Nova Albion
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Nova Albion was the name Sir Francis Drake gave to a region on the west coast of North America that he claimed for England during his 16th-century circumnavigation.
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
English colonial claim
ⓘ
historical region ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Age of Discovery
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Elizabethan era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cartographicRepresentation | appears on early modern maps of North America ⓘ |
| claimedBy | Francis Drake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| claimedByAct |
formal proclamation of possession
ⓘ
raising of the English flag ⓘ |
| claimedDuring | Francis Drake's circumnavigation of the globe ⓘ |
| claimedFor | Kingdom of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| claimedInCentury | 16th century ⓘ |
| claimedInYear | 1579 ⓘ |
| claimedTerritoryOf | Pacific coast north of Spanish claims ⓘ |
| coastType | Pacific coast ⓘ |
| colonialPower | England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| discoveryVoyage | Drake's voyage of circumnavigation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| documentedIn |
The World Encompassed by Sir Francis Drake
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
accounts of Drake's voyage ⓘ |
| explorationEra | 16th-century English exploration ⓘ |
| exploredBy | Francis Drake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingMonarchAtClaim | Elizabeth I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLegacy |
in debates over Drake's landing site
ⓘ
in toponyms and historical references in California ⓘ |
| hasUncertainBoundaries | true ⓘ |
| hasUncertainLocation | true ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | defunct territory ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Latin ⓘ |
| locatedOn | west coast of North America ⓘ |
| meaningOfName | New Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| modernCountry | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedBy | Francis Drake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ocean | Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| partOf | English overseas claims in the Americas ⓘ |
| politicalClaimType | symbolic claim ⓘ |
| possibleModernRegion |
California
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pacific Northwest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Drake's Bay
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
European colonization of the Americas ⓘ Maritime exploration of North America ⓘ |
| underAuthorityOf | Elizabeth I of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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