The Tudor Venturers. hardbook in slip case

Hakluyt, Richard - The Tudor Venturers. Folio Society, 1970

At a time when patriotism and piracy could often go hand in hand, Richard Hakluyt, a pioneer in the literature of maritime discovery, enthusiastically devoted the best part of his life to the researches that resulted in that incredible and epic work, The Principal Navigations, Voyages and Discoveries of the English Nation . . . From the defeat of the Armada, Drake's raid on Cadiz and Raleigh's account of the last fight of the Revenge to Chancellor's voyage to Russia, the discovery of Virginia and attempts to find a north-west passage, this specially commissioned selection - which covers the years 1530 to '59.' in which spelling and punctuation have been modernised - reveals to the full not only the daring and the spirit of adventure, but also the powers of endurance that made this one of the greatest periods in English history. A selection of 29 accounts from Hakluyt's The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffics and Discoveries of the English Nation, made by Sea or Over Land. (Folio Society).

10" x 6¼", 310pp plus 14 plates, quarter black leather spine with gold blocked lettering and gold and blue blocked decoration with brown wood vaneer sides, front edge of front board blocked with a repeat of the spine decoration, hardback. Map endpapers, different. Index. Illustrated with historical monochrome material

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