Richard Hakluyt and his successors : a volume issued to commemorate the centenary of the Hakluyt Society / edited by Edward Lynam.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hakluyt Society.

Contributor:

Lynam, Edward.

Series:

Works issued by the Hakluyt Society ; 2nd ser., no. 93.

Works issued by the Hakluyt Society, 2nd series ; no.93

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hakluyt, Richard, 1552?-1616.

Hakluyt, Richard.

Hakluyt Society.

Discoveries in geography--British.

Discoveries in geography.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (272 p.)

Place of Publication:

Surrey : Ashgate, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Containing: (i) 'Richard Hakluyt, by J. A. Williamson, D.Lit.', (ii) 'Samuel Purchas, by Sir William Foster, C.I.E.' (iii) 'English Collections of Voyages and Travels 1625-1846, by G. R. Crone and R. A. Skelton', (iv) 'The Hakluyt Society. A Retrospect 1846-1946, by Sir William Foster, C.I.E.' [on the Contents page 'The Hakluyt Society, 1846-1946. A Retrospect'] (v) 'The Present and the Future [of the Society], by Edward Lynam, D. Litt.' Also a prospectus with lists of publications, select maps, and members, the Laws of the Hakluyt Society, and an 'Index to the Society's publications, 1847-1946'. This is a new print-on-demand hardback edition of the volume first published in 1946.

Contents:

""Cover ""; ""CONTENTS""; ""I. RICHARD HAKLUYT. BY J.A. WILLIAMSON, D.LIT.""; ""II. SAMUEL PURCHAS. BY SIR WILLIAM FOSTER, C.I.E.""; ""III. ENGLISH COLLECTIONS OF VOYAGES AND TRAVELS, 1625-1846. BY G. R. CRONE AND R. A. SKELTON""; ""IV. THE HAKLUYT SOCIETY, 1846-1946. A RETROSPECT. BY SIR WILLIAM FOSTER, C.I.E.""; ""V. THE PRESENT AND THE FUTURE. BY EDWARD LYNAM, D.LITT.""; ""INDEX""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""J""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""V""; ""W""; ""Y""; ""PROSPECTIVE OF THE HAKLUYT SOCIETY""

""LIST OF MEMBERS OF THE HAKLUYT SOCIETY""""PLATES""; ""I. TITLE PAGES OF THE PRINCIPALL NAVIGATIONS, VOYAGES, AND DISCOVERIES OF THE ENGLISH NATION, 1589""; ""II. DRAKE'S FLEET ON IT'S HOMEWARD VOYAGE FROM THE WEST INDIES IN 1586""; ""III. WETHERINGSETT CHURCH""; ""IV. TITLE PAGE OF HAKLUYTUS POSTHUMUS, OR PURCHAS HIS PILGRIMES, 1625""; ""V. SIR RODERICK IMPEY MURCHISON, BART., K.C.B.""; ""VI. RICHARD HENRY MAJOR""; ""VII. SIR CLEMENTS ROBERT MARKHAM, K.C.B.""; ""VIII. SIR WILLIAM FOSTER, C.I.E.""; ""IN THE TEXT""; ""SIGNATURE OF 'RICHARD HAKLUYT PREACHER'""

Notes:

First published by Ashgate Publishing.

Reprint of the 1946 edition.

ISBN:

1-317-06312-0

1-317-06313-9

1-315-60640-2

1-283-09017-1

9786613090171

1-4094-1698-4

9781315606408

OCLC:

908099452