The principal navigations, voiages, traffiqves and discoueries of the English nation
Subtitle: made by sea or ouer-land, to the remote and farthest distant quarters of the earth, at any time within the compasse of these 1500. yeeres : deuided into three seuerall volumes, according to the positions of the regions, whereunto they were directed.  This first volume containing the woorthy discoueries, &c. of the English toward the north and northeast by sea ...  Whereunto is annexed also a briefe commentarie of the true state of Island, and of the northren [sic] seas and lands situate that way.  And lastly, the memorable defeate of the Spanish huge Armada, anno 1588. and the famous victorie atchieued at the citie of Cadiz, 1596, are described.
By: By Richard Hakluyt ... --
Contributors: Bishop, George, fl. 1562-1611; Newbery, Ralph, fl. 1560-1607; Barker, Robert, 1570-1645; Sweeney, Edward Cleaveland (bookplate)
Publisher: By George Bishop, Ralph Newberie and Robert Barker
Published: 1598
Place of publication: Imprinted at London
Language: eng
Subjects: Voyages and travels -- Collected works; Discoveries in geography -- English.
Notes: Vol. 2 has title: The second volvme of the principal navigations, voyages, traffiques and discoueries of the English nation, made by sea or ouer-land, to the south and south-east parts of the world ...  1599; v. 3: The third and last volvme of the voyages, navigations, traffiques, and discoueries of the English nation ... to all parts of the newfound world of America, or the West Indies ...  1600.

Errors in paging.

S.T.C. 12626.

"A briefe and true report of the honourable voyage unto Cadiz, 1596" (v. 1, p. 607-619), mentioned on t.p. to v. 1, was suppressed by order of Queen Elizabeth and is wanting in this copy.

Vol. 1: t.p. cut out and mounted; v. 2: p. 218-220 and 231-232 slightly mutilated.

Map wanting.

Vol. 3: error in folding of signature Vu: p. 517-518 and 511-512 bound following p. 510 and 516 respectively.

With the bookplate of Edward Cleaveland Sweeney.