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History of the New World, by Girolamo Benzoni, of Milan. - Shewing his Travels in America, from A.D. 1541 to 1556: with some... History of the New World, by Girolamo Benzoni, of Milan. - Shewing his Travels in America, from A.D. 1541 to 1556: with some Particulars of the Island of Canary (Hardcover, New Ed)
W.H. Smyth
R3,928 Discovery Miles 39 280 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Translated from the text originally published at Venice, 1572. The supplementary material consists of the 1857 annual report. This is a new print-on-demand hardback edition of the volume first published in 1857.

India in the Fifteenth Century - Being a Collection of Narratives of Voyages to India in the Century preceding the Portuguese... India in the Fifteenth Century - Being a Collection of Narratives of Voyages to India in the Century preceding the Portuguese Discovery of the Cape of Good Hope; from Latin, Persian, Russian, and Italian Sources, now first Translated into English (Hardcover, New Ed)
R. H. Major
R3,920 Discovery Miles 39 200 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The volume contains the following accounts, edited, with an introduction: Narrative of the voyage of Abd-er-Razzak, Ambassador from Shah Rukh, A.H. 845, A.D. 1442.; The travels of Nicolo Conti in the East in the early part of the fifteenth century; The travels of Athanasius Nikitin, a native of Twer; The journey of Hieronimo di Santo Stefano, a Genoese. This is a new print-on-demand hardback edition of the volume first published in 1857.

Expeditions into the Valley of the Amazons, 1539, 1540, 1639 (Hardcover, New Ed): Clements R Markham Expeditions into the Valley of the Amazons, 1539, 1540, 1639 (Hardcover, New Ed)
Clements R Markham
R3,925 Discovery Miles 39 250 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Includes the following accounts: Expedition of Gonzalo Pizarro to the land of Cinnamon, A.D. 1539-42, translated from the 2d pt. of Garcilasso Inca de la Vega's 'Royal commentaries of Peru'; The voyage of Francisco de Orellana down the river of the Amazons, A.D. 1540-1, translated from the sixth decade of A. de Herrera's 'General history of the western Indies'; New discovery of the great river of the Amazons, by 'Father Cristobal de Acuna, A.D. 1639, translated from the Spanish edition of 1641. With a 'List of the Principal Tribes of the Valley of the Amazons'. Translated and Edited, with Notes. The supplementary material includes the 1859 annual report. This is a new print-on-demand hardback edition of the volume first published in 1859.

Early Voyages to Terra Australis, now called Australia - A Collection of Documents, and Extracts from early Manuscript Maps,... Early Voyages to Terra Australis, now called Australia - A Collection of Documents, and Extracts from early Manuscript Maps, illustrative of the History of Discovery on the Coasts of that vast Island, from the Beginning of the Sixteenth Century to the Time of Captain Cook (Hardcover, New Ed)
R. H. Major
R3,934 Discovery Miles 39 340 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

From Spanish and Dutch sources and relating to Spanish and Dutch enterprises, edited, with an introduction - a separate pamphlet dated 1861 and containing an article by Major on the discovery of Australia by the Portuguese in 1601. This is a new print-on-demand hardback edition of the volume first published in 1859.

Narrative of the Embassy of Ruy Gonzalez de Clavijo to the Court of Timour, at Samarcand, A.D. 1403-6 (Hardcover, New Ed):... Narrative of the Embassy of Ruy Gonzalez de Clavijo to the Court of Timour, at Samarcand, A.D. 1403-6 (Hardcover, New Ed)
Clements R Markham
R3,924 Discovery Miles 39 240 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Translated, for the First Time, with Notes, a Preface, and an Introductory Life of Timour Beg. This is a new print-on-demand hardback edition of the volume first published in 1859.

Henry Hudson the Navigator - The Original Documents in which his Career is Recorded (Hardcover, New Ed): G. M. Asher Henry Hudson the Navigator - The Original Documents in which his Career is Recorded (Hardcover, New Ed)
G. M. Asher
R3,963 Discovery Miles 39 630 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

'Collected, partly Translated, and Annotated, with an Introduction'. The supplementary material includes the 1860 annual report. This is a new print-on-demand hardback edition of the volume first published in 1860.

The Expedition of Pedro de Ursua & Lope de Aguirre in Search of El Dorado and Omagua in 1560-1 - Translated from Fray Pedro... The Expedition of Pedro de Ursua & Lope de Aguirre in Search of El Dorado and Omagua in 1560-1 - Translated from Fray Pedro Simon's 'Sixth historical Notice of the Conquest of Tierra Firme' (Hardcover, New Ed)
William Bollaert
R3,932 Discovery Miles 39 320 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

From the Spanish text, published at Cuenca, 1627. The supplementary material includes the 1861 annual report. This is a new print-on-demand hardback edition of the volume first published in 1861.

