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London : George Bishop, Ralph Newberie and Robert Barker, 1599-01-01. Hardcover. Good. 2 volumes bound as one. Second edition. Folio. Old calf with gilt arabesque on front board. Recased on modern spine leather. Ornamental woodcut capitals, some colored. Generally good internationally, some minor stains, one margin repaired. [iii]-xxiv, 606 + [xvi] 312 + 202 pp. Lacking first title page, final leaf of vol. , and the map. The title of Vol. 2 has "Hackluyt" and 1599"; line 7 reads "these 1600 yeres." 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) taught geography at Oxford. Hakluyt was one of the primary promoters of English colonization of Virginia. "Hakluyt with his collection of exemplary English voyages served the historic function of propagandist for English mercantilism and colonial expansion." - Streeter Sale 28. "In a word, many of…

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 Compiled by Richard Hakluyt, it serves as an invaluable historical document.