categories:
16th C. (1500-1599); Drake, Francis; exploration; navigation; voyage;
Keywords:
16th century, sixteenth, Drake, Francis, navigation, navigate, longitude, latitude, voyage, exploration, explore, explorer, discover, discovery, adventure