Medienkombination, Englisch, 6220 Seiten, Format (B × H): 350 mm x 480 mm, Gewicht: 9000 g
Medienkombination, Englisch, 6220 Seiten, Format (B × H): 350 mm x 480 mm, Gewicht: 9000 g
Reihe: Cambridge Library Collection - Maritime Exploration
ISBN: 978-1-108-07140-6
Verlag: Cambridge University Press
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). The final volume contains a general index to all the volumes, and an index to the individual ships referred to.
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Volume 1: Publisher's notes; Various epistles dedicatory; Catalogue of the voyages made to the north and northeast quarters. Volume 2: A catalogue of the voyages made to the north and northeast quarters (cont.). Volume 3: Catalogue of the voyages made to the north and northeast quarters (cont.). Volume 4: Catalogue of the voyages made to the north and northeast quarters and to the south and south-east quarters. Volume 5: Catalogue of the voyages made to the south and south-east quarters. Volume 6: Catalogue of the voyages made to the south and south-east quarters (cont.). Volume 7: Catalogue of the voyages made to the south and south-east quarters, and the voyages undertaken for the finding of a northwest passage. Volume 8: Catalogue of the voyages made to Newfoundland and the river of Canada, and the voyages made unto Virginia and the coast and inland of Florida. Volume 9: Catalogue of the voyages made to Florida and New Mexico, certeine voyages made for the discovery of the gulfe of California, and to the famous city of Mexico. Volume 10: Catalogue of the voyages made to all the isles called Las Antillas, and along the coasts of Tierra Firma, and certeine voyages made for the discovery of the large, rich, and beautifull empire of Guiana. Volume 11: Catalogue of the voyages made to divers places upon the coast of Brasill, and divers English voyages, some intended and some performed to the Streights of Magellan, the South Sea, and round about the circumference of the whole Earth. Volume 12: Publishers' note; The English voyages of the sixteenth century; General index; Index to ships.
