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Early Spanish Voyages to the Strait of Magellan (Hardcover, New Ed): Sir Clements Markham Early Spanish Voyages to the Strait of Magellan (Hardcover, New Ed)
Sir Clements Markham
R3,930 Discovery Miles 39 300 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Narratives, translated and edited, with a preface, introduction and notes, of the second voyage through the strait, commanded by the Comendador Loaysa and SebastiA!n del Cano, 1524-6, the third voyage, under the command of SimA(3)n de Alcazaba, 1534-5, and the reconnaissance by Bartolome and Gonzalo de Nodal, 1618-19; with a fragment relating to the expedition sent by the bishop of Plasencia under Alonso de Camargo, 1539-41. Contents: Introduction to the expedition of the comendador Loaysa and Juan Sebastian del Cano.-List of survivors of the Magellan expedition brought back by Juan Sebastian del Cano, in the Victoria.-Expedition of the comendador Loaysa to Maluco.-Narrative of the Loaysa expedition by Captain Andres de Urdaneta.-Description of the strait of Magellan by the pilot Martin de Uriarte.-Narrative of the voyage of the pinnace Santiago.-Narrative of the voyage of Alvarez de Sayavedra by Vicencio of Naples.-Introduction to the expedition of Simon de Alcazaba.-Principal officers of Alcazaba's expedition.-Narrative of the expedition of Simon de Alcazaba by Alonso (Veedor) This is a new print-on-demand hardback edition of the volume first published in 1911.

Book of the Knowledge of All the Kingdoms, Lands, and Lordships that are in the World - And the Arms and Devices of each Land... Book of the Knowledge of All the Kingdoms, Lands, and Lordships that are in the World - And the Arms and Devices of each Land and Lordship, or of the Kings and Lords who possess them. Written by a Spanish Franciscan in the Middle of the XIV Century. Published for the First Time with Notes by Marcos Jimenez de la Espada, in 1877 (Hardcover, New Ed)
Sir Clements Markham
R3,904 Discovery Miles 39 040 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Translation of the Libro del Conoscimiento de todos los reynos. This is a new print-on-demand hardback edition of the volume first published in 1912.

The War of Quito, by Pedro de Cieza de Leon, and Inca Documents (Hardcover, New Ed): Sir Clements R. Markham The War of Quito, by Pedro de Cieza de Leon, and Inca Documents (Hardcover, New Ed)
Sir Clements R. Markham
R3,922 Discovery Miles 39 220 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Book III (1543-44) of Cieza's 'Civil Wars of Peru', translated and edited. The additional documents continue the narrative to c. 1568. For other sections of the same source, in volumes variously titled, see Second Series 42 and 54. Contents: Contents: Introductory note.-The war of Quito / Pedro de Cieza de Leon (LIII chapters), with notes.-Letter from the Bishop of Cuzco to the King.-Indictment of the judges against the Viceroy. Sequel [by the editor]-Letter from Carbajal to Gonzalo Pizarro.-Gasca's voyage.-Murder of the Inca Manco narrated by his son.-Mission of Figueroa to the Inca.-Note on Molina.-Index This is a new print-on-demand hardback edition of the volume first published in 1913.

New Light on Drake, A Collection of Documents relating to his Voyage of Circumnavigation, 1577-1580 (Hardcover, New Ed): Zelia... New Light on Drake, A Collection of Documents relating to his Voyage of Circumnavigation, 1577-1580 (Hardcover, New Ed)
Zelia Nuttall
R3,961 Discovery Miles 39 610 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This volume contains Spanish official documents, depositions by prisoners, documents relating to NuA+/-o da Silva, etc., translated and edited. This is a new print-on-demand hardback edition of the volume first published in 1914. Owing to technical constraints the contemporary engraved portrait of Sir Francis Drake which appeared in the original edition of the book is not included.

The Travels of Peter Mundy, in Europe and Asia, 1608-1667 - Volume II: Travels in Asia, 1628-1634 (Hardcover, New Ed): Lt -Col... The Travels of Peter Mundy, in Europe and Asia, 1608-1667 - Volume II: Travels in Asia, 1628-1634 (Hardcover, New Ed)
Lt -Col Sir Richard Carnac Temple
R3,962 Discovery Miles 39 620 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Continued from Second Series 17. From the Rawlinson MS. A. 315 in the Bodleian Library. Continues in Second Series 45 and 46. This is a new print-on-demand hardback edition of the volume first published in 1914.

