The principal navigations
Subtitle: voyages, traffiques and discoveries of the English nation, made by sea or ouerland, to the remote and farthest distant quarters of the earth, at any time within the compasse of these 1600 yeres: diuided into three seuerall volumes, according to the positions of the regions, whereunto they were directed. The first volume containeth the worthy discoueries &c. of the English toward the north and northeast by sea ... together with many notable monuments and testimonies of the ancient forren trades, and of the warrelike and other shipping of this realme of England in former ages. VVhereunto is annexed a briefe commentary of the true state of Island, and of the northren seas and lands situate that way; as also the memorable defeat of the Spanish huge Armada, Anno 1588. The second volume comprehendeth the principall nauigations, voyages, traffiques and discoueries of the English nation made by sea or ouer-land, to the south and south-east ...
By: by Richard Hakluyt, preacher, and sometime Student of Christ-Church in Oxford
Contributors: Bishop, George, -1611, printer; Newbery, Ralph, -1604, printer; Barker, Robert, -1645, printer
Publisher: George Bishop, Ralph Newberie, and Robert Barker
Published: 1599
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Subjects: Voyages and travels; Discoveries in geography; English
Notes: Author's name spelled Hackluyt on t.-p. for v. 2.

Initials, head and tail pieces.

Includes "A briefe and true report of the honorable voyage vnto Cadiz, 1596": v. 1, p. 607-619.

STC (2nd ed.) 12626a