The Travel Journal of Antonio de Beatis Through Germany, Switzerland, the Low Countries, France and Italy, 1517-8 by Antonio de Beatis; J R Hale (Editor)
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Category: Nautical | Series: Hakluyt Society, Second