Description: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 12 contains an essay on sixteenth-century voyages by the scholar Walter Raleigh (1861 1922), a general index to all the volumes, and an index to the individual ships referred to."We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Principal Navigations Voyages Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation (Cambridge Library Collection - Maritime Exploration) (Volume 12). To get started finding The Principal Navigations Voyages Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation (Cambridge Library Collection - Maritime Exploration) (Volume 12), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.
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The Principal Navigations Voyages Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation (Cambridge Library Collection - Maritime Exploration) (Volume 12)
Description: 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 12 contains an essay on sixteenth-century voyages by the scholar Walter Raleigh (1861 1922), a general index to all the volumes, and an index to the individual ships referred to."We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Principal Navigations Voyages Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation (Cambridge Library Collection - Maritime Exploration) (Volume 12). To get started finding The Principal Navigations Voyages Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation (Cambridge Library Collection - Maritime Exploration) (Volume 12), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.