Description: Sir George Somers (before 24 April 1554 – 9 November 1610) was an English privateer and naval hero, knighted for his achievements and the Admiral of the Virginia Company of London. He achieved renown as part of an expedition led by Sir Amyas Preston that plundered Caracas and Santa Ana de Coro in 1595, during the undeclared Anglo-Spanish War. He is remembered today as the founder of the English colony of Bermuda, also known as the Somers Isles.Career[edit]Somers was born in Lyme Regis, Dorset, in 1554, the son of John Somers and his wife. From a young age he became a skilled and well-known seaman and owned at least one ship, the Julian, whose home port was Lyme Regis. Somers' first venture in command of the Flibcote, in company of three other vessels during the undeclared Anglo-Spanish War, on a raid to Spain; he brought home Spanish prizes worth more than £8,000.[1]
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Unit of Sale: Single Unit
Type: Printed (Lithograph)
feature: feature
Era: Undivided Back (1901-1907)
Size: size standard 3.5X5.5"
Theme: Historical Figures
Material: Cardboard
Original/Licensed Reprint: Original
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Brand/Publisher: Wm. Weiss & Co Hamilton Bermuda
Subject: Sir George Somers Naval Hero Royal Army