The Quest and Occupation of Tahiti by Emissaries of Spain during the Years 1772-1776 - Told in Despatches and other... The Quest and Occupation of Tahiti by Emissaries of Spain during the Years 1772-1776 - Told in Despatches and other Contemporary Documents. Volume II (Hardcover, New Ed)
Bolton Glanvill Corney
R3,921 Discovery Miles 39 210 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Continued from Second Series 32. Instructions, minutes, despatches, and other documents from Spanish and English archives, relating to exploration of the East Indies, translated into English and compiled, with notes and an introduction. Continued in Second Series 43 This is a new print-on-demand hardback edition of the volume first published in 1915.

A New Account of East India and Persia. Being Nine Years' Travels, 1672-1681, by John Fryer - Volume III (Hardcover, New... A New Account of East India and Persia. Being Nine Years' Travels, 1672-1681, by John Fryer - Volume III (Hardcover, New Ed)
William Crooke
R3,907 Discovery Miles 39 070 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Composed in the form of letters and first published in 1698. This volume, edited with notes and an introduction, contains Letters V (continued) - Letter VIII. Continues Second Series 19 and 20. This is a new print-on-demand hardback edition of the volume first published in 1915.

Cathay and the Way Thither. Being a Collection of Medieval Notices of China - New Edition. Volume IV: Ibn Batuta - Benedict... Cathay and the Way Thither. Being a Collection of Medieval Notices of China - New Edition. Volume IV: Ibn Batuta - Benedict Goes (Hardcover, 5th edition)
Henri Cordier
R3,907 Discovery Miles 39 070 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This volume throws light on the medieval geography of Asia by compiling Ibn Battuta's travels in Bengal and China (circa 1347) and the travels of Benedict Goes from Agra to Cathay (1602-1607).

Civil Wars of Peru, by Pedro de Cieza de Leon (Part IV, Book II): The War of Chupas (Hardcover, New Ed): Sir Clements R. Markham Civil Wars of Peru, by Pedro de Cieza de Leon (Part IV, Book II): The War of Chupas (Hardcover, New Ed)
Sir Clements R. Markham
R1,220 Discovery Miles 12 200 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This forms part of the original Book II of Cieza's 'Civil Wars of Peru', translated and edited. For other sections of the same source, in volumes variously titled, see Second Series 31 and 54. This is a new print-on-demand hardback edition of the volume first published in 1918.

The Quest and Occupation of Tahiti by Emissaries of Spain during the Years 1772-1776 - Told in Despatches and other... The Quest and Occupation of Tahiti by Emissaries of Spain during the Years 1772-1776 - Told in Despatches and other Contemporary Documents. Volume III (Hardcover, New Ed)
Bolton Glanvill Corney
R3,614 Discovery Miles 36 140 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Continued from Second Series 32 and 36. Instructions, minutes, despatches, and other documents from Spanish and English archives, relating to exploration of the East Indies, translated into English and compiled, with notes and an introduction. With the memorial submitted by RodrA guez to the viceroy of Peru, 1788. This is a new print-on-demand hardback edition of the volume first published in 1919.

The Travels of Peter Mundy, in Europe and Asia, 1608-1667 - Volume III, Part 1: Travels in England, Western India, Achin,... The Travels of Peter Mundy, in Europe and Asia, 1608-1667 - Volume III, Part 1: Travels in England, Western India, Achin, Macao, and the Canton River, 1634-1637 (Hardcover, New Ed)
Lt -Col Sir Richard Carnac Temple
R3,911 Discovery Miles 39 110 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Continued from Second Series 17 and 35. Pagination of this and the following volume (Second Series 46) is continuous. This is a new print-on-demand hardback edition of the volume first published in 1919.

Memorias antiguas historiales del Peru, by Fernando Montesinos (Hardcover, New Ed): Sir Clements R. Markham Memorias antiguas historiales del Peru, by Fernando Montesinos (Hardcover, New Ed)
Sir Clements R. Markham; Edited by Philip Ainsworth Means
R3,916 Discovery Miles 39 160 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Text written in the seventeenth century, translated and edited by Philip Ainsworth Means, with an Introduction by the late Sir Clements R. Markham. The translation is from the Spanish edition of Marcos Jimenez de la Espada, published Madrid, 1882. Also includes 'Eight chronological tables ... compiled by P. A. Means'; 'List of words in the names of kings and Incas ...' and 'Quichua words in Montesinos'. This is a new print-on-demand hardback edition of the volume first published in 1920.

