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To: bunkerhill7

It could be, as Drake’s logs were kept by the Crown upon his return, and lost in the 1666 Great Fire (apparently; lots of stuff apparently was). Various summaries of his voyage have survived, but they lack both exactness and the kind of persistence that would have come from repeat voyages.

Of course, coins tended to stay in circulation for a very long time, so it may have been lost long after, as well. Might be worth another look, for artifacts.

http://www.google.com/search?q=francis+drake+landfalls+site%3Afreerepublic.com


16 posted on 03/09/2013 5:53:11 PM PST by SunkenCiv (Romney would have been worse, if you're a dumb ass.)
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To: SunkenCiv

But his description of the “bay” survives, and it matches San Leandro Bay, not Inverness.


20 posted on 03/09/2013 7:23:22 PM PST by bunkerhill7 ("The Second Amendment has no limits on firepower"-NY State Senator Marchione.)
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