Drake Collection (page 8)

Chorizema ovatum (Ovate chorozema, Chorozema ovatum). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by S. Watts after an illustration by Miss Sarah Drake from Sydenham Edwards Botanical Register, Ridgeway

Shewy aster, Aster spectabilis. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by S. Watts after an illustration by Miss Sarah Drake from Sydenham Edwards Botanical Register, Ridgeway, London, 1832

Dilated kennedya, Kennedya dilatata. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by S. Watts after an illustration by Miss Sarah Drake from Sydenham Edwards Botanical Register, Ridgeway, London, 1832

Dense-flowered orchid, Neotinea maculata (One-sized aceras, Aceras secundiflora). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by S

Hovea chorizemifolia (Chorozema-leaved hovea, Hovea chorozemaefolia). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by S. Watts after an illustration by Miss Sarah Drake from Sydenham Edwards Botanical

Cactus tenuis (Taper mammillaria, Mammillaria tenuis). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by S. Watts after an illustration by Miss Sarah Drake from Sydenham Edwards Botanical Register, Ridgeway

Ivory angraecum orchid, Angraecum eburneum. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by S. Watts after an illustration by Miss Sarah Drake from Sydenham Edwards Botanical Register, Ridgeway, London, 1832

Tithonia tubaeformis (Trumpet-stalked sunflower, Helianthus tubaeformis). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by S. Watts after an illustration by Miss Sarah Drake from Sydenham Edwards Botanical

Flat-topped aster, Doellingeria umbellata (Almond-leaved aster, Aster amygdalinus). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by S

Chilean potato tree, Solanum crispum
Chilean potato tree or crimped-leaved solanum, Solanum crispum. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by S. Watts after an illustration by Miss Sarah Drake from Sydenham Edwards Botanical Register

Long-leaved sphenotoma, Sphenotoma capitatum. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by S. Watts after an illustration by Miss Sarah Drake from Sydenham Edwards Botanical Register, Ridgeway, London, 1832

Glycine-leaved dillwynia, Dillwynia glycinifolia. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by S. Watts after an illustration by Miss Sarah Drake from Sydenham Edwards Botanical Register, Ridgeway, London

Evening primrose, Oenothera fruticosa subsp. glauca (Glaucous oenothera, Oenothera glauca). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by S

Pabstia viridis orchid (Green maxillaria, Maxillaria viridis). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by S. Watts after an illustration by Miss Sarah Drake from Sydenham Edwards Botanical Register

Wild coco orchid, Eulophia alta (Woodfords cyrtopodium, Cyrtopodium woodfordii). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by S. Watts after an illustration by Miss Sarah Drake from Sydenham Edwards

Mr. Reeves crimson camellia, Camellia japonica var. Reevesiana. With Chinese characters for the number 42. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by S. Watts after an illustration by J.T

Symphyotrichum laeve (Smooth aster, Aster laevis). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by S. Watts after an illustration by Miss Sarah Drake from Sydenham Edwards Botanical Register, Ridgeway, London

Gennaria diphylla (Heart-leaved herminium, Herminium cordatum). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by S. Watts after an illustration by Miss Sarah Drake from Sydenham Edwards Botanical Register

Smooth aster, Symphyotrichum laeve (Glaucous aster, Aster cyaneus). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by S. Watts after an illustration by Miss Sarah Drake from Sydenham Edwards Botanical Register

Pseuderanthemum faecundum (Ever-blowing eranthemum, Eranthemum faecundum). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by S. Watts after an illustration by Miss Sarah Drake from Sydenham Edwards Botanical

Alpine skullcap, Scutellaria alpina (Alpine scutellaria, hop-flowered variety, Scutellaria alpina var. lupulina). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by S

New York aster, Symphyotrichum dumosum (Coris-leaved starwort, Aster coridifolius). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by S

