{"product_id":"narratives-of-voyages-towards-the-north-west-in-search-of-a-passage-to-cathay-and-india-1496-to-1631-with-selections-from-the-early-records-of-the-honourable-the-east-india-company-and-from-mss-in-the-british-museum-paperback-9781108008020","title":"Narratives of Voyages Towards the North-West, in Search of a Passage to Cathay and India, 1496 to 1631; With Selections from the Early Records of the Honourable the East India Company and from Mss. in the British Muse… (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108008020","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eNarratives of Voyages Towards the North-West, in Search of a Passage to Cathay and India, 1496 to 1631\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eWith Selections from the Early Records of the Honourable the East India Company and from Mss. in the British Museum\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAn 1849 collection of early descriptions of the search for the 'North-West Passage' to the Far East and India.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eThomas Rundall (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108008020, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 8 April 2010\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e306 pages, 1 map\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 1.7 cm, 0.39 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThe publications of the Hakluyt Society (founded in 1846) made available edited (and sometimes translated) early accounts of exploration. The first series, which ran from 1847 to 1899, consists of 100 books containing published or previously unpublished works by authors from Christopher Columbus to Sir Francis Drake, and covering voyages to the New World, to China and Japan, to Russia and to Africa and India. Volume 5, published in 1849 and edited by Thomas Rundall, contains a collection of accounts relating to the search for the 'North-West Passage' - the hoped-for route to the Far East and India through the scattered islands and freezing seas to the north of Canada. Narratives of attempts by famous explorers such as Cabot, Frobisher, Hudson and Baffin as well as lesser known figures are accompanied by an editorial introduction and conclusion, and by explanatory notes.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e 1. Sebastian Cabota\u003cbr\u003e 2. Sir Martin Frobisher\u003cbr\u003e 3. Master John Davis\u003cbr\u003e 4. Captain George Waymouth\u003cbr\u003e 5. Master John Knight\u003cbr\u003e 6. Master Henry Hudson\u003cbr\u003e 7. Sir Thomas Button\u003cbr\u003e 8. James Hall\u003cbr\u003e 9. Captain Gibbons\u003cbr\u003e 10. Bylot and Baffin\u003cbr\u003e 11. Captain Hawkridge\u003cbr\u003e 12. Captain Luke Fox\u003cbr\u003e 13. Captain James\u003cbr\u003e 14. Conclusion\u003cbr\u003e Appendix.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Early modern history: c 1450\/1500 to c 1700 [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Early modern history: c 1450\/1500 to c 1700\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Early%20modern%20history:%20c%201450\/1500%20to%20c%201700%20%5BHBLH%5D%22\"\u003eHBLH\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46265917571352,"sku":"9781108008020","price":26.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108008020i_7c2d47c2-4ea0-43f2-994e-459d3d5de47f.jpg?v=1694867378","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/narratives-of-voyages-towards-the-north-west-in-search-of-a-passage-to-cathay-and-india-1496-to-1631-with-selections-from-the-early-records-of-the-honourable-the-east-india-company-and-from-mss-in-the-british-museum-paperback-9781108008020","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}