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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 ...

Title: 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.
Author: Hakluyt, Richard, 1552?-1616.
Publication: London : George Bishop, Ralph Newberie, and Robert Barker, 1599-1600.

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3 v. in 2 (v. 1 [24] 619 p.; v. 2 [16], 312, 204 p.; v. 3, [16], 868 p.) : map; 29 cm.

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Note

Author's name spelled Hackluyt on t.-p. for v. 2.
Many pages wrongly numbered.

Indexed In (note)

STC
Church
Sabin

Call Number

*KC+ 1599 (Hakluyt, R. Principal navigations)

OCLC

29830237

Author

Hakluyt, Richard, 1552?-1616.

Title

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.

Imprint

London : George Bishop, Ralph Newberie, and Robert Barker, 1599-1600.

Indexed In:

STC, 12626a

Church 322

Sabin 29596-29598

Local Note

Copy 1: Imperfect: map (the so-called Wright-Molyneux map of 1600, giving "a true hydrographical description of so much of the world as hath beene hetherto discouered") wanting.

Copy 1-2: "A briefe and true report of the honorable voyage vnto Cadiz, 1596," p. 607-619, which was included in the first (1598) issue of v. 1 but suppressed after Essex' disgrace and omitted from the 1599 issue, is inserted in this copy.

Copy 1: Bound in half green morocco.

Copy 2: Imperfect: some upper edges cropped, map wanting.

Copy 3: The Wright-Molyneux map (in the second state, with the third inscription added) has been removed from this copy and is shelved in *KC+++ (1600, Hakluyt)

Copy 3: A reprint (Church's "issue 2") of the "briefe and true report of the honourable voyage vnto Cadiz, 1596", is inserted in this copy.

Copy 3: Bound in dark brown calf, with the royal arms stamped in gilt.

Copy 4: Imperfect: map wanting.

Copy 4: A black-letter reprint (Church's "issue 3") of the "briefe and true report of the honorable voyage vnto Cadiz, 1596," p. 607-620, inserted.

Copy 4: With autographs of John Watson Dalby.

Copy 5: Imperfect: t.-p. to v. 1, and map, wanting. Two title-pages are inserted in v. 1, the first a reprint of the 1598 t.-p., but with the spelling Hackluyt, the second a reprint of the 1599 t.-p. but with the spelling Whereunto and the date 1600.

Copy 5: The black-letter reprint ("issue 3") of the "briefe and true report" inserted.

Copy 5: With bookplates of John French.

Copy 5: Bound in red leather, gilt.

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Added Author

Bishop, George, 1562-1611. Printer

Newbery, Ralph, 1560-1607. Printer

Barker, Robert, 1539-1645. Printer

Research Call Number

*KC+ 1599 (Hakluyt, R. Principal navigations) Copies 1-5

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