Camash, Camassia quamash (Eatable quamash, Camassia esculenta). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by S. Watts after an illustration by Sarah Drake from Sydenham Edwards Botanical Register, Ridgeway

Fox brush orchid, Aerides cornutum
Fox brush orchid or horn-flowered airplant, Aerides cornutum. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by S. Watts after an illustration by Sarah Drake from Sydenham Edwards Botanical Register, Ridgeway

Almond-leaved pear, Pyrus amygdaliformis (Snow pear, Pyrus nivalis). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by S. Watts after an illustration by Sarah Drake from Sydenham Edwards Botanical Register

Hop-flowered barleria, Barleria lupulina. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by S. Watts after an illustration by Sarah Drake from Sydenham Edwards Botanical Register, Ridgeway, London, 1832

Sage-leaved pear, Pyrus x salviifolia (Pyrus salvifolia). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by S. Watts after an illustration by Sarah Drake from Sydenham Edwards Botanical Register, Ridgeway

Rod-branched fuchsia, Fuchsia bacillaris. Natural hybrid between Fuchsia microphylla subsp. microphylla and Fuchsia thymifolia subsp. thymifolia. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by S

White upright evening primrose, Oenothera anisoloba. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by S. Watts after an illustration by Sarah Drake from Sydenham Edwards Botanical Register, Ridgeway, London

Aphelandra arborea (Crested aphelandra, Aphelandra cristata). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by S. Watts after an illustration by Sarah Drake from Sydenham Edwards Botanical Register, Ridgeway

Hotel Sir Francis Drake, San Francisco, California, USA. Date: late 1930s

America - J. P. Jomes In Ranger Takes Drake
John Paul Jones In USS Ranger Takes HMS Drake During The American War of Independence 1777

Sir Francis Drake at Panama
The town of Nombre de Dios is taken by Francis Drake. Drake leads his men across a town square to attack the Spanish, who are retaliating with guns and cannons. Date: 1758

Drake attacks Santo Domingo
A naval attack by Francis Drake on the city of Santo Domingo on the island of Hispaniola. Various men lay dead as soldiers overcome a barricade, and opposing soldiers run to fight them off. Date: 1586

Drakes men at Santiago
Thomas Moon, captain of the Francis, part of Francis Drakes fleet, stands on the deck of the ship with his sword, pointing at two men on the floor as others look on. Date: 1585

Statue of Sir Francis Drake, Plymouth, Devon. circa 1900

Elizabeth, Golden Hind
Queen Elizabeth goes aboard Francis Drakes ship Golden Hind anchored at Deptford, where she will knight him Date: 1581

The Golden Hind inn sign, at Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, with its fine painting of the famous Elizabethan warship of Sir Francis Drake. Date: 1950s

A corner of the Outer Harbour, Torquay, Devon, England, with a replica of Drakes Golden Hind at anchor, in the centre of the photograph. Date: 1950s

Golden Hind (Ford)
The ship of sir Francis Drake, formerly named Pelican Date: 1577

Francis Drake knighted in Deptford by Queen Elizabeth I
Queen Elizabeth knights Francis Drake on board his ship, the Golden Hind at Deptford, after his voyage round the world. Date: 4th April 1581

Drake taking the Spanish Galleon Capitana 1588
Drake taking the Spanish Galleon Capitana, one of the Armada to Torbay. Date: 22 July 1588

DRAKE STRIKES OIL
Men swamped as Drake strikes oil in Pennsylvania. Date: 1858

OIL - DRAKES WELL
Drakes original oil well at Oil Creek, Pennsylvania. Date: 1882

Dorothy Drake - Actress. Date: circa 1910s

Michigan Boulevard, looking North - Chicago, Illinois, USA. Date: 1923

Lake Shore Drive, Looking North from Drake Hotel, Chicago, Illinois, USA. Date: 1923

Sugar tongs, detail
A pair of silver sugar tongs, made in London by Joseph Drake, c.1730-1739. Date: 1730-1739

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