The Chronicle of Muntaner - Volume II (Hardcover, New Ed): Lady Goodenough The Chronicle of Muntaner - Volume II (Hardcover, New Ed)
Lady Goodenough
R3,910 Discovery Miles 39 100 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Follows on from Second Series 50, with which the main pagination is continuous. The text, translated from the Catalan, covers 1285 to 1328. This is a new print-on-demand hardback edition of the volume first published in 1921.

Journal of the Travels and Labours of Father Samuel Fritz in the River of the Amazons between 1686 and 1723 (Hardcover, New... Journal of the Travels and Labours of Father Samuel Fritz in the River of the Amazons between 1686 and 1723 (Hardcover, New Ed)
The Rev. . George Edmundson
R3,916 Discovery Miles 39 160 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Translated from the Evora MS. and edited, with a translation of the Act of Possession of Pedro Teixeira, 1639, and of contemporary references in Portuguese sources to the work of Father Fritz in the Upper Amazon. This is a new print-on-demand hardback edition of the volume first published in 1922. Owing to technical constraints it has not been possible to reproduce Fritz's Map of 1707 which was included in the first edition of the work.

The Journal of William Lockerby, Sandalwood Trader in the Fijian Islands during the Years 1808-1809 - With an Introduction and... The Journal of William Lockerby, Sandalwood Trader in the Fijian Islands during the Years 1808-1809 - With an Introduction and Other Papers connected with the Earliest European Visitors to the Islands (Hardcover, New Ed)
Leonard C Wharton; Edited by Sir Everard Im Thurn
R3,937 Discovery Miles 39 370 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The additional documents include Samuel Patterson's account of the wreck of the Eliza, 1808, the journal of the missionaries from the Hibernia, 1809, Captain Richard Siddon's experiences in Fiji in 1809-15, and extracts from periodical publications, 1804-15. This is a new print-on-demand hardback edition of the volume first published in 1925.

The Life of the Icelander Jon Olafsson, Traveller to India, Written by Himself and Completed about 1661 A.D. - With a... The Life of the Icelander Jon Olafsson, Traveller to India, Written by Himself and Completed about 1661 A.D. - With a Continuation, by Another Hand, up to his Death in 1679. Volume I. Life and Travels: Iceland, England, Denmark, White Sea, Faroes, Spitzbergen, Norway 1593-1622 (Hardcover, New Ed)
Bertha S Phillpotts
R3,907 Discovery Miles 39 070 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Translated from the Icelandic edition of Sigfus Bloendal and edited by the translator. The volume covers his life and travels, 1593-1622, in Iceland, England, Denmark, White Sea, Faroes, Spitzbergen, Norway. Continued, with new editors, in Second Series 68. This is a new print-on-demand hardback edition of the volume first published in 1923. Owing to technical constraints it has not been possible to reproduce Wije's View of Copenhagen in 1611 which appeared in the first edition of the work.

Civil Wars in Peru, The war of Las Salinas, by Pedro de Cieza de Leon (Hardcover, New Ed): Sir Clements Markham Civil Wars in Peru, The war of Las Salinas, by Pedro de Cieza de Leon (Hardcover, New Ed)
Sir Clements Markham
R1,205 Discovery Miles 12 050 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Book I of Cieza's chronicle, translated, with an introduction. For other sections of the same source, in volumes variously titled, see Second Series 31 and 42. This is a new print-on-demand hardback edition of the volume first published in 1923.

Colonising Expeditions to the West Indies and Guiana, 1623-1667 (Hardcover, New Ed): V T Harlow Colonising Expeditions to the West Indies and Guiana, 1623-1667 (Hardcover, New Ed)
V T Harlow
R3,936 Discovery Miles 39 360 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Journals, narratives, and descriptions relating to British colonization in the islands of St Christopher, Nevis, Barbados, Tobago and Trinidad, and in Guiana, the voyage of Sir Henry Coltand, and to Admiral de Ruyter's raid in the West Indies, 1664-5. This is a new print-on-demand hardback edition of the volume first published in 1925. Owing to technical constraints it has not been possible to reproduce the following maps at the end of the volume: "Map of the Caribee Islands"; "Map of Cuba, Jamaica, and S. Domingo"; "Map of the Rivers Amazon and Orinoco, Showing the Mythical Lake of Manoa and El Dorado". These maps appeared in the first edition of the work.

