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Intrepid Journeys. Travelling with the Hakluyt Society. Online exhibition
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Special Collections, University of Otago
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8th June, 2017
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‘I am on the road to Timbuktu’ <br /><br />Intrepid Journeys is an exhibition that highlights two major aspects. The first is the Hakluyt Society, established in London in 1846 with a commitment to print rare or unpublished voyages and travels. Beginning in 1847 with <em>The Observations of Sir Richard Hawkins, Knt in his Voyage into the South Sea in the year 1593</em>, their publication programme has continued, enthralling readers around the world with the accounts of a wide range of voyagers and travellers, who manage to document something of their toil and adventures as they traverse unknown and distant regions. The second aspect celebrates the work of Dr Esmond de Beer, the Dunedin-born scholar of John Evelyn and John Locke, who was President of the Hakluyt Society from 1972 to 1978. De Beer and his sisters were generous and indefatigable supporters of the Society and its activities. He is the University of Otago Library’s prime benefactor, giving his large library collection to Special Collections. <br /><br />Rather than concentrate on well-travelled paths like the Pacific, more attention in this exhibition has been given to those lesser known accounts, those that reveal something of those strange, exotic, out of the way areas of the world that have been explored, travelled, and mapped. The range is wide, covering 14th century Greenland and 17th century India, to mysterious Timbuktu, and travel into the interior of Australia. Magellan, James Cook, and Carteret also feature. Importantly, included are a number of maps. Not only do these documents help ground the reader in what was the real world, ‘terra firma’, but they also offer excellent visual impact. The Hakluyt Society continues to produce very pleasing, scholarly editions that make journeying easy and accessible; ideal for the armchair traveller. Please enjoy the journey.
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Divers Voyages Touching the Discoverie of America
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Richard Hakluyt
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1967 (originally published 1582)
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Special Collections E121 Q75
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Books
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Amsterdam: Theatrum Orbis Terrarum (facsimile; original published in London for Thomas Woodcocke)
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Richard Hakluyt (1552-1616) was 16 when he spied a ‘universal Mappe’ lying on the desk of his cousin, Richard Hakluyt, a Middle Temple lawyer. From this moment, Hakluyt developed a life-long passion for geography and cosmography. His first significant compilation was <em>Divers Voyages Touching the Discoverie of America</em> (1582), in which, as an enthusiast of English overseas expansion, he advanced England’s claim to North America on the basis of priority of discovery. Hakluyt also included two maps in this work. This one was by Robert Thorne, produced in 1527 for the Muscovy Company. Note North America, and the fact that there is no passage to the Indies depicted.
Hakluyt Society
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Intrepid Journeys. Travelling with the Hakluyt Society. Online exhibition
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Special Collections, University of Otago
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8th June, 2017
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‘I am on the road to Timbuktu’ <br /><br />Intrepid Journeys is an exhibition that highlights two major aspects. The first is the Hakluyt Society, established in London in 1846 with a commitment to print rare or unpublished voyages and travels. Beginning in 1847 with <em>The Observations of Sir Richard Hawkins, Knt in his Voyage into the South Sea in the year 1593</em>, their publication programme has continued, enthralling readers around the world with the accounts of a wide range of voyagers and travellers, who manage to document something of their toil and adventures as they traverse unknown and distant regions. The second aspect celebrates the work of Dr Esmond de Beer, the Dunedin-born scholar of John Evelyn and John Locke, who was President of the Hakluyt Society from 1972 to 1978. De Beer and his sisters were generous and indefatigable supporters of the Society and its activities. He is the University of Otago Library’s prime benefactor, giving his large library collection to Special Collections. <br /><br />Rather than concentrate on well-travelled paths like the Pacific, more attention in this exhibition has been given to those lesser known accounts, those that reveal something of those strange, exotic, out of the way areas of the world that have been explored, travelled, and mapped. The range is wide, covering 14th century Greenland and 17th century India, to mysterious Timbuktu, and travel into the interior of Australia. Magellan, James Cook, and Carteret also feature. Importantly, included are a number of maps. Not only do these documents help ground the reader in what was the real world, ‘terra firma’, but they also offer excellent visual impact. The Hakluyt Society continues to produce very pleasing, scholarly editions that make journeying easy and accessible; ideal for the armchair traveller. Please enjoy the journey.
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Richard Hakluyt
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Charles Earner Kempe
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1905
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Wikimedia Commons
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Photograph
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___
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Richard Hakluyt reading a book, from a stained glass window created by Charles Earner Kempe in 1905 in Bristol Cathedral.
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Intrepid Journeys. Travelling with the Hakluyt Society. Online exhibition
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Special Collections, University of Otago
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8th June, 2017
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‘I am on the road to Timbuktu’ <br /><br />Intrepid Journeys is an exhibition that highlights two major aspects. The first is the Hakluyt Society, established in London in 1846 with a commitment to print rare or unpublished voyages and travels. Beginning in 1847 with <em>The Observations of Sir Richard Hawkins, Knt in his Voyage into the South Sea in the year 1593</em>, their publication programme has continued, enthralling readers around the world with the accounts of a wide range of voyagers and travellers, who manage to document something of their toil and adventures as they traverse unknown and distant regions. The second aspect celebrates the work of Dr Esmond de Beer, the Dunedin-born scholar of John Evelyn and John Locke, who was President of the Hakluyt Society from 1972 to 1978. De Beer and his sisters were generous and indefatigable supporters of the Society and its activities. He is the University of Otago Library’s prime benefactor, giving his large library collection to Special Collections. <br /><br />Rather than concentrate on well-travelled paths like the Pacific, more attention in this exhibition has been given to those lesser known accounts, those that reveal something of those strange, exotic, out of the way areas of the world that have been explored, travelled, and mapped. The range is wide, covering 14th century Greenland and 17th century India, to mysterious Timbuktu, and travel into the interior of Australia. Magellan, James Cook, and Carteret also feature. Importantly, included are a number of maps. Not only do these documents help ground the reader in what was the real world, ‘terra firma’, but they also offer excellent visual impact. The Hakluyt Society continues to produce very pleasing, scholarly editions that make journeying easy and accessible; ideal for the armchair traveller. Please enjoy the journey.
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The Observations of Sir Richard Hawkins, Knt in his Voyage into the South Sea in the Year 1593
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[Richard Hawkins]
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1847
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Special Collections E129 H4 A3 1847
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Books
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London: Printed for the Hakluyt Society
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The first work published by the Hakluyt Society was <em>The Observations of Sir Richard Hawkins, Knt in his Voyage into the South Sea in the Year 1593</em> (1847). Initially there were two other contenders for publication: a new edition of Hakluyt’s own <em>Divers Voyages</em>, and the 1606 voyage of Sir Henry Middleton. Although the Hawkins was a reprint (it first appeared in 1622), it contains the beginnings of all the scholarly apparatus that would feature in later Society publications: rigorous editing, footnotes, citations, bibliography, maps, and indexes.
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Intrepid Journeys. Travelling with the Hakluyt Society. Online exhibition
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Special Collections, University of Otago
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8th June, 2017
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Special Collection, University of Otago Library
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‘I am on the road to Timbuktu’ <br /><br />Intrepid Journeys is an exhibition that highlights two major aspects. The first is the Hakluyt Society, established in London in 1846 with a commitment to print rare or unpublished voyages and travels. Beginning in 1847 with <em>The Observations of Sir Richard Hawkins, Knt in his Voyage into the South Sea in the year 1593</em>, their publication programme has continued, enthralling readers around the world with the accounts of a wide range of voyagers and travellers, who manage to document something of their toil and adventures as they traverse unknown and distant regions. The second aspect celebrates the work of Dr Esmond de Beer, the Dunedin-born scholar of John Evelyn and John Locke, who was President of the Hakluyt Society from 1972 to 1978. De Beer and his sisters were generous and indefatigable supporters of the Society and its activities. He is the University of Otago Library’s prime benefactor, giving his large library collection to Special Collections. <br /><br />Rather than concentrate on well-travelled paths like the Pacific, more attention in this exhibition has been given to those lesser known accounts, those that reveal something of those strange, exotic, out of the way areas of the world that have been explored, travelled, and mapped. The range is wide, covering 14th century Greenland and 17th century India, to mysterious Timbuktu, and travel into the interior of Australia. Magellan, James Cook, and Carteret also feature. Importantly, included are a number of maps. Not only do these documents help ground the reader in what was the real world, ‘terra firma’, but they also offer excellent visual impact. The Hakluyt Society continues to produce very pleasing, scholarly editions that make journeying easy and accessible; ideal for the armchair traveller. Please enjoy the journey.
