The principal navigations, voyages, traffiques and discoveries of the English nation. Made by sea or ouerland, to the remote and farthest distant quarters of the earth, at any time within the compasse of these 1600 yeres / diuided into three seuerall volumes, according to the positions of the regions, whereunto they were directed. The first volume containeth the worthy discoueries &c. of the English toward the north and northeast by sea ... together with many notable monuments and testimonies of the ancient forren trades, and of the warrelike and other shipping of this realme of England in former ages. VVhereunto is annexed a briefe commentary of the true state of Island, and of the northren seas and lands situate that way; as also the memorable defeat of the Spanish huge Armada, Anno 1588. The second volume comprehendeth the principall nauigations, voyages, traffiques and discoueries of the English nation made by sea or ouer-land, to the south and south-east ... By Richard Hakluyt, preacher, and sometime Student of Christ-Church in Oxford.
- Hakluyt, Richard, 1552?-1616
- Date:
- 1599-1600
- Books
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Publication/Creation
London : George Bishop, Ralph Newberie, and Robert Barker, 1599-1600.
Physical description
3 volumes in 2 (volumes 1 pages, 24 unnumbered pages, 620 pages; volumes 2 16 unnumbered pages, 312, 204 pages; volumes 3 16 unnumbered pages, 868 pages) ; (folio)
Contributors
Related material
Select images of this work were taken by the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum: WT/D/1/20/1/86/83
Notes
Vol. 1 is second state. Cf. D. B. Quinn, The Hakluyt handbook, v. 2. See p. 501 for facsimile reprint of t.-p.
References note
ESTC S106753
Luborsky & Ingram. Engl. illustrated books, 1536-1603, 12626a
STC (2nd ed.), 12626a
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Holdings
- Vols. 1-3, in 2
Where to find it
Vol. 1-2
Location Status Access Closed storesEPB/D/3046.v1Vol. 3
Location Status Access Closed storesEPB/D/3046.v2