The Life and Acts of Don Alonzo Enriquez de Guzman, a Knight of Seville, of the Order of Santiago, A.D. 1518 to 1543... The Life and Acts of Don Alonzo Enriquez de Guzman, a Knight of Seville, of the Order of Santiago, A.D. 1518 to 1543 (Hardcover, New Ed)
Clements R Markham
R3,914 Discovery Miles 39 140 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Translated from an Original and Inedited Manuscript in the National Library at Madrid; with Notes and an Introduction'. Includes accounts of travel in Europe and Peru. The supplementary material includes the 1862 annual report. This is a new print-on-demand hardback edition of the volume first published in 1862, with an Introduction by Clements R. Markham. 1861.

The Discoveries of the World, from their First Original unto the Year of Our Lord 1555, by Antonio Galvano, governor of Ternate... The Discoveries of the World, from their First Original unto the Year of Our Lord 1555, by Antonio Galvano, governor of Ternate - Corrected, Quoted and Published in England, by Richard Hakluyt, (1601). Now Reprinted, With the Original Portuguese Text (Hardcover, New Ed)
Vice-Admiral Bethune
R3,921 Discovery Miles 39 210 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

For the edition of Antonio Galvao, Tratado ... , used by Hakluyt and the edition here reprinted, see The Hakluyt Handbook (Second Series 144-5), pp. 41, 344, 603. With reproduction of the original title-pages: Portuguese edition [Lisbon] 1563; English translation, London, 1601. This is a new print-on-demand hardback edition of the volume first published in 1862.

Mirabilia Descripta, The Wonders of the East, by Friar Jordanus - Of the Order of Preachers and Bishop of Columbum in India the... Mirabilia Descripta, The Wonders of the East, by Friar Jordanus - Of the Order of Preachers and Bishop of Columbum in India the Greater, (circa 1330) (Hardcover, New Ed)
Henry Yule
R3,901 Discovery Miles 39 010 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Translated from the Latin Original, as published at Paris in 1839, in the Recueil de Voyages et de memoires, of the Society of Geography, with the Addition of a Commentary'. The supplementary material includes the 1863 annual report. This is a new print-on-demand hardback edition of the volume first published in 1863.

The travels of Ludovico de Varthema in Egypt, Syria, Arabia Deserta and Arabia Felix, in Persia, India, and Ethiopia, A.D. 1503... The travels of Ludovico de Varthema in Egypt, Syria, Arabia Deserta and Arabia Felix, in Persia, India, and Ethiopia, A.D. 1503 to 1508 (Hardcover, New Ed)
George Percy Badger; John Winter Jones
R3,954 Discovery Miles 39 540 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Translated from the Original Italian Edition of 1510, with a Preface, by John Winter Jones, Esq., F.S.A. And Edited, with Notes and an Introduction, by George Percy Badger. This is a new print-on-demand hardback edition of the volume first published in 1863.

The Travels of Pedro de Cieza de Leon, A.D. 1532-50, contained in the First Part of his Chronicle of Peru - Volume I... The Travels of Pedro de Cieza de Leon, A.D. 1532-50, contained in the First Part of his Chronicle of Peru - Volume I (Hardcover, New Ed)
Clements R Markham
R3,907 Discovery Miles 39 070 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Translated and Edited, with Notes and an Introduction, from the 1554 Antwerp edition. Continued from another source in First Series 68. The supplementary material includes the 1864 annual report. This is a new print-on-demand hardback edition of the volume first published in 1864.

Narrative of the Proceedings of Pedrarias Davila in the Provinces of Tierra Firme or Castilla del Oro - And of the Discovery of... Narrative of the Proceedings of Pedrarias Davila in the Provinces of Tierra Firme or Castilla del Oro - And of the Discovery of the South Sea and the Coasts of Peru and Nicaragua. Written by the Adelantado Pascual de Andagoya (Hardcover, New Ed)
Clements R Markham
R3,906 Discovery Miles 39 060 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Translated and Edited, with Notes and an Introduction, from the Text written c. 1514. The supplementary material includes the 1865 annual report. This is a new print-on-demand hardback edition of the volume first published in 1865.