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The Principall Navigations, Voiages, and Discoveries of the English Nation. Vol. I
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Richard Hakluyt
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1965 (originally published in 1589)
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Special Collections G242 H419 1965
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Books
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Cambridge: Published for the Hakluyt Society and the Peabody Museum of Salem at the University Press (facsimile; original published in London by George Bishop and Ralph Newberie)
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In 1589, Hakluyt produced his <em>The Principall Navigations, Voiages and Discoveries of the English Nation</em>, a folio of over 800 pages. Between 1598 and 1600, he expanded it to a three-volume folio edition, running to over 1.7 million words in about 2000 pages. <em>Principall Navigations</em> was based on original sources and records of explorers and travellers. Indeed, Hakluyt was scrupulous as a compiler, and it is said that he knew every mapmaker, traveller, merchant-adventurer, explorer, and court official from whom he acquired the most up-to-date information. Embedded in this work is a copy of Abraham Ortelius’ famed <em>Typus Orbis Terrarum</em>, a map first published in 1564. A translation of the quote by Cicero reads: ‘Who can consider human affairs to be great, when he comprehends the eternity and vastness of the entire world?’
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Intrepid Journeys. Travelling with the Hakluyt Society. Online exhibition
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Special Collections, University of Otago
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8th June, 2017
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Special Collection, University of Otago Library
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‘I am on the road to Timbuktu’ <br /><br />Intrepid Journeys is an exhibition that highlights two major aspects. The first is the Hakluyt Society, established in London in 1846 with a commitment to print rare or unpublished voyages and travels. Beginning in 1847 with <em>The Observations of Sir Richard Hawkins, Knt in his Voyage into the South Sea in the year 1593</em>, their publication programme has continued, enthralling readers around the world with the accounts of a wide range of voyagers and travellers, who manage to document something of their toil and adventures as they traverse unknown and distant regions. The second aspect celebrates the work of Dr Esmond de Beer, the Dunedin-born scholar of John Evelyn and John Locke, who was President of the Hakluyt Society from 1972 to 1978. De Beer and his sisters were generous and indefatigable supporters of the Society and its activities. He is the University of Otago Library’s prime benefactor, giving his large library collection to Special Collections. <br /><br />Rather than concentrate on well-travelled paths like the Pacific, more attention in this exhibition has been given to those lesser known accounts, those that reveal something of those strange, exotic, out of the way areas of the world that have been explored, travelled, and mapped. The range is wide, covering 14th century Greenland and 17th century India, to mysterious Timbuktu, and travel into the interior of Australia. Magellan, James Cook, and Carteret also feature. Importantly, included are a number of maps. Not only do these documents help ground the reader in what was the real world, ‘terra firma’, but they also offer excellent visual impact. The Hakluyt Society continues to produce very pleasing, scholarly editions that make journeying easy and accessible; ideal for the armchair traveller. Please enjoy the journey.
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The Principall Navigations, Voiages, and Discoveries of the English Nation. Vol. II
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Richard Hakluyt
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1965 (originally published 1589)
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Special Collections G242 H419 1965
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Books
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Cambridge: Published for the Hakluyt Society and the Peabody Museum of Salem at the University Press (facsimile; original published in London by George Bishop and Ralph Newberie)
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While living in France between 1583 and 1588, Hakluyt heard of the achievements of other nations, but to him, at least, no one cared ‘to recommend to the world, the industrious labors, and painefull travels of our country men’. <em>Principall Navigations</em> was the result. Here is the beginning of Francis Drake’s 1577 voyage, in which he became the second person to circumnavigate the world in a single expedition. Drake (c.1540-1596) was a sea captain, privateer, navigator, and slaver; hero to the English, but a pirate in the eyes of the Spaniards.
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Intrepid Journeys. Travelling with the Hakluyt Society. Online exhibition
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Special Collections, University of Otago
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8th June, 2017
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Special Collection, University of Otago Library
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‘I am on the road to Timbuktu’ <br /><br />Intrepid Journeys is an exhibition that highlights two major aspects. The first is the Hakluyt Society, established in London in 1846 with a commitment to print rare or unpublished voyages and travels. Beginning in 1847 with <em>The Observations of Sir Richard Hawkins, Knt in his Voyage into the South Sea in the year 1593</em>, their publication programme has continued, enthralling readers around the world with the accounts of a wide range of voyagers and travellers, who manage to document something of their toil and adventures as they traverse unknown and distant regions. The second aspect celebrates the work of Dr Esmond de Beer, the Dunedin-born scholar of John Evelyn and John Locke, who was President of the Hakluyt Society from 1972 to 1978. De Beer and his sisters were generous and indefatigable supporters of the Society and its activities. He is the University of Otago Library’s prime benefactor, giving his large library collection to Special Collections. <br /><br />Rather than concentrate on well-travelled paths like the Pacific, more attention in this exhibition has been given to those lesser known accounts, those that reveal something of those strange, exotic, out of the way areas of the world that have been explored, travelled, and mapped. The range is wide, covering 14th century Greenland and 17th century India, to mysterious Timbuktu, and travel into the interior of Australia. Magellan, James Cook, and Carteret also feature. Importantly, included are a number of maps. Not only do these documents help ground the reader in what was the real world, ‘terra firma’, but they also offer excellent visual impact. The Hakluyt Society continues to produce very pleasing, scholarly editions that make journeying easy and accessible; ideal for the armchair traveller. Please enjoy the journey.
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The Principall Navigations, Voiages, and Discoveries of the English Nation. Vol. I
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Richard Hakluyt
Date
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1965 (originally published in 1589)
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Special Collections G242 H419 1965
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Books
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Cambridge: Published for the Hakluyt Society and the Peabody Museum of Salem at the University Press (facsimile; original published in London by George Bishop and Ralph Newberie)
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The facsimile title page of Hakluyt's <em>Principall Navigations</em>.
Hakluyt Society
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Intrepid Journeys. Travelling with the Hakluyt Society. Online exhibition
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Special Collections, University of Otago
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8th June, 2017
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Special Collection, University of Otago Library
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‘I am on the road to Timbuktu’ <br /><br />Intrepid Journeys is an exhibition that highlights two major aspects. The first is the Hakluyt Society, established in London in 1846 with a commitment to print rare or unpublished voyages and travels. Beginning in 1847 with <em>The Observations of Sir Richard Hawkins, Knt in his Voyage into the South Sea in the year 1593</em>, their publication programme has continued, enthralling readers around the world with the accounts of a wide range of voyagers and travellers, who manage to document something of their toil and adventures as they traverse unknown and distant regions. The second aspect celebrates the work of Dr Esmond de Beer, the Dunedin-born scholar of John Evelyn and John Locke, who was President of the Hakluyt Society from 1972 to 1978. De Beer and his sisters were generous and indefatigable supporters of the Society and its activities. He is the University of Otago Library’s prime benefactor, giving his large library collection to Special Collections. <br /><br />Rather than concentrate on well-travelled paths like the Pacific, more attention in this exhibition has been given to those lesser known accounts, those that reveal something of those strange, exotic, out of the way areas of the world that have been explored, travelled, and mapped. The range is wide, covering 14th century Greenland and 17th century India, to mysterious Timbuktu, and travel into the interior of Australia. Magellan, James Cook, and Carteret also feature. Importantly, included are a number of maps. Not only do these documents help ground the reader in what was the real world, ‘terra firma’, but they also offer excellent visual impact. The Hakluyt Society continues to produce very pleasing, scholarly editions that make journeying easy and accessible; ideal for the armchair traveller. Please enjoy the journey.
