Replica of medal commemorating Sir Francis Drake’s voyage around the world from 1577-1580
Replica of medal commemorating Sir Francis Drake’s voyage around the world from 1577-1580
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Date
1974
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R 1021 , Status: On display - The Collectors’ Gallery, Case 3, Shelf 58
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1 medal - 6.5 cm diameter - silver
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Replica of medal commemorating Sir Francis Drake’s voyage around the world from 1577-1580
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A small card accompanies the medal and includes the following details: Peter Shorer, Antiquity Reproduction, Drake Medal 1589 A.D. The original world-map, of silver, commemorates Sir Francis Drake's voyage round the world, 1577-1580, in the Golden Hind when California was visited and named on this map. National Maritime Museum London, AR no. 36.
Alphanumeric designations
Antiquity Reproduction no. 36
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Administrative / Biographical history
Peter Shorer has worked on antiquities of many periods; excavation, reconstruction, conservation, display, moulding antiquities for scientific examination and electroforming reproductions for display and retail. He has worked for the British Museum for many years and in 1969 established his own private business making reproductions of antiquities a...
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R 1021 , Status: On display - The Collectors’ Gallery, Case 3, Shelf 58
Record Identifier
1xqZQJkY
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/1xqZQJkY
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825818
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