"The first volume containeth the worthy discoueries, &c. of the English toward the north and northeast by sea, as of Lapland, Scrikfinia, Corelia, Baie of S. Nicolas, the Isles of Colgoiue, Vaigatz, and Noua Zembla, toward the great river Ob, with the mighty empire of Russia, the Caspian Sea, Georgia, Armenia, Media, Persia, Boghar in Bactria, and diuers kingdomes of Tartaria, together with many notable monuments and testimonies of the ancient forren trades, and of the warrelike and other shipping of this realme of England in former ages : whereunto is annexed a briefe commentary of the true state of Island, and of the northern seas and lands situate that way, as also the memorable defeat of the Spanish huge armada, anno 1588. The second volume comprehendeth the principall nauigations, voyages, traffiques, and discoueries of the English nation made by sea or ouerland, to the south and south-east parts of the world, as well within as without the Streight of Gibralter, at any time within the compasse of these 1600 yeres, diuided into two seueral parts, &c."--T.p., v. 1.

Vol. 3 has title: The third and last volume of the Voyages, nauigations, traffiques, and discoueries of the English nation ... as namely to Engronland, Meta Ignotia, Estotiland, Tierra de Labrador, Newfoundland ... and likewise to all the yles both small and great lying before the cape of Florida, the bay of Mexico ... and from thence on the backside of America, along the coastes, harbours, and capes of Chili, Peru, Nicargua ... together with the two renowned, and prosperous voyages of Sir Francis Drake and M. Thomas Candish round about the circumference of the whole earth ... collected by Richard Hakluyt ...

The 1598 edition of this work included in the title, v. 1: "the famous victorie atchiued at the citie of Cadiz, 1596"; the phrase was not present in this edition on order of the Queen after the disgrace of the Earl of Essex.

Vol. 1: [24], 619, [1] p.; v. 2: [16], 312, 204 p.; v. 3: [16], 868 p.

Signatures: v. 1: *-2⁶, A-3E⁶, 3F⁴; v. 2: ⁸, A-2C⁶, 3A-R⁶; v. 3: (A)⁸, A-I⁶, K⁸, L-4C⁶.

LC copy has v. 1 and 2 bound together; does not contain the Molyneux-Wright map intended to accompany v. 2, but was issued in only a few copies; bound in early nineteenth century crimson straight grained morocco covers with blind- and gilt tooled borders, with binder's ticket of C. Kalthoeber, London.

Church, E.D. Discovery, 322

Sabin 29596, 20597, 29598

STC (2nd ed.) 12626a

Provenance: Gift of Jay I. Kislak Foundation.