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Compassing the Vaste Globe of the Earth: Studies in the History of the Hakluyt Society 1846-1996: with a Complete List of the Society’s Publications
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Edited by R. C. Bridges and P.E.H. Hair
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1996
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Journals G161 H2 Ser.2 no.183
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Books
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London: Hakluyt Society
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The Hakluyt Society was established in London in 1846. One major aim was to carry on Hakluyt’s own pioneering work, establishing a legacy that commemorated his name. A programme of printing ‘rare or unpublished Voyages and Travels’ began. From 1847 to 2016, the Society has published an impressive number of books: some 320 titles encompassing Series I, II, and III; 47 in Extra Series (including James Cook publications); and various occasional booklets. Here is Hair’s listing of books from 1847 to 1995. An updated bibliography by R. C. Bridges and R. J. Howgego is located on the Hakluyt Society website.
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Intrepid Journeys. Travelling with the Hakluyt Society. Online exhibition
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Special Collections, University of Otago
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8th June, 2017
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Special Collection, University of Otago Library
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‘I am on the road to Timbuktu’ <br /><br />Intrepid Journeys is an exhibition that highlights two major aspects. The first is the Hakluyt Society, established in London in 1846 with a commitment to print rare or unpublished voyages and travels. Beginning in 1847 with <em>The Observations of Sir Richard Hawkins, Knt in his Voyage into the South Sea in the year 1593</em>, their publication programme has continued, enthralling readers around the world with the accounts of a wide range of voyagers and travellers, who manage to document something of their toil and adventures as they traverse unknown and distant regions. The second aspect celebrates the work of Dr Esmond de Beer, the Dunedin-born scholar of John Evelyn and John Locke, who was President of the Hakluyt Society from 1972 to 1978. De Beer and his sisters were generous and indefatigable supporters of the Society and its activities. He is the University of Otago Library’s prime benefactor, giving his large library collection to Special Collections. <br /><br />Rather than concentrate on well-travelled paths like the Pacific, more attention in this exhibition has been given to those lesser known accounts, those that reveal something of those strange, exotic, out of the way areas of the world that have been explored, travelled, and mapped. The range is wide, covering 14th century Greenland and 17th century India, to mysterious Timbuktu, and travel into the interior of Australia. Magellan, James Cook, and Carteret also feature. Importantly, included are a number of maps. Not only do these documents help ground the reader in what was the real world, ‘terra firma’, but they also offer excellent visual impact. The Hakluyt Society continues to produce very pleasing, scholarly editions that make journeying easy and accessible; ideal for the armchair traveller. Please enjoy the journey.
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Select Letters of Christopher Columbus
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[Christopher Columbus]
Date
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1847
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Special Collections E115.2 E5 1847
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Book covers
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London: Printed for the Hakluyt Society
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The second Hakluyt Society publication was edited and translated by Richard Henry Major (1818–1891), honorary secretary of the Society in its first years. This work contains various documents on the ‘discovery’ of America, including five letters by Columbus describing his four voyages. Major was Keeper of Maps at the British Museum and secretary of the Royal Geographical Society. He had a strong bibliographical interest in Columbus’s earliest printed letters, and was keen to identify (in modern terms) the first landfall. The vignette on the cover of the Hakluyt <em>Columbus</em> volume depicts Magellan’s ship ‘Victoria’, chosen by William Desborough Cooley, founder of the Society, because it was ‘a monument to the most remarkable voyage ever performed’ – the first circumnavigation of the world. Adopted by the Society, this logo is still used.
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Intrepid Journeys. Travelling with the Hakluyt Society. Online exhibition
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Special Collections, University of Otago
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8th June, 2017
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Special Collection, University of Otago Library
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‘I am on the road to Timbuktu’ <br /><br />Intrepid Journeys is an exhibition that highlights two major aspects. The first is the Hakluyt Society, established in London in 1846 with a commitment to print rare or unpublished voyages and travels. Beginning in 1847 with <em>The Observations of Sir Richard Hawkins, Knt in his Voyage into the South Sea in the year 1593</em>, their publication programme has continued, enthralling readers around the world with the accounts of a wide range of voyagers and travellers, who manage to document something of their toil and adventures as they traverse unknown and distant regions. The second aspect celebrates the work of Dr Esmond de Beer, the Dunedin-born scholar of John Evelyn and John Locke, who was President of the Hakluyt Society from 1972 to 1978. De Beer and his sisters were generous and indefatigable supporters of the Society and its activities. He is the University of Otago Library’s prime benefactor, giving his large library collection to Special Collections. <br /><br />Rather than concentrate on well-travelled paths like the Pacific, more attention in this exhibition has been given to those lesser known accounts, those that reveal something of those strange, exotic, out of the way areas of the world that have been explored, travelled, and mapped. The range is wide, covering 14th century Greenland and 17th century India, to mysterious Timbuktu, and travel into the interior of Australia. Magellan, James Cook, and Carteret also feature. Importantly, included are a number of maps. Not only do these documents help ground the reader in what was the real world, ‘terra firma’, but they also offer excellent visual impact. The Hakluyt Society continues to produce very pleasing, scholarly editions that make journeying easy and accessible; ideal for the armchair traveller. Please enjoy the journey.
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Annual Report
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The Hakluyt Society
Date
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1988
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Journals G161 H34
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Pamphlets
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London: The Hakluyt Society
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The Irish geographer William Desborough Cooley (c.1795–1883) wanted the Society to be called ‘Columbus Society’, perhaps because it reflected an internationalism; his goal may have been attracting American members into the Society. However, sometime between December 1846 and March 1847, Cooley was persuaded to adopt the name ‘Hakluyt Society’. Like any good Society, there are the usual accountabilities. <em>Annual Reports</em>, like this one, provide information on new members, changes (obituaries), financial matters, and often carry the text of a talk recently given.
Hakluyt Society
Maps
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Intrepid Journeys. Travelling with the Hakluyt Society. Online exhibition
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Special Collections, University of Otago
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8th June, 2017
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Special Collection, University of Otago Library
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‘I am on the road to Timbuktu’ <br /><br />Intrepid Journeys is an exhibition that highlights two major aspects. The first is the Hakluyt Society, established in London in 1846 with a commitment to print rare or unpublished voyages and travels. Beginning in 1847 with <em>The Observations of Sir Richard Hawkins, Knt in his Voyage into the South Sea in the year 1593</em>, their publication programme has continued, enthralling readers around the world with the accounts of a wide range of voyagers and travellers, who manage to document something of their toil and adventures as they traverse unknown and distant regions. The second aspect celebrates the work of Dr Esmond de Beer, the Dunedin-born scholar of John Evelyn and John Locke, who was President of the Hakluyt Society from 1972 to 1978. De Beer and his sisters were generous and indefatigable supporters of the Society and its activities. He is the University of Otago Library’s prime benefactor, giving his large library collection to Special Collections. <br /><br />Rather than concentrate on well-travelled paths like the Pacific, more attention in this exhibition has been given to those lesser known accounts, those that reveal something of those strange, exotic, out of the way areas of the world that have been explored, travelled, and mapped. The range is wide, covering 14th century Greenland and 17th century India, to mysterious Timbuktu, and travel into the interior of Australia. Magellan, James Cook, and Carteret also feature. Importantly, included are a number of maps. Not only do these documents help ground the reader in what was the real world, ‘terra firma’, but they also offer excellent visual impact. The Hakluyt Society continues to produce very pleasing, scholarly editions that make journeying easy and accessible; ideal for the armchair traveller. Please enjoy the journey.
