The Hakluyt Society, 1887

Before the modern travel writer, there were the voyagers themselves. Their logbooks, letters, and reports remade Europe’s idea of the globe. The Hakluyt Society, 1887 gathers a historical travel anthology of such accounts, presenting classic maritime voyage narratives and other voyages and travels primary sources from the great age of discovery voyages. These are the eyewitness voices. Framed by the meticulous Victorian era scholarship of the Hakluyt Society, this exploration history volume opens a window onto early modern exploration history: strange coasts sighted from fragile wooden ships, encounters across cultures, and the hard practicalities of navigation, trade, and empire, captured in the unvarnished words of those who sailed.Carefully edited and annotated by the Society’s scholars, the text remains an indispensable research tool for historians, students of classic maritime history, and anyone drawn to Richard Hakluyt explorations and their legacy. Out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions. Restored for today’s and future generations. More than a reprint - a collector’s item and a cultural treasure. Crafted to appeal both to curious general readers and to serious collectors of exploration history, this scholarly annotated Hakluyt Society 1887 edition offers enduring insight into how oceans were crossed, worlds were mapped, and stories of distant seas first reached the reading public.