The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation, Vol. XIII. America: Part II, Seco

by Hakluyt, Richard
ISBN: 9781034288855
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Richard Hakluyt (1553-1616) was an English writer. He is known for promoting the English colonisation of North America through his works, notably Divers Voyages Touching the Discoverie of America (1582) and The Principall Navigations, Voiages, Traffiques and Discoueries 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 colonise Virginia.
  • Format: Trade Paperback
  • Author: Hakluyt, Richard
  • ISBN: 9781034288855
  • Condition: New
  • Dimensions: 9.00 x 0.76
  • Number Of Pages: 340
  • Publication Year: 2026
Language: English