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Taylor, E. G. R. (Ed)

The Troublesome Voyage of Captain Edward Fenton 1582-1583

1959

34.78 €

Horizon Books

(Toronto, Canada)

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Year of publication
1959
Place of printing
Cambridge. The Hakluyt Society
Author
Taylor, E. G. R. (Ed)
Edition
First Edition.
Keyword
Travel - General Hakluyt Society
Languages
English
First edition
Yes

Description

8vo [22 x 14 cm]; lvii, 333 pp, 15 plates and maps, including frontis (port), illustrations in text, some plates are of natural history, bibliog, index. original cloth, gilt vignette on front cover, gilt spine title lettering, fine and clean in dj (spine slightly faded),. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. Fenton attempted to emulate or even outdo the exploits of Drake but failed, which was typical for the time. The book is based on the papers of Fenton, covering travels to Sierra Leone, Brazil, Cape Verde, etc.