Now yesterday we said there was a slight error on the card, and that was the fact that it said "This ship, originally "The Pelican", took Sir Francis Drake on his round-the-world voyage through the Magellan Strait."
This is because Francis Drake was not Sir Francis Drake until he returned back to England. This is often said to have been done by Queen Elizabeth I, as is shown here, and she was there, but the actual touching of the sword was instead performed by a Monsieur de Marchaumont, the French Ambassador, who had come to England in order to matchmake between Queen Elizabeth I and the brother of the King of France, hence joining the two countries together.
The ceremony was performed on the Golden Hind though, which was moored in Deptford. It took place on the fourth of April, 1581.
This card is from a much later set by Echte Wagner, by which I mean much later than the others we have shown on this site, not much later than 1581. The reverse advertises Wagner "Tafelperle", "Tee Marke" and "Holsteiner Qualitatsmargarine". I have no idea what "Tafelperle" means.
The entire set covers adventurers and explorers, and there are several cards of Sir Francis Drake. They all fitted in a very handsome hard backed album, and once filled it looks just like a printed book, it is only if you find one with some missing that the secret is revealed.