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English: Facsimile of explorer John Davis's signature from a letter to Sir Francis Walsingham concerning his discovery of a Northwest Passage.
Date 3 October 1585 (in Julian calendar)
Source Markham, Clements R. , ed. (1889) A life of John Davis, the navigator, 1550-1605: discoverer of Davis Straits, New York City: Dodd, Mead & Co., p. 175
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John Davis  (1550–1605) wikidata:Q311652
 
John Davis
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John Davys
Description English-British explorer and seafarer
Date of birth/death October 1550 Edit this at Wikidata 27 December 1605 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Sandridge Bintan Island
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