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Thomas Cavendish

(1560-1592), Circumnavigator

Sitter associated with 9 portraits
Cavendish's voyage of circumnavigation (1586-8) was inspired by Francis Drake's success in circumnavigating the globe (1577-80). Cavendish returned in the year of the Armada triumph with ships of plundered Spanish gold. Accounts of his voyages appear in Hakluyt's The principal navigations, voyages and discoveries of the English Nation (1598).

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Thomas Cavendish, by Jodocus Hondius - NPG 6677

Thomas Cavendish

by Jodocus Hondius
engraving, circa 1590-1592
NPG 6677

Cicumnavigators; Sir Francis Drake; Oliver van Noort; Ferdinand Magellan; Wilhelm Schouten; Thomas Cavendish; George Spilman, by Unknown artist - NPG D25408

Cicumnavigators; Sir Francis Drake; Oliver van Noort; Ferdinand Magellan; Wilhelm Schouten; Thomas Cavendish; George Spilman

by Unknown artist
etching, early 17th century
NPG D25408

Circumnavigators, by Unknown artist - NPG D21178

Circumnavigators

by Unknown artist
etching, early 17th century
NPG D21178

Thomas Cavendish, possibly by Magdalena de Passe, possibly by Willem de Passe - NPG D25428

Thomas Cavendish

possibly by Magdalena de Passe, possibly by Willem de Passe
line engraving, 1620
NPG D25428

Thomas Cavendish, possibly by Magdalena de Passe, possibly by Willem de Passe - NPG D16613

Thomas Cavendish

possibly by Magdalena de Passe, possibly by Willem de Passe
line engraving, 1620
NPG D16613

Thomas Cavendish, possibly by Magdalena de Passe, possibly by Willem de Passe - NPG D16614

Thomas Cavendish

possibly by Magdalena de Passe, possibly by Willem de Passe
line engraving, 1620
NPG D16614

Thomas Cavendish, after Unknown artist - NPG D16615

Thomas Cavendish

after Unknown artist
line engraving, 18th century
NPG D16615

Thomas Cavendish, by R. Page - NPG D16616

Thomas Cavendish

by R. Page
stipple engraving, published 1820
NPG D16616

Thomas Cavendish, after Unknown artist - NPG D20953

Thomas Cavendish

after Unknown artist
etching
NPG D20953

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