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Frobisher, Sir Martin, (?1535-1594), Knight and navigator
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| Surname: | Frobisher |
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| Pretitle: | Sir |
| Forenames: | Martin |
| Gender: | Male |
| Date: | ?1535-1594 |
| History: | Navigator; Voyages included 1576 search for North-West passage; 1586 vice-admiral in Drake's West Indian expedition; 1590 vice-admiral in Hawkins's expedition to Portuguese coast. Knighted 1588. |
| Biography: | ODNB link for Frobisher, Sir Martin (1535-1594) Knight Navigator |
| References: | DNB; NCA Rules |
| Name authority reference: | GB/NNAF/P275679 (Former ISAAR ref: GB/NNAF/P133855 ) |
| Online related resources | Bibliography of British and Irish History link for Sir Martin Frobisher |
| Number | Description | Held by | Reference | Further information |
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1550-1650: Descriptions available at item level.
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The National Archives, Kew
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HCA 30/840
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| 2 |
c1576-94: misc accounts, instructions, narratives and other papers rel to his voyages
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British Library, Manuscript Collections
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Add, Egerton MSS passim
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See Index to MSS
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| 3 |
1578: account by Michael Locke of Frobisher's 3rd voyage to Cathay (1 vol)
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Huntington Library
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See Guide to British MSS, 1982
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