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The Hakluyt Society Society Dinner, The Canterbury Club, Christchurch, 17 October 1997
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The Hakluyt Society
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[1998]
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Private collection
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Pamphlets
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Christchurch: Antipodean Papers
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The Hakluyt Society has honorary secretaries based around the world. The current New Zealand representative is John Robson, Maps Librarian, Waikato University, Hamilton. For an annual subscription of ₤60.00 members receive all volumes published by the Society, other than those of the Extra Series, during the period of their membership. Occasionally local events are organised. In October 1997, New Zealand members held a dinner at the Canterbury Club, with guest speaker Professor Peter Holland (Geography, University of Otago). A limited edition publication of that occasion was produced (60 copies only). Here is the printed list of attendees, and the dinner menu for that night.
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Maps
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Intrepid Journeys. Travelling with the Hakluyt Society. Online exhibition
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Special Collections, University of Otago
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8th June, 2017
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Special Collection, University of Otago Library
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‘I am on the road to Timbuktu’ <br /><br />Intrepid Journeys is an exhibition that highlights two major aspects. The first is the Hakluyt Society, established in London in 1846 with a commitment to print rare or unpublished voyages and travels. Beginning in 1847 with <em>The Observations of Sir Richard Hawkins, Knt in his Voyage into the South Sea in the year 1593</em>, their publication programme has continued, enthralling readers around the world with the accounts of a wide range of voyagers and travellers, who manage to document something of their toil and adventures as they traverse unknown and distant regions. The second aspect celebrates the work of Dr Esmond de Beer, the Dunedin-born scholar of John Evelyn and John Locke, who was President of the Hakluyt Society from 1972 to 1978. De Beer and his sisters were generous and indefatigable supporters of the Society and its activities. He is the University of Otago Library’s prime benefactor, giving his large library collection to Special Collections. <br /><br />Rather than concentrate on well-travelled paths like the Pacific, more attention in this exhibition has been given to those lesser known accounts, those that reveal something of those strange, exotic, out of the way areas of the world that have been explored, travelled, and mapped. The range is wide, covering 14th century Greenland and 17th century India, to mysterious Timbuktu, and travel into the interior of Australia. Magellan, James Cook, and Carteret also feature. Importantly, included are a number of maps. Not only do these documents help ground the reader in what was the real world, ‘terra firma’, but they also offer excellent visual impact. The Hakluyt Society continues to produce very pleasing, scholarly editions that make journeying easy and accessible; ideal for the armchair traveller. Please enjoy the journey.
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The First Voyage Round the World by Magellan. Translated from the Accounts of Pigafetta
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Translated, with notes, by Lord Stanley of Alderley
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1874
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Journals G161 H2 Ser.1 no.52
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Books
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London: Printed for the Hakluyt Society
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The journal written by Antonio Pigafetta (c.1491-c.1531) is the main source for the voyage undertaken by Ferdinand Magellan (1480-1521), the Portuguese explorer who was the first to circumnavigate the world. Magellan was killed in the Philippines on the return journey. In 1519, five vessels left Seville:<em> Trinidad</em> (the flagship); <em>San Antonio</em>; <em>Concepción</em>; <em>Santiago</em>; and <em>Victoria</em>. On 6 September 1522, only the last arrived back, carrying 18 of the 270 original crew. Perhaps Magellan’s greatest feat was negotiating the Straits that now bear his name, and inching his way into the ‘peaceful sea’ – the Pacific Ocean. This work, translated by Lord Stanley, 3rd Baron Stanley of Alderley (1827-1903), also includes a biography on Magellan, and log-book details of Francisco Alvaro, the pilot.
Hakluyt Society
Maps
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Intrepid Journeys. Travelling with the Hakluyt Society. Online exhibition
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Special Collections, University of Otago
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8th June, 2017
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Special Collection, University of Otago Library
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‘I am on the road to Timbuktu’ <br /><br />Intrepid Journeys is an exhibition that highlights two major aspects. The first is the Hakluyt Society, established in London in 1846 with a commitment to print rare or unpublished voyages and travels. Beginning in 1847 with <em>The Observations of Sir Richard Hawkins, Knt in his Voyage into the South Sea in the year 1593</em>, their publication programme has continued, enthralling readers around the world with the accounts of a wide range of voyagers and travellers, who manage to document something of their toil and adventures as they traverse unknown and distant regions. The second aspect celebrates the work of Dr Esmond de Beer, the Dunedin-born scholar of John Evelyn and John Locke, who was President of the Hakluyt Society from 1972 to 1978. De Beer and his sisters were generous and indefatigable supporters of the Society and its activities. He is the University of Otago Library’s prime benefactor, giving his large library collection to Special Collections. <br /><br />Rather than concentrate on well-travelled paths like the Pacific, more attention in this exhibition has been given to those lesser known accounts, those that reveal something of those strange, exotic, out of the way areas of the world that have been explored, travelled, and mapped. The range is wide, covering 14th century Greenland and 17th century India, to mysterious Timbuktu, and travel into the interior of Australia. Magellan, James Cook, and Carteret also feature. Importantly, included are a number of maps. Not only do these documents help ground the reader in what was the real world, ‘terra firma’, but they also offer excellent visual impact. The Hakluyt Society continues to produce very pleasing, scholarly editions that make journeying easy and accessible; ideal for the armchair traveller. Please enjoy the journey.
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Carteret’s Voyage Round the World, 1766-1769
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Edited by Helen Wallis
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1965
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Journals G161 H2 Ser.2 no. 124
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Books
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Cambridge: University Press for the Hakluyt Society
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In the preface to this Hakluyt volume, editor Helen Wallis quotes a late 17th century voyager: ‘We for a long time, …convers’d with Monsters of both Men and Beasts.’ She continues: ‘Patagonian giants, the fierce Santa Cruzian…, wily Buginese princes of Celebes, and the South African giraffe’. All feature in the first voyage of Philip Carteret (1733-1796), a circumnavigation of the world undertaken between 1764 and 1766. Despite horrendous storms, an outbreak of scurvy, and separation from Samuel Wallis, who commanded the sister ship <em>Dolphin</em>, Carteret, in command of the <em>Swallow</em>, went on to discover Pitcairn Island, to re-discover Mendaña’s Santa Cruz, and to name Gower Island, part of the Solomon Island Archipelago. The original of Edward Leigh’s map of the Strait, and Carteret’s journal are in the Dixson Collection, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney.
Hakluyt Society
Maps
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Intrepid Journeys. Travelling with the Hakluyt Society. Online exhibition
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Special Collections, University of Otago
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8th June, 2017
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Special Collection, University of Otago Library
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‘I am on the road to Timbuktu’ <br /><br />Intrepid Journeys is an exhibition that highlights two major aspects. The first is the Hakluyt Society, established in London in 1846 with a commitment to print rare or unpublished voyages and travels. Beginning in 1847 with <em>The Observations of Sir Richard Hawkins, Knt in his Voyage into the South Sea in the year 1593</em>, their publication programme has continued, enthralling readers around the world with the accounts of a wide range of voyagers and travellers, who manage to document something of their toil and adventures as they traverse unknown and distant regions. The second aspect celebrates the work of Dr Esmond de Beer, the Dunedin-born scholar of John Evelyn and John Locke, who was President of the Hakluyt Society from 1972 to 1978. De Beer and his sisters were generous and indefatigable supporters of the Society and its activities. He is the University of Otago Library’s prime benefactor, giving his large library collection to Special Collections. <br /><br />Rather than concentrate on well-travelled paths like the Pacific, more attention in this exhibition has been given to those lesser known accounts, those that reveal something of those strange, exotic, out of the way areas of the world that have been explored, travelled, and mapped. The range is wide, covering 14th century Greenland and 17th century India, to mysterious Timbuktu, and travel into the interior of Australia. Magellan, James Cook, and Carteret also feature. Importantly, included are a number of maps. Not only do these documents help ground the reader in what was the real world, ‘terra firma’, but they also offer excellent visual impact. The Hakluyt Society continues to produce very pleasing, scholarly editions that make journeying easy and accessible; ideal for the armchair traveller. Please enjoy the journey.
