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London : George Bishop, Ralph Newberie and Robert Barker, 1599-01-01. 2nd. Hardcover. Good. Volumes 1 and 2 bound as 1. 2nd edition. Folio. Bound in modern 3/4 black leather. Marbled boards and endpapers. Gilt spine.Ornamental woodcut capitals, some colored. Generally good internationally, foxing, mostly marginal, one margin repaired. [iii]-xxiv, 606 + [xvi] 312 + 202 pp. Lacking title pages, replaced with title page for Volume II. Lacking map. The title page has "Hackluyt" and 1599"; line 7 reads "thefe 1600 yeres." Lacking volume II title page, present in 19th century pen facsimile. Pages 15-20 in handwritten pen facsimile. Collated : 2-6, **6, A-Z6 (lacking B2-4), Aa-Zz6, Aaa-Ddd6, Eee3; *8, A-Z6, Aa-Cc6. Volumes 1 and 2 only. As is typical, lacking the section on the conquest of Cadiz by Essex; as ordered suppressed by Queen Elizabeth in 1599. Richard Hakluyt (1552?-1616) was one of the primary promoters of English colonization of Virginia. "Hakluyt with his…

The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation is an essential anthology of exploration and travel, providing great insight into the voyages undertaken by English explorers during the Age of Discovery. Compiled by Richard Hakluyt, it serves as an invaluable historical document.