A Description of the Coasts of East Africa and Malabar in the Beginning of the Sixteenth Century, by Duarte Barbosa, a... A Description of the Coasts of East Africa and Malabar in the Beginning of the Sixteenth Century, by Duarte Barbosa, a Portuguese (Hardcover, New Ed)
Henry E. J. Stanley
R1,122 Discovery Miles 11 220 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Translated from an Early Spanish Manuscript in the Barcelona Library, with Notes and a Preface from the Text written c. 1514. For a revised edition, see Second Series 44, 49. This is a new print-on-demand hardback edition of the volume first published in 1866.

Cathay and the Way Thither, Being a Collection of Medieval Notices of China - Volume II (Hardcover, New Ed): Henry Yule Cathay and the Way Thither, Being a Collection of Medieval Notices of China - Volume II (Hardcover, New Ed)
Henry Yule
R3,614 Discovery Miles 36 140 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

See First Series 36 for the first volume, with which this has a continuous pagination. Contains contemporary notices of Cathay under the Mongols, from Rashiduddin; Pegolotti's notices of the land route to Cathay and of Asiatic trade in the fourteenth century; Marignolli's recollections of eastern travel; Ibn Battuta's travels in Bengal and China; the journey of Benedict Goes from Agra to Cathay; all in English translation, with Latin and Italian texts of Odoric's narrative. For a revised version of the whole work, see Second Series 33, 37, 38, 41. This is a new print-on-demand hardback edition of the volume first published in 1866.

The Three Voyages of Martin Frobisher, in search of a Passage to Cathaia and India by the North-West, A.D. 1576-8 - Reprinted... The Three Voyages of Martin Frobisher, in search of a Passage to Cathaia and India by the North-West, A.D. 1576-8 - Reprinted from the First Edition of Hakluyt's Voyages, with Selections from Manuscript Documents in the British Museum and State Paper Office (Hardcover, New Ed)
Richard Collinson
R3,947 Discovery Miles 39 470 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

In addition to the main text, this also has Edward Sellman's account of the third voyage, and a list of artefacts from Frobisher encampments, etc, found by C. F. Hall and deposited with the Royal Geographical Society. The additional documents relate to numerous aspects of the financing and fitting out of the expedition. According to the British Museum date stamp, despite the stated publication date, actual publication did not occur until 1869. The supplementary material includes the 1867 annual report. This is a new print-on-demand hardback edition of the volume first published in 1867.

The Philippine Islands, Moluccas, Siam, Cambodia, Japan, and China, at the Close of the Sixteenth Century, by Antonio De Morga... The Philippine Islands, Moluccas, Siam, Cambodia, Japan, and China, at the Close of the Sixteenth Century, by Antonio De Morga (Hardcover, New Ed)
Henry E. J. Stanley
R3,952 Discovery Miles 39 520 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Translated from the Spanish, with Notes and a Preface, and a Letter from Luis Vaez de Torres describing his Voyage through the Torres Straits. The main text is from a transcription of the 1609 Mexico edition. The appendix includes a brief continuation of the history of the Philippines to 1868, particularly with regard to government and commerce. For a revised edition, see Second Series 140. This is a new print-on-demand hardback edition of the volume first published in 1868.

The Fifth Letter of Hernan Cortes to the Emperor Charles V, Containing an Account of his Expedition to Honduras (Hardcover, New... The Fifth Letter of Hernan Cortes to the Emperor Charles V, Containing an Account of his Expedition to Honduras (Hardcover, New Ed)
don Pascual de Gayangos
R3,911 Discovery Miles 39 110 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Translated from the Original Spanish. The letter is dated 1526. The supplementary material consists of the 1868 annual report. First published: 1868.

The Three Voyages of Vasco da Gama, and his Viceroyalty from the Lendas da India of Gaspar Correa - Accompanied by Original... The Three Voyages of Vasco da Gama, and his Viceroyalty from the Lendas da India of Gaspar Correa - Accompanied by Original Documents (Hardcover, New Ed)
Henry E. J. Stanley
R3,966 Discovery Miles 39 660 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Translated from the Portuguese, with Notes and an Introduction. The additional documents, mainly letters and reports to the king of Portugal, are in Portuguese. The supplementary material consists of the 1869 annual report. This is a new print-on-demand hardback edition of the volume first published in 1869.

History of the Imams and Seyyids of 'Oman by Salil-ibn-Razik, from A.D. 661-1856 (Hardcover, New Ed): George Percy Badger History of the Imams and Seyyids of 'Oman by Salil-ibn-Razik, from A.D. 661-1856 (Hardcover, New Ed)
George Percy Badger
R3,968 Discovery Miles 39 680 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Translated from the Original Arabic and Edited, with Notes, Appendices, and an Introduction, continuing the History down to 1870. This is a new print-on-demand hardback edition of the volume first published in 1871.

