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16 vols. Includes list of subscribers in Vol. 16. Uncut edges in original full morocco binding. Large Paper edition, limited to 100 copies. 7 plates located as follows: Vol 1: 4 plates (1 folding map) Vol 3: frontis Vol 4: folding map Vol 13: frontis. Title page in red and black, text with very wide margins. A very good sound copy, though colour of binding on spines a little variable, but could be improved with some cleaning and dressing. Covers Asia, the Americas, Europe, West Indies, one volume on Tartary, vol 16 covers voyages of circumnavigation.

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 Compiled by Richard Hakluyt, it serves as an invaluable historical document.