A true discourse of the late voyages of discouerie, for the finding of a passage to Cathaya, by the Northvveast, vnder the conduct of Martin Frobisher Generall : deuided into three bookes. In the first wherof is shewed, his first voyage ... Also, there are annexed certayne reasons, to proue all partes of the worlde habitable, with a generall mappe adioyned. In the second, is set out his second voyage ... In the thirde, is declared the strange fortunes which hapned in the third voyage ... VVith a particular card therevnto adioyned of Meta Incognita ...

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Best, George, -1584.

Series:

Early English books online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Frobisher, Martin, Sir, approximately 1535-1594--Early works to 1800.

Frobisher, Martin.

Frobisher, Martin, Sir, approximately 1535-1594.

Discoveries in geography.

British.

Arctic regions--Discovery and exploration--British--Early works to 1800.

Arctic regions.

Northwest Passage--Early works to 1800.

Northwest Passage.

Arctic Regions.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (16 unnumbered pages, 52; 39 pages, 1 unnumbered page, 68 pages 2 unnumbered folded plates) : illustrations, maps

Other Title:

True discourse of the late voyages of discoverie, for the finding of a passage to Cathaya, by the Northweast, under the conduct of Martin Frobisher Generall

True discourse of the late voyages of discoverie, for the finding of a passage to Cathaya, by the Northweast, under the conduct of Martin Frobisher Generall.

True reporte of such things as hapned in the second voyage of Captayne Frobysher.

Place of Publication:

At London : Imprinted by Henry Bynnyman, seruant to the right Honourable Sir Christopher Hatton Vizchamberlaine, Anno Domini. 1578 [Decembris. 10]

System Details:

text file

Notes:

Dedication signed: George Best.

Month date of printing from colophon.

"A true reporte of such things as hapned in the second voyage of Captayne Frobysher .." (caption title) has separate pagination and register; within this register, the account of the third voyage has separate pagination.

Leaves a1 and b4 are in two different settings.

Identified as STC 1973 on UMI microfilm reel 1537.

Reproductions of the originals in the Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery and the British Library.

Appears at reel 196 (Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery copy) and at reel 1537 (British Library copy).

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1999- (Early English books online) Digital version of: (Early English books, 1475-1640 ; 196:11, 1537:10) s1999 miun s

Cited in:

STC (2nd edition) 1972.

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.