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EARLY HISTORY OF TRAVEL & GEOGRAPHY. Imagine holding history in your hands. Now you can. Digitally preserved and previously accessible only through libraries as Early English Books Online, this rare material is now available in single print editions. Thousands of books written between 1475 and 1700 can be delivered to your doorstep in individual volumes of high quality historical reproductions. Offering a fascinating view into the perception of the world during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, this collection includes accounts of Columbus's discovery of the Americas and encompasses most of the Age of Discovery, during which Europeans and their descendants intensively explored and mapped the world. This series is a wealth of information from some the most groundbreaking explorers. ++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++"Diuers voyages touching the discouerie of America, and the ilands adiacent vnto the same made first of all by our Englishmen, and afterward by the Frenchmen and Britons"Hakluyt, Richard, 1552?-1616.Compiler's dedication signed: R.H., i.e. Richard Hakluyt.A compilation of various document relating to discoveries in the New World.Printer's name from colophon.Signatures: pi2 [par.]4 A-D4; 2 A-K4.The maps have captions "Septentrio orbis vniuersalis descriptio" and "Illustri viro, Domino Philippo Sidnaeo Michael Lok ciuis Londinensis hanc chartam dedicabat, 1582.."[124] p. [2] folded woodcut mapsImprinted at London: [By Thomas Dawson] for Thomas VVoodcocke, dwelling in paules Church-yard, at the signe of the blacke beare, 1582.STC (2nd ed.) / 12624EnglishReproduction of the original in the University of Michigan Libraries++++This book represents an authentic reproduction of the text as printed by the original publisher. While we have attempted to accurately maintain the integrity of the original work, there are sometimes problems with the original work or the micro-film from which the books were digitized. This can result in errors in reproduction. Possible imperfections include missing and blurred pages, poor pictures, markings and other reproduction issues beyond our control. Because this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting, preserving and promoting the world's literature.