First image from Paris Profiles, Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris, Manuscrits Anglais
1595
Curaçao The Anonymous Text confirms that Drake anchored on the NW shore. Due to the island's shape the site of Drake's anchorage cannot be ascertained. However, from a light aircraft, I was able to match-up a contemporary sketched profile of the coastline with the present-day configuration. Detail was so intimate that points of erosion were evident.
© Michael Turner 1997-2007