The Canarian, or, Book of the Conquest and Conversion of the Canarians in the Year 1402, by Messire Jean de Bethencourt, Kt. -... The Canarian, or, Book of the Conquest and Conversion of the Canarians in the Year 1402, by Messire Jean de Bethencourt, Kt. - Lord of the Manors of Bethencourt, Reville, Gourret, and Grainville de Teinturiere, Baron of St. Martin le Gaillard, Councillor and Chamberlain in Ordinary to Charles V and Charles VI, composed by Pierre Bontier, Monk, and Jean le Verrier, Priest (Hardcover, New Ed)
Richard Henry Major
R3,930 Discovery Miles 39 300 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Translated and Edited, with the fifteenth-century French text. Includes title used by Galien de Bethencourt in his manuscript of 1625: Le Canarien; ou, Livre de la conqueste et conversion faicte des Canariens A la foy et religion catholique apostolique et romaine en l'an 1402: par Messire Jehan de Bethencourt ... Compose par Pierre Bontier ... et Jean Le Verrier. Based upon the Bergeron edition collated, by M. d'Avezac, with an early manuscript in the possession of Madame de Mont Ruffet. French text at foot of page.The supplementary material consists of the 1870 and 1871 annual reports. This is a new print-on-demand hardback edition of the volume first published in 1872.

Narratives of the Rites and Laws of the Yncas (Hardcover, New Ed): Clements R Markham Narratives of the Rites and Laws of the Yncas (Hardcover, New Ed)
Clements R Markham
R3,924 Discovery Miles 39 240 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Translated from the Original Spanish Manuscripts, and Edited, with Notes and an Introduction. Texts include: An account of the fables and rites of the Yncas, by Cristobal de Molina, c. 1570-84,; An account of the antiquities of Peru, by Juan de Santa Cruz Pachacuti-Yamqui Salcamayhua [an Indian], c. 1620; A narrative of the errors, false gods, and other superstitions and diabolical rites in which the Indians of the province of Huarochiri lived in ancient times, by Dr. Francis de Avila, 1608; Report by Polo de Ondegardo, c. 1560. Indexes include one of Quichua vocabulary. The supplementary material includes the 1872 and 1873 annual reports. This is a new print-on-demand hardback edition of the volume first published in 1873.

Travels to Tana and Persia, by Josafa Barbaro and Ambrogio Contarini (Hardcover, New Ed): William Thomas, S a Roy, Lord Stanley... Travels to Tana and Persia, by Josafa Barbaro and Ambrogio Contarini (Hardcover, New Ed)
William Thomas, S a Roy, Lord Stanley Of Alderley
R3,907 Discovery Miles 39 070 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Translated from the Italian by William Thomas, Clerk of the Council to Edward VI, and by S. A. Roy, Esq., and Edited, with an Introduction, by Lord Stanley of Alderley. Originally bound together with 49b but separately paginated. This is a new print-on-demand hardback edition of the volume first published in 1873.

A Narrative of Italian Travels in Persia in the Fifteenth and Sixteenth Centuries (Hardcover, New Ed): Charles Grey A Narrative of Italian Travels in Persia in the Fifteenth and Sixteenth Centuries (Hardcover, New Ed)
Charles Grey
R3,921 Discovery Miles 39 210 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This volume contains the translations of the following accounts: Travels in Persia, by Caterino Zeno; A short narrative of the life and acts of the King Ussun Cassano, by G. M. Angiolello; The travels of a merchant in Persia; Narrative of ... V. d'Alessandri, ambassador to the King of Persia. The first three accounts are translated from the second volume of Ramusio's 'Delle navigationi et viaggi'. Originally bound together with 49a but separately paginated. This is a new print-on-demand hardback edition of the volume first published in 1873.

The Voyages of the Venetian Brothers, Nicolo and Antonio Zeno, to the Northern Seas in the XIVth Century - Comprising the... The Voyages of the Venetian Brothers, Nicolo and Antonio Zeno, to the Northern Seas in the XIVth Century - Comprising the latest known Accounts of the Lost Colony of Greenland; and of the Northmen in America before Columbus (Hardcover, New Ed)
Richard Henry Major
R3,913 Discovery Miles 39 130 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The Italian text of the Zenos' narrative (compiled from the letters of Nicolo Zeno by Nicolo Zeno the Younger), and the Danish and Latin texts of Ivar Bardsen's description of Greenland in the fourteenth century, with English translation. Translated and Edited, with Notes and an Introduction. This is a new print-on-demand hardback edition of the volume first published in 1873.

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