John Davis, English explorer, looking out to sea, planning his voyage to the North seas

---

Illustration from Pictorial chronicles of the mighty deep circa 1887 Info from wiki: .John Davis or Davys (c. 1550 – 29 December 1605) (b. 1543?) was one of the chief English navigators of Elizabeth I. He led several voyages to discover the Northwest Passage and served as pilot and captain on both Dutch and English voyages to the East Indies. He discovered the Falkland Islands (today a British Overseas Territory) in August 1592.

---

Size: 3264px × 2177px
Photo credit: © Historical Images Archive / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: 1592, 16th, armada, august, black, century, chief, commanded, davis, discover, discovered, dog, elizabeth, elizabethan, english, engraving, era, exploration, explorer, explorers, exploring, falkland, history, illustration, image, islands, john, led, maritime, navigator, north, northwest, passage, picture, planning, sea, seas, spanish, voyage, voyages