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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 4 includes accounts ranging from the legendary journey of St Helena, the mother of Constantine, from Britain to Jerusalem, to medieval pilgrimages to the Holy Land, to the defeat of the Spanish Armada in 1588.

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• Full title: Principal Navigations Voyages Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation
• Author: Richard Hakluyt
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 504
• EAN: 9781108071321
• ISBN: 1108071325
• ID: 02499854
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Weight: 640 g
• Dimensions: 216 × 140 × 29 mm
• Date of publishing: 17. April 2014

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