Hakluyt Voyages Vol 1-8
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Hakluyt Voyages Vol 1-8

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8 volumes in good condition complete with dust jackets.  The dust jackets have some wear especially at the spine and edges.

Publisher: J M Dent & Son Ltd

Published On: 1962

Country: London: United Kingdom

Language: English

Dimension: 12.5cm 18.5cm (8 volumes)

Item Weight: 3kg 169gm

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Richard Hakluyt 1553 – 23 November 1616) was an English writer. He is known for promoting the English colonization of North America through his works, notably Divers Voyages Touching the Discoverie of America (1582) and The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation (1589–1600).

Hakluyt was educated at Westminster School and Christ Church, Oxford. Between 1583 and 1588 he was chaplain and secretary to Sir Edward Stafford, English ambassador at the French court. An ordained priest, Hakluyt held important positions at Bristol Cathedral and Westminster Abbey and was personal chaplain to Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury, principal Secretary of State to Elizabeth I and James I. He was the chief promoter of a petition to James I for letters patent to colonize Virginia, which were granted to the London Company and Plymouth Company (referred to collectively as the Virginia Company) in 1606. The Hakluyt Society, which publishes scholarly editions of primary records of voyages and travels, was named after him in its 1846 formation. (Wikipedia)

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Weight 3169 g
Dimensions 12.5 × 20 × 18.5 cm

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