The Principal Navigations Voyages Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation - Couverture souple

Hakluyt, Richard

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1108071368 ISBN 13 : 9781108071369

Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 2014

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

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'.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Cambridge University Press
• Date d'édition: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1108071368
• ISBN 13: 9781108071369
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 512