The Principal Navigations Voyages Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation (Cambridge Library Collection - Maritime Exploration) (Volume 9) - Softcover

Hakluyt, Richard

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1108071368 ISBN 13: 9781108071369

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2014

Synopsis

Richard Hakluyt (1552?-1616) was fascinated from his earliest years by stories of strange lands and voyages of exploration. A priest by profession, he was also an indefatigable editor and translator of geographical accounts, and a propagandist for English expeditions to claim new lands, especially in the Americas. His most famous work was first published in 1589, and expanded in 1598-1600: reissued here is the twelve-volume edition prepared by the Scottish firm of James MacLehose and Sons and first published between 1903 and 1905, which included introductory essays and notes. Hakluyt's subjects range from transcriptions of personal accounts and 'ruttiers' (descriptive charts of voyages) to patriotic attacks against rival nations (especially Spain). Volume 9 contains voyages to Florida, Mexico and California, and includes an account of the 'strange crook-backed oxen, the great sheepe, and the mighty dogs of Quivira'.

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Book Description:

Richard Hakluyt (1552?-1616) was an indefatigable editor and translator of geographical accounts. His most famous work was first published in 1589, and expanded in 1598-1600: this reissue is of the twelve-volume edition of 1903-5. Volume 9 contains accounts of voyages to Florida, Mexico and California.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1108071368
• ISBN 13: 9781108071369
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 512