The principal Nauigations, Voiages, Traffiques and Discoueries of the English Nation, made by Sea or ouer-land, to the remote and farthest distant quarters of the Earth, at any time within the compasse of these 1500. yeeres: Deuided into three seuerall Volumes, according to the positions of the Regions, whereunto they were directed. This first Volume containing the woorthy Discoueries, &c. of the English toward the North and Northeast by sea, as of Lapland, Scrikfinia, Corelia, the Baie of S. Nicolas, the Isles of Colgoieue, Vaigatz, and Noua Zembla, towards the great riuer Ob, with the mighty Empire of Russia, the Caspian sea, Georgia, Armenia, Media, Persia, Boghar in Bactria, and diuers kingdoms 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 also a briefe Commentarie of the true state of Island, and of the Northern Seas and lands situate that way. And lastly, the memorable defeate of the Spanish huge Armada, Anno 1588. and the famous victorie atchieued at the citie of Cadiz, 1596. are described. By Richard Hakluyt Master of Artes, and sometime Student of Christ-Church in Oxford. _Imprinted at London by George Bishop, Ralph Newberie and Robert Barker._ 1598. =B. L.= F^o. (11½ × 7½). E. 1. 1. Collation: *-2*⁶A-3E⁶3F⁴, paged. Wanting all after 3E 3, containing the account of the victory at Cadiz, also the hydrographical map. Epistle dedicatory to Charles Howard, Earl of Nottingham, signed. Preface with postscript containing errata. Commendatory verses from Hugo Broghton (Greek), Rich. Mulcaster (2 copies, Lat.), Gulielmus Camdenus (Lat.), and Marc’ Antonio Pigafeta (It.). Table of contents. The portion wanting at the end was suppressed, but is found in BM, 683. h. 5. In some copies (_e.g._ Grylls 31, 148) a cancel with sigs. a-d² (last leaf blank) has been substituted. The map to this volume, which is wanting in the present copy, was the first English map on Mercator’s projection. There is another titlepage to the present volume (found in the Grylls copy) which is dated 1599 and has various differences from that given above. Sinker 419 (1). BM 760.