Early Spanish Voyages to the Strait of Magellan (Hardcover, New Ed)

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.

General

Imprint:	Ashgate Publishing Limited
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Hakluyt Society, Second Series
Release date:	July 2010
First published:	1911
Editors:	Sir Clements Markham
Dimensions:	234 x 156mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	312
Edition:	New Ed
ISBN-13:	978-1-4094-1395-0
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > General Books > Humanities > History > World history > 1500 to 1750 Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Maritime history Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Military history Books > History > History of specific subjects > Maritime history Books > History > History of specific subjects > Military history Books > History > World history > 1500 to 1750
LSN:	1-4094-1395-0
Barcode:	9781409413950

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