The Principal Navigations Voyages Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation

Richard Hakluyt (1552?-1616) was an indefatigable editor and translator of geographical accounts. His most famous work was first published in 1589, and expanded in 1598-1600: this reissue is of the twelve-volume edition of 1903-5. Volume 4 includes accounts ranging from legendary journeys to the Spanish Armada of 1588.