Plate of Brass, "Drake's Cup," and Cermeño's 1595 wreck at Drake's Bay. Drake's first landfall The Guild has researched and identified Drake's North American landfall at Coos Bay, Oregon. The site was recognized as an Oregon landmark by the Oregon Historical Society and Oregon State Parks in 1977: it also recognizes that Drake later spent five weeks in California. Drake's Plate of Brass Drake's Plate of Brass is described in contemporary accounts of Drake's California visit. The plate found in 1936 was accepted as authentic until 1977 when studies showed that it is a modern forgery The plate was created and planted in Marin in 1936 by members of ECV the E Clampus Vitus drinking and whimsical historical society. The letters ECV were painted on the plate's back, only visible under ultraviolet light. Wikipedia - Drake's Plate of Brass “Drake’s Cup” The so-called “Drake’s Cup” is a bronze mortar with the date 1570 inscribed in it. The mortar hung in a Marin County, California church for many years and was called “Drake’s Cup” for decades. In the early 1970s, the mortar was researched extensively by the Guild. While the mortar is an authentic sixteenth century item from Nurenberg with a known moor's head maker's mark, no provenance associating it with Drake's California visit can be established. Sebastian Rodriguez Cermeño The Guild has also researched Sebastian Rodriguez Cermeño's anchorage and subsequent wreck in Drakes Bay in 1595. The Guild has been a cooperating group with the San Agustin Institute of Marine Archaeology. Collaborators F. Richard Brace Sir Alex A. Cumming Matthew P. Dillingham Captain Daniel Dillon, USN William T. Hall Admiral of the Fleet Lord Louis Mountbatten Captain Adolph S. Oko, Jr. Rear Admiral Samuel Eliot Morison Anna L. Wilson Other publications Von der Porten, Edward P., Our First New England, U.S. Naval Institute Proceedings, December, 1960. Von der Porten, Edward, The First New England, The Compass, January–February 1962 See also Drake's Plate of Brass, a forgery of a plate purported to have been posted by Drake in California New Albion Drake in California References External links Drake Navigators Guild Copies of publications Pre-statehood history of California Francis Drake Organizations based in Marin County, California