Compassing the Vaste Globe of the Earth

Studies in the History of the Hakluyt Society 1846-1996

PEH Hair editor Roy Bridges editor

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd

Published:6th Jun '96

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Compassing the Vaste Globe of the Earth cover

This volume celebrates the 150th anniversary of the Hakluyt Society. It contains a survey of the 200+ scholarly editions of `voyages and travels' published by the Society, followed by a series of biographical essays on important figures in the Society's history: Desborough Cooley, R.H. Major, Clements Markham, Henry Yule, William Foster, R.A. Skelton and Esmond de Beer.Includes list of Hakluyt Society publications 1847-1995.

ISBN: 9780904180442

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224 pages