Francis Mortoft: his Book, Being his Travels through France and Italy 1658-1659 (Hardcover, New Ed): Malcolm Letts Francis Mortoft: his Book, Being his Travels through France and Italy 1658-1659 (Hardcover, New Ed)
Malcolm Letts
R3,920 Discovery Miles 39 200 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This is a new print-on-demand hardback edition of the volume first published in 1925.

The Papers of Thomas Bowrey, 1669-1713 - Discovered in 1913 by John Humphreys, M.A., F.S.A., and now in the possession of... The Papers of Thomas Bowrey, 1669-1713 - Discovered in 1913 by John Humphreys, M.A., F.S.A., and now in the possession of Lieut.-Colonel Henry Howard, F.S.A.. (Hardcover, New Ed)
Sir Richard Carnac Temple
R3,946 Discovery Miles 39 460 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Part I. Diary of a Six Weeks' Tour in 1698 in Holland and Flanders. Part II. The Story of the Mary Galley, 1704-1710 This is a new print-on-demand hardback edition of the volume first published in 1927. Owing to technical constraints it has not been possible to reproduce "Map 4: Charts of the Essex and Kentish Coasts about the Estuary of the Thames, drawn by Thomas Bowrey to illustrate his voyages in his yacht, the Duck, 1690-1701" which appeared in the first edition of the work.

Travels of Fray Sebastien Manrique 1629-1643 - A Translation of the Itinerario de las Missiones Orientales. Volume I: Arakan... Travels of Fray Sebastien Manrique 1629-1643 - A Translation of the Itinerario de las Missiones Orientales. Volume I: Arakan (Hardcover, New Ed)
C Eckford Luard; H. Hosten
R3,961 Discovery Miles 39 610 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Continued in Second Series 61. This is a new print-on-demand hardback edition of the volume first published in 1927.

A Relation of a Voyage to Guiana by Robert Harcourt 1613 - With Purchas' Transcript of a Report made at Harcourt's... A Relation of a Voyage to Guiana by Robert Harcourt 1613 - With Purchas' Transcript of a Report made at Harcourt's Instance on the Marrawini District (Hardcover, New Ed)
Sir C Alexander Harris
R3,914 Discovery Miles 39 140 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Edited with introduction and notes. This is a new print-on-demand hardback edition of the volume first published in 1928.

Travels of Fray Sebastien Manrique 1629-1643 - A Translation of the Itinerario de las Missiones Orientales (Hardcover, New Ed):... Travels of Fray Sebastien Manrique 1629-1643 - A Translation of the Itinerario de las Missiones Orientales (Hardcover, New Ed)
Sir C Eckford Luard; H. Hosten
R3,957 Discovery Miles 39 570 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Continued from Second Series 59. This is a the ebook edition of the volume first published in 1927.

The Desert Route to India, Being the Journals of Four Travellers by the Great Desert Caravan Route between Aleppo and Basra,... The Desert Route to India, Being the Journals of Four Travellers by the Great Desert Caravan Route between Aleppo and Basra, 1745-1751 (Hardcover, New Ed)
Douglas Carruthers
R3,907 Discovery Miles 39 070 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The journals of William Beawes, Gaylard Roberts, Bartholomew Plaisted, and John Carmichael. This is a new print-on-demand hardback edition of the volume first published in 1929.

New Light on the Discovery of Australia, as Revealed by the Journal of Captain Don Diego de Prado y Tovar (Hardcover, New Ed):... New Light on the Discovery of Australia, as Revealed by the Journal of Captain Don Diego de Prado y Tovar (Hardcover, New Ed)
George F Barwick; Edited by Henry N. Stevens
R3,924 Discovery Miles 39 240 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Spanish text, with English translation, of Prado's Relacion of the voyage begun in company with Quiros and Torres in 1607, together with a report of the Spanish Council of State concerning Quiros, 1618, and letters of Torres and Prado, 1607-13. Contents: New light on the discovery of Australia.-Note on Prado's Relacion.-Relacion de don Diego de Prado (Spanish and English)-Appendices: I. Report of Council of State with letter of Luis Vaez de Torres (Spanish and English) II. Mr. Barwick's translations of Prado's two letters sent from Goa in 1613. III. Mr. Barwick's translations of the legends on the four Prado maps. This is a new print-on-demand hardback edition of the volume first published in 1930. Owing to technical constraints it has not been possible to reproduce the "Facsimiles of the Four Prado Maps" which appeared in the first edition of the work.

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