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Travels of Fray Sebastien Manrique 1629-1643. Vol. II: China, India
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Translated, with notes, by Lieutenant Colonel C. Eckford Luard
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1927
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Journals G161 H2 Ser. 2 no. 61
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Books
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Oxford: Printed for the Hakluyt Society
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The Portuguese missionary Sebastien Manrique (c.1590–1669) travelled around countries of the East for about fifteen years during 1628–1643. While he spent much time in South East Asia, he did venture to the island of Macan, modern-day Macau (Ngao-man, or ‘Baygate’) on the China coast, which for many years was administered by the Portuguese. The first edition of his travels was published in Rome in 1649. This is the first English language edition and carries all the hallmarks of a Hakluyt Society publication, including footnote detail on Portuguese involvement in the area, geography, biography, and word definitions. Manrique was murdered in London by his Portuguese manservant in 1669.
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Maps
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Intrepid Journeys. Travelling with the Hakluyt Society. Online exhibition
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Special Collections, University of Otago
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8th June, 2017
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Special Collection, University of Otago Library
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‘I am on the road to Timbuktu’ <br /><br />Intrepid Journeys is an exhibition that highlights two major aspects. The first is the Hakluyt Society, established in London in 1846 with a commitment to print rare or unpublished voyages and travels. Beginning in 1847 with <em>The Observations of Sir Richard Hawkins, Knt in his Voyage into the South Sea in the year 1593</em>, their publication programme has continued, enthralling readers around the world with the accounts of a wide range of voyagers and travellers, who manage to document something of their toil and adventures as they traverse unknown and distant regions. The second aspect celebrates the work of Dr Esmond de Beer, the Dunedin-born scholar of John Evelyn and John Locke, who was President of the Hakluyt Society from 1972 to 1978. De Beer and his sisters were generous and indefatigable supporters of the Society and its activities. He is the University of Otago Library’s prime benefactor, giving his large library collection to Special Collections. <br /><br />Rather than concentrate on well-travelled paths like the Pacific, more attention in this exhibition has been given to those lesser known accounts, those that reveal something of those strange, exotic, out of the way areas of the world that have been explored, travelled, and mapped. The range is wide, covering 14th century Greenland and 17th century India, to mysterious Timbuktu, and travel into the interior of Australia. Magellan, James Cook, and Carteret also feature. Importantly, included are a number of maps. Not only do these documents help ground the reader in what was the real world, ‘terra firma’, but they also offer excellent visual impact. The Hakluyt Society continues to produce very pleasing, scholarly editions that make journeying easy and accessible; ideal for the armchair traveller. Please enjoy the journey.
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The Troublesome Voyage of Captain Edward Fenton 1582-1583: Narratives and Documents
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Edited by Eva Germaine Rimington Taylor
Date
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1959
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Journals G161 H2 Ser.2 no.113
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Books
Publisher
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Cambridge: Published for the Hakluyt Society at the University Press
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Keen to establish a trading base in the Far East, a syndicate was formed under the Earl of Leicester, who eventually gave Captain Edward Fenton (d.1603) command of a voyage destined for Cathay (China). Fenton’s expedition was a complete disaster, never getting past Brazil. Off the African coast he became delusional, wanting to seize St Helena and make himself ‘King’; he failed miserably in trade negotiations with the Portuguese at São Vicente (Cape Verde); and he faced serious quarrels with men on board. Here is a page from the Hakluyt Society version of his journal of this abortive expedition and a map of São Vicente (c.1570).
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Maps
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Intrepid Journeys. Travelling with the Hakluyt Society. Online exhibition
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Special Collections, University of Otago
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8th June, 2017
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Special Collection, University of Otago Library
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‘I am on the road to Timbuktu’ <br /><br />Intrepid Journeys is an exhibition that highlights two major aspects. The first is the Hakluyt Society, established in London in 1846 with a commitment to print rare or unpublished voyages and travels. Beginning in 1847 with <em>The Observations of Sir Richard Hawkins, Knt in his Voyage into the South Sea in the year 1593</em>, their publication programme has continued, enthralling readers around the world with the accounts of a wide range of voyagers and travellers, who manage to document something of their toil and adventures as they traverse unknown and distant regions. The second aspect celebrates the work of Dr Esmond de Beer, the Dunedin-born scholar of John Evelyn and John Locke, who was President of the Hakluyt Society from 1972 to 1978. De Beer and his sisters were generous and indefatigable supporters of the Society and its activities. He is the University of Otago Library’s prime benefactor, giving his large library collection to Special Collections. <br /><br />Rather than concentrate on well-travelled paths like the Pacific, more attention in this exhibition has been given to those lesser known accounts, those that reveal something of those strange, exotic, out of the way areas of the world that have been explored, travelled, and mapped. The range is wide, covering 14th century Greenland and 17th century India, to mysterious Timbuktu, and travel into the interior of Australia. Magellan, James Cook, and Carteret also feature. Importantly, included are a number of maps. Not only do these documents help ground the reader in what was the real world, ‘terra firma’, but they also offer excellent visual impact. The Hakluyt Society continues to produce very pleasing, scholarly editions that make journeying easy and accessible; ideal for the armchair traveller. Please enjoy the journey.
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João Rodrigues’s Account of Sixteenth-Century Japan
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Edited by Michael Cooper
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2001
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Central G161 H2 Ser.3 no.07
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Books
Publisher
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London: Hakluyt Society
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João Rodrigues (c.1561-1633) was a Portuguese Jesuit missionary who spent 33 years in Japan between 1577 and 1610. While living at Nagasaki, he published <em>Arte da Lingoa de Iapam</em>, a Portuguese grammar of the Japanese language, a seminal work in its field. And because of his familiarity with language and custom, he was often employed as an interpreter between the Jesuits and the Japanese authorities. His original account – <em>Historia da Igreja do Japāo</em> – is no longer extant, and this publication, which describes the country, its people, customs and etiquette, was based on a copy made in Macao during the 1740s.
Hakluyt Society
Maps
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Intrepid Journeys. Travelling with the Hakluyt Society. Online exhibition
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Special Collections, University of Otago
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8th June, 2017
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Special Collection, University of Otago Library
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‘I am on the road to Timbuktu’ <br /><br />Intrepid Journeys is an exhibition that highlights two major aspects. The first is the Hakluyt Society, established in London in 1846 with a commitment to print rare or unpublished voyages and travels. Beginning in 1847 with <em>The Observations of Sir Richard Hawkins, Knt in his Voyage into the South Sea in the year 1593</em>, their publication programme has continued, enthralling readers around the world with the accounts of a wide range of voyagers and travellers, who manage to document something of their toil and adventures as they traverse unknown and distant regions. The second aspect celebrates the work of Dr Esmond de Beer, the Dunedin-born scholar of John Evelyn and John Locke, who was President of the Hakluyt Society from 1972 to 1978. De Beer and his sisters were generous and indefatigable supporters of the Society and its activities. He is the University of Otago Library’s prime benefactor, giving his large library collection to Special Collections. <br /><br />Rather than concentrate on well-travelled paths like the Pacific, more attention in this exhibition has been given to those lesser known accounts, those that reveal something of those strange, exotic, out of the way areas of the world that have been explored, travelled, and mapped. The range is wide, covering 14th century Greenland and 17th century India, to mysterious Timbuktu, and travel into the interior of Australia. Magellan, James Cook, and Carteret also feature. Importantly, included are a number of maps. Not only do these documents help ground the reader in what was the real world, ‘terra firma’, but they also offer excellent visual impact. The Hakluyt Society continues to produce very pleasing, scholarly editions that make journeying easy and accessible; ideal for the armchair traveller. Please enjoy the journey.
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The Voyages of the Venetian Brothers, Nicolo & Antonio Zeno, to the Northern Seas in the XIVth Century
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Translated and edited by Richard Henry Major
Date
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1873
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Journals G161 H2 Ser.1 no.50
Type
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Books
Publisher
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London: Hakluyt Society
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Questions surround the narrative of the voyage of the Venetian brothers Nicolò and Antonio Zeno, and the accompanying map, drawn about 1380. Was it real, or fiction? Their voyage is said to have occurred in the 14th century. They sailed into the North Atlantic, ending up on the coast of ‘Frisland’, and then to lands they called Icara, Drogeo, and Estotiland. Recent scholarship has claimed that the voyage did in fact take place, and that ‘Frisland’ was in reality the Faeroes, and ‘Estotiland’ a likely settlement on the coast of Greenland. Real or not, the editor, Richard Henry Major, felt it was the Society’s duty to present to subscribers the most up-to-date information on this extraordinary voyage.
Hakluyt Society
Maps
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Intrepid Journeys. Travelling with the Hakluyt Society. Online exhibition
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Special Collections, University of Otago
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8th June, 2017
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Special Collection, University of Otago Library
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‘I am on the road to Timbuktu’ <br /><br />Intrepid Journeys is an exhibition that highlights two major aspects. The first is the Hakluyt Society, established in London in 1846 with a commitment to print rare or unpublished voyages and travels. Beginning in 1847 with <em>The Observations of Sir Richard Hawkins, Knt in his Voyage into the South Sea in the year 1593</em>, their publication programme has continued, enthralling readers around the world with the accounts of a wide range of voyagers and travellers, who manage to document something of their toil and adventures as they traverse unknown and distant regions. The second aspect celebrates the work of Dr Esmond de Beer, the Dunedin-born scholar of John Evelyn and John Locke, who was President of the Hakluyt Society from 1972 to 1978. De Beer and his sisters were generous and indefatigable supporters of the Society and its activities. He is the University of Otago Library’s prime benefactor, giving his large library collection to Special Collections. <br /><br />Rather than concentrate on well-travelled paths like the Pacific, more attention in this exhibition has been given to those lesser known accounts, those that reveal something of those strange, exotic, out of the way areas of the world that have been explored, travelled, and mapped. The range is wide, covering 14th century Greenland and 17th century India, to mysterious Timbuktu, and travel into the interior of Australia. Magellan, James Cook, and Carteret also feature. Importantly, included are a number of maps. Not only do these documents help ground the reader in what was the real world, ‘terra firma’, but they also offer excellent visual impact. The Hakluyt Society continues to produce very pleasing, scholarly editions that make journeying easy and accessible; ideal for the armchair traveller. Please enjoy the journey.
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The Iceland Journal of Henry Holland, 1810
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Edited by Andrew Wawn
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1987
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Journals G161 H2 Ser.2 no.168
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Books
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London: Hakluyt Society
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At a meeting of the Royal Society of Edinburgh in February 1810, it was suggested to Henry Holland (1788-1873), future physician to Queen Victoria, that he join an expedition to Iceland with Sir George Mackenzie (1780-1848). For Holland, it was an opportunity to examine some of Iceland’s 130 active and extinct volcanic mountains. He became a confirmed Icelandophile, visiting the country twice, first in 1810 and then again in 1871. In this edition, Holland ranges in topic from weather and the country’s parishes, to commerce and population. The maps, like this one of the route from Reykjavík to Hvítárvellir, were sketched by him.
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Maps
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Intrepid Journeys. Travelling with the Hakluyt Society. Online exhibition
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Special Collections, University of Otago
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8th June, 2017
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‘I am on the road to Timbuktu’ <br /><br />Intrepid Journeys is an exhibition that highlights two major aspects. The first is the Hakluyt Society, established in London in 1846 with a commitment to print rare or unpublished voyages and travels. Beginning in 1847 with <em>The Observations of Sir Richard Hawkins, Knt in his Voyage into the South Sea in the year 1593</em>, their publication programme has continued, enthralling readers around the world with the accounts of a wide range of voyagers and travellers, who manage to document something of their toil and adventures as they traverse unknown and distant regions. The second aspect celebrates the work of Dr Esmond de Beer, the Dunedin-born scholar of John Evelyn and John Locke, who was President of the Hakluyt Society from 1972 to 1978. De Beer and his sisters were generous and indefatigable supporters of the Society and its activities. He is the University of Otago Library’s prime benefactor, giving his large library collection to Special Collections. <br /><br />Rather than concentrate on well-travelled paths like the Pacific, more attention in this exhibition has been given to those lesser known accounts, those that reveal something of those strange, exotic, out of the way areas of the world that have been explored, travelled, and mapped. The range is wide, covering 14th century Greenland and 17th century India, to mysterious Timbuktu, and travel into the interior of Australia. Magellan, James Cook, and Carteret also feature. Importantly, included are a number of maps. Not only do these documents help ground the reader in what was the real world, ‘terra firma’, but they also offer excellent visual impact. The Hakluyt Society continues to produce very pleasing, scholarly editions that make journeying easy and accessible; ideal for the armchair traveller. Please enjoy the journey.
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The Travels of Ibn Battuta, A.D. 1325-1354
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Edited by Sir Hamilton Gibb
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1958
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Journals G161 H2 Ser.2 no.110
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Books
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Cambridge: Published for the Hakluyt Society at the University Press
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While on a pilgrimage to Mecca, Abu Abdullah Mohammed ibn Battuta (1304-c.1369) made a decision to travel throughout the Islamic world. In 1325 he started out from Tangier, and then travelled along the African coast to Alexandria, Cairo, and Syene, and then through to places such as Aleppo, Damascus, Medina, Negef, and Basra. He managed to get to Mecca in 1325, staying there for three years. He later travelled to Sumatra, Cambodia, and parts of China. His was a lifetime of travel, covering some 75,000 miles in forty years; his abiding rule: ‘never, so far as possible, to cover a second time any road.’
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Intrepid Journeys. Travelling with the Hakluyt Society. Online exhibition
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Special Collections, University of Otago
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8th June, 2017
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Special Collection, University of Otago Library
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‘I am on the road to Timbuktu’ <br /><br />Intrepid Journeys is an exhibition that highlights two major aspects. The first is the Hakluyt Society, established in London in 1846 with a commitment to print rare or unpublished voyages and travels. Beginning in 1847 with <em>The Observations of Sir Richard Hawkins, Knt in his Voyage into the South Sea in the year 1593</em>, their publication programme has continued, enthralling readers around the world with the accounts of a wide range of voyagers and travellers, who manage to document something of their toil and adventures as they traverse unknown and distant regions. The second aspect celebrates the work of Dr Esmond de Beer, the Dunedin-born scholar of John Evelyn and John Locke, who was President of the Hakluyt Society from 1972 to 1978. De Beer and his sisters were generous and indefatigable supporters of the Society and its activities. He is the University of Otago Library’s prime benefactor, giving his large library collection to Special Collections. <br /><br />Rather than concentrate on well-travelled paths like the Pacific, more attention in this exhibition has been given to those lesser known accounts, those that reveal something of those strange, exotic, out of the way areas of the world that have been explored, travelled, and mapped. The range is wide, covering 14th century Greenland and 17th century India, to mysterious Timbuktu, and travel into the interior of Australia. Magellan, James Cook, and Carteret also feature. Importantly, included are a number of maps. Not only do these documents help ground the reader in what was the real world, ‘terra firma’, but they also offer excellent visual impact. The Hakluyt Society continues to produce very pleasing, scholarly editions that make journeying easy and accessible; ideal for the armchair traveller. Please enjoy the journey.
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The Desert Route to India: Being the Journals of Four Travellers by the Great Desert Caravan Route between Aleppo and Basra, 1745-1751
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Edited by Douglas Carruthers
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1929
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Journals G161 H2 Ser.2 no.63
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Books
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London: Printed for the Hakluyt Society
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Here is part of a narrative by Bartholomew Plaisted (d.1767), a marine surveyor for the East India Company, who was dismissed for being troublesome. He returned to England via India, travelling along the Great Desert Caravan Route, which provided a short cut from the Mediterranean ports to the Indian seas. He began at Basra on 20th April 1750, and reached Aleppo on 23rd July 1750. On this trip of some 1300 km, he estimated the caravan he was with numbered 5000 camels and 1000 men. He also offered a few travel hints: a tent was essential; boiled butter, cheese, and well-cured tongues were far superior to potted meat; and carting along chinaware improper.
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Intrepid Journeys. Travelling with the Hakluyt Society. Online exhibition
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Special Collections, University of Otago
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8th June, 2017
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Special Collection, University of Otago Library
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‘I am on the road to Timbuktu’ <br /><br />Intrepid Journeys is an exhibition that highlights two major aspects. The first is the Hakluyt Society, established in London in 1846 with a commitment to print rare or unpublished voyages and travels. Beginning in 1847 with <em>The Observations of Sir Richard Hawkins, Knt in his Voyage into the South Sea in the year 1593</em>, their publication programme has continued, enthralling readers around the world with the accounts of a wide range of voyagers and travellers, who manage to document something of their toil and adventures as they traverse unknown and distant regions. The second aspect celebrates the work of Dr Esmond de Beer, the Dunedin-born scholar of John Evelyn and John Locke, who was President of the Hakluyt Society from 1972 to 1978. De Beer and his sisters were generous and indefatigable supporters of the Society and its activities. He is the University of Otago Library’s prime benefactor, giving his large library collection to Special Collections. <br /><br />Rather than concentrate on well-travelled paths like the Pacific, more attention in this exhibition has been given to those lesser known accounts, those that reveal something of those strange, exotic, out of the way areas of the world that have been explored, travelled, and mapped. The range is wide, covering 14th century Greenland and 17th century India, to mysterious Timbuktu, and travel into the interior of Australia. Magellan, James Cook, and Carteret also feature. Importantly, included are a number of maps. Not only do these documents help ground the reader in what was the real world, ‘terra firma’, but they also offer excellent visual impact. The Hakluyt Society continues to produce very pleasing, scholarly editions that make journeying easy and accessible; ideal for the armchair traveller. Please enjoy the journey.
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The Desert Route to India: Being the Journals of Four Travellers by the Great Desert Caravan Route between Aleppo and Basra, 1745-1751
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Edited by Douglas Carruthers
Date
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1929
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Journals G161 H2 Ser.2 no.63
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Books
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London: Printed for the Hakluyt Society
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A map of the route taken by Bartholomew Plaisted (d. 1767) on his overland return journey to England in 1750.
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Intrepid Journeys. Travelling with the Hakluyt Society. Online exhibition
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Special Collections, University of Otago
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8th June, 2017
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Special Collection, University of Otago Library
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‘I am on the road to Timbuktu’ <br /><br />Intrepid Journeys is an exhibition that highlights two major aspects. The first is the Hakluyt Society, established in London in 1846 with a commitment to print rare or unpublished voyages and travels. Beginning in 1847 with <em>The Observations of Sir Richard Hawkins, Knt in his Voyage into the South Sea in the year 1593</em>, their publication programme has continued, enthralling readers around the world with the accounts of a wide range of voyagers and travellers, who manage to document something of their toil and adventures as they traverse unknown and distant regions. The second aspect celebrates the work of Dr Esmond de Beer, the Dunedin-born scholar of John Evelyn and John Locke, who was President of the Hakluyt Society from 1972 to 1978. De Beer and his sisters were generous and indefatigable supporters of the Society and its activities. He is the University of Otago Library’s prime benefactor, giving his large library collection to Special Collections. <br /><br />Rather than concentrate on well-travelled paths like the Pacific, more attention in this exhibition has been given to those lesser known accounts, those that reveal something of those strange, exotic, out of the way areas of the world that have been explored, travelled, and mapped. The range is wide, covering 14th century Greenland and 17th century India, to mysterious Timbuktu, and travel into the interior of Australia. Magellan, James Cook, and Carteret also feature. Importantly, included are a number of maps. Not only do these documents help ground the reader in what was the real world, ‘terra firma’, but they also offer excellent visual impact. The Hakluyt Society continues to produce very pleasing, scholarly editions that make journeying easy and accessible; ideal for the armchair traveller. Please enjoy the journey.
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The Prester John of the Indies: A True Relation of the Lands of Prester John, Being the Narrative of the Portuguese Embassy to Ethiopia in 1520
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Father Francisco Alvares
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1961
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Journals G161 H2 Ser.2 no.114
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Books
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Cambridge: Published for the Hakluyt Society at the University Press
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The missionary Francisco Álvares (c.1465-1541) was among 13 others of the Portuguese embassy expedition, who landed at Massawa on the west coast of the Red Sea in April 1520. They were the first Europeans to have reached the Ethiopian Court, and return safely from it, six years later. On returning to Lisbon, Álvares wrote one of the earliest travel books on Ethiopia, in English:<em> A True Relation of the Lands of Prester John of the Indies</em> (1540). Despite claims that ‘the author is prone to exaggerate’, the work remains important on two levels: it is a first source for Christian Ethiopia (pre-Muslim Somali and Galla invasions); and it contains early descriptions of the antiquities of ancient Aksum and the rock-hewn churches of Lalibela. This second, much corrected, Hakluyt translation was published in 1961.
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Intrepid Journeys. Travelling with the Hakluyt Society. Online exhibition
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Special Collections, University of Otago
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8th June, 2017
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Special Collection, University of Otago Library
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‘I am on the road to Timbuktu’ <br /><br />Intrepid Journeys is an exhibition that highlights two major aspects. The first is the Hakluyt Society, established in London in 1846 with a commitment to print rare or unpublished voyages and travels. Beginning in 1847 with <em>The Observations of Sir Richard Hawkins, Knt in his Voyage into the South Sea in the year 1593</em>, their publication programme has continued, enthralling readers around the world with the accounts of a wide range of voyagers and travellers, who manage to document something of their toil and adventures as they traverse unknown and distant regions. The second aspect celebrates the work of Dr Esmond de Beer, the Dunedin-born scholar of John Evelyn and John Locke, who was President of the Hakluyt Society from 1972 to 1978. De Beer and his sisters were generous and indefatigable supporters of the Society and its activities. He is the University of Otago Library’s prime benefactor, giving his large library collection to Special Collections. <br /><br />Rather than concentrate on well-travelled paths like the Pacific, more attention in this exhibition has been given to those lesser known accounts, those that reveal something of those strange, exotic, out of the way areas of the world that have been explored, travelled, and mapped. The range is wide, covering 14th century Greenland and 17th century India, to mysterious Timbuktu, and travel into the interior of Australia. Magellan, James Cook, and Carteret also feature. Importantly, included are a number of maps. Not only do these documents help ground the reader in what was the real world, ‘terra firma’, but they also offer excellent visual impact. The Hakluyt Society continues to produce very pleasing, scholarly editions that make journeying easy and accessible; ideal for the armchair traveller. Please enjoy the journey.
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Pieter van den Broecke’s Journal of Voyages to Cape Verde, Guinea and Angola, 1605-1612
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Edited by James D. La Fleur
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2000
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Journals G161 H2 Ser.3 no.05
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Books
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London: Hakluyt Society
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Antwerp-born Pieter van den Broecke (1585-1640) was an agent in the service of a number of Dutch trading firms. He travelled to Africa four times, trading in Senegal, Ghana, Zaire, Angola, and the kingdom of Loango. It was a high-risk business: working on the margins of those areas controlled by the Portuguese, avoiding shipwrecks, and hoping for good profits on a safe return. Iron bars and textiles were traded against African hides, ambergris, rice, wax, ivory and gold. Indeed, on his fourth trip (1611), he brought in a cargo of 65,000 pounds of ivory to Amsterdam from a captured Portuguese ship. Abridged versions of his narrative exist, but this is the first full English translation. It is a rich source of information, especially on those communities he encountered during his travels.
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Intrepid Journeys. Travelling with the Hakluyt Society. Online exhibition
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Special Collections, University of Otago
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8th June, 2017
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Special Collection, University of Otago Library
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‘I am on the road to Timbuktu’ <br /><br />Intrepid Journeys is an exhibition that highlights two major aspects. The first is the Hakluyt Society, established in London in 1846 with a commitment to print rare or unpublished voyages and travels. Beginning in 1847 with <em>The Observations of Sir Richard Hawkins, Knt in his Voyage into the South Sea in the year 1593</em>, their publication programme has continued, enthralling readers around the world with the accounts of a wide range of voyagers and travellers, who manage to document something of their toil and adventures as they traverse unknown and distant regions. The second aspect celebrates the work of Dr Esmond de Beer, the Dunedin-born scholar of John Evelyn and John Locke, who was President of the Hakluyt Society from 1972 to 1978. De Beer and his sisters were generous and indefatigable supporters of the Society and its activities. He is the University of Otago Library’s prime benefactor, giving his large library collection to Special Collections. <br /><br />Rather than concentrate on well-travelled paths like the Pacific, more attention in this exhibition has been given to those lesser known accounts, those that reveal something of those strange, exotic, out of the way areas of the world that have been explored, travelled, and mapped. The range is wide, covering 14th century Greenland and 17th century India, to mysterious Timbuktu, and travel into the interior of Australia. Magellan, James Cook, and Carteret also feature. Importantly, included are a number of maps. Not only do these documents help ground the reader in what was the real world, ‘terra firma’, but they also offer excellent visual impact. The Hakluyt Society continues to produce very pleasing, scholarly editions that make journeying easy and accessible; ideal for the armchair traveller. Please enjoy the journey.
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‘Letters of Major Alexander Gordon Laing 1824-1826’ in Missions to the Niger, Vol. I
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Edited by E. W. Bovill
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1962
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Journals G161 H2 Ser.2 no.123
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Books
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Cambridge: Cambridge University Press for the Hakluyt Society
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Who has not wanted to pen the words: ‘I am on the road to Tombuctoo’? So wrote explorer Alexander Gordon Laing (1794-1826) to Hanmer Warrington, his father-in-law, on 3rd November 1825. Supported by Sir Joseph Banks and others, Laing set off to confirm the location of Timbuktu, and position clearly the Niger River. In mid-July 1825, he left Tripoli and started across the Sahara. By August 1826 he was in Timbuktu, after being robbed, stabbed numerous times, and losing his right hand. On preparing to leave the city, he was killed by Tuareg raiders. This publication is a compilation of his writings such as ‘Cursory Remarks’ on the Niger and a few surviving letters. Laing ‘re-discovered’ Timbuktu. It is regarded as one of the great journeys in the history of African exploration.
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Intrepid Journeys. Travelling with the Hakluyt Society. Online exhibition
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Special Collections, University of Otago
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8th June, 2017
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Special Collection, University of Otago Library
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‘I am on the road to Timbuktu’ <br /><br />Intrepid Journeys is an exhibition that highlights two major aspects. The first is the Hakluyt Society, established in London in 1846 with a commitment to print rare or unpublished voyages and travels. Beginning in 1847 with <em>The Observations of Sir Richard Hawkins, Knt in his Voyage into the South Sea in the year 1593</em>, their publication programme has continued, enthralling readers around the world with the accounts of a wide range of voyagers and travellers, who manage to document something of their toil and adventures as they traverse unknown and distant regions. The second aspect celebrates the work of Dr Esmond de Beer, the Dunedin-born scholar of John Evelyn and John Locke, who was President of the Hakluyt Society from 1972 to 1978. De Beer and his sisters were generous and indefatigable supporters of the Society and its activities. He is the University of Otago Library’s prime benefactor, giving his large library collection to Special Collections. <br /><br />Rather than concentrate on well-travelled paths like the Pacific, more attention in this exhibition has been given to those lesser known accounts, those that reveal something of those strange, exotic, out of the way areas of the world that have been explored, travelled, and mapped. The range is wide, covering 14th century Greenland and 17th century India, to mysterious Timbuktu, and travel into the interior of Australia. Magellan, James Cook, and Carteret also feature. Importantly, included are a number of maps. Not only do these documents help ground the reader in what was the real world, ‘terra firma’, but they also offer excellent visual impact. The Hakluyt Society continues to produce very pleasing, scholarly editions that make journeying easy and accessible; ideal for the armchair traveller. Please enjoy the journey.
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The Roanoke Voyages, 1584-1590: Documents to Illustrate the English Voyages to North America under the Patent Granted to Walter Raleigh in 1584
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Edited by David Beers Quinn
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1955
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Journals G161 H2 Ser.2 no.104
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Books
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London: Hakluyt Society
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Although his name will forever be associated with the settlement of North America, Sir Walter Raleigh (c. 1552–1618) never made it to the New World. However, between 1584 and 1590, he helped fund expeditions to establish a colony, Roanoke (now North Carolina). One objective was political, to establish a base on the mainland to help facilitate ‘privateering’, especially aimed at any passing Spanish fleets. Another objective was scientific, to gather new flora and fauna. It was ultimately a disaster, with disorganisation, quarrels, and a hostile environment impeding progress. The ‘Roanoke Voyages’ did however pave the way for further exploration and settlement. Here is a copy of a sketch map of Raleigh’s Virginia, c. September 1585.
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Intrepid Journeys. Travelling with the Hakluyt Society. Online exhibition
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Special Collections, University of Otago
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8th June, 2017
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Special Collection, University of Otago Library
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‘I am on the road to Timbuktu’ <br /><br />Intrepid Journeys is an exhibition that highlights two major aspects. The first is the Hakluyt Society, established in London in 1846 with a commitment to print rare or unpublished voyages and travels. Beginning in 1847 with <em>The Observations of Sir Richard Hawkins, Knt in his Voyage into the South Sea in the year 1593</em>, their publication programme has continued, enthralling readers around the world with the accounts of a wide range of voyagers and travellers, who manage to document something of their toil and adventures as they traverse unknown and distant regions. The second aspect celebrates the work of Dr Esmond de Beer, the Dunedin-born scholar of John Evelyn and John Locke, who was President of the Hakluyt Society from 1972 to 1978. De Beer and his sisters were generous and indefatigable supporters of the Society and its activities. He is the University of Otago Library’s prime benefactor, giving his large library collection to Special Collections. <br /><br />Rather than concentrate on well-travelled paths like the Pacific, more attention in this exhibition has been given to those lesser known accounts, those that reveal something of those strange, exotic, out of the way areas of the world that have been explored, travelled, and mapped. The range is wide, covering 14th century Greenland and 17th century India, to mysterious Timbuktu, and travel into the interior of Australia. Magellan, James Cook, and Carteret also feature. Importantly, included are a number of maps. Not only do these documents help ground the reader in what was the real world, ‘terra firma’, but they also offer excellent visual impact. The Hakluyt Society continues to produce very pleasing, scholarly editions that make journeying easy and accessible; ideal for the armchair traveller. Please enjoy the journey.
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The Jamestown Voyages under the First Charter, 1606-1609
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Edited by Philip L. Barbour
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1969
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Journals G161 H2 Ser.2 no.137
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Books
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Cambridge: Cambridge University Press for the Hakluyt Society
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In December 1606, three ships, the<em> Susan Constant</em>, the <em>Godspeed</em>, and the <em>Discovery</em>, sailed from London to the New World. Among the 144 colonists and crew, there was Captain John Smith (1579-1631), of Pocahontas fame. In May 1607, the settlers established Jamestown, the first permanent English colony in America. Here is his map of the area.
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