Drakes Voyage of 1585: Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic) |
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Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic) On New Year's Day 1586 Drake reached Santo Domingo on Hispaniola Island (present day Haiti and the Dominican Republic). He captured and plundered the town, then demanded, and received, a ransom of 25,000 ducats. This image show the English fleet in the bay and the infantry battalions attacking the town. Italian artist Baptista Boazio created these engravings to accompany A Summarie and True Discourse of Sir Francis Drake's West Indian Voyage, published in London by Biggs and Croftes in 1588-1589. Item sold is a digital photographic reproduction. For more information visit the Early Americas Exhibit Availability: Usually ships in 1 week Product #: kislac279C |
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