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Name:
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Drake Borough |
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Location:
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Drake Borough was located where, Duckburg is located today. |
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First appearance:
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1989 in His Majesty McDuck. |
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Created by:
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Don Rosa |
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Description:
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Drake Borough is the old name of the English settlement which Cornelius Coot renamed Duckburg in 1818. |
The name for Drake Borough in some other languages:
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| Danish: |
(Fort) Drakeborg |
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| Dutch (in the Netherlands): |
Drakeburg |
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| Finnish: |
Ankkalinnake |
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| French: |
Drake Borough |
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| German: |
(Fort) Drachenfels |
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| Italian: |
Drakeborough |
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| Norwegian: |
Drakestaden |
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| Swedish: |
Drakeborg |
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History:
Drake Borough was the name Sir Francis Drake gave his Settlement in the land of Nova Albion in 1579. In 1818 the place was renamed Duckburg by the hunter Cornelius Coot.
A more detailed presentation of the history of Drake Borough is found at: The lives and times in Duckburg.
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