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10 results found.

Title ISBN Author Copyright
A Regiment for the Sea, and other Writings on Navigation, by William Bourne of Gravesend, a Gunner, c.1535-1582 (Hakluyt Society, Second Series) 9781317186939 E.G.R. Taylor 2010
A Brief Summe of Geographie, by Roger Barlow (Hakluyt Society, Second Series) 9781317188889 E.G.R. Taylor 2010
The Troublesome Voyage of Captain Edward Fenton, 1582-1583 (Hakluyt Society, Second Series) 9781317012993 E.G.R. TAYLOR 2010
The Original Writings and Correspondence of the Two Richard Hakluyts: Volumes I-II (Hakluyt Society, Second Series) 9781317022053 E.g.r. Taylor 2010
Select Documents illustrating the Four Voyages of Columbus: Including those contained in R.H. Major's Select Letters of Christopher Columbus. Volume II 9781351549301 E.G.R. Taylor 2010
Select Documents illustrating the Four Voyages of Columbus: Including those contained in R.H. Major's Select Letters of Christopher Columbus. Volume II 9781351549318 E.G.R. Taylor 2010
The Original Writings and Correspondence of the Two Richard Hakluyts: Volumes I-II (Hakluyt Society, Second Series) 9781317022060 E. G. R. Taylor 2010
A Brief Summe of Geographie, by Roger Barlow (Hakluyt Society, Second Series) 9781317188896 E. G. R. Taylor 2010
A Regiment for the Sea, and other Writings on Navigation, by William Bourne of Gravesend, a Gunner, c.1535-1582 (Hakluyt Society, Second Series) 9781317186946 E. G. R. Taylor 2010
The Troublesome Voyage of Captain Edward Fenton, 1582-1583 (Hakluyt Society, Second Series) 9781317013006 E. G. R. Taylor 2010