Portrait of Francis Drake. Born c. 1540 in Tavistock, England. Died 28 January 1596 in Portobelo, Panama. Wood engraving by J. G. Smithwick (fl. 1871-1882), c. 1880. Good condition. Short margins. Verso: English text and part of another image. Mounted onto a slightly later album leaf. Note: portrayed with Native Americans in 1579. Dimensions: 88 x 107 mm. Francis Drake was Explorer, Politician, Vice-admiral, Naval officer, Privateer, Slave trader, Best known for his circumnavigation of the world in a single expedition, Mayor of Plymouth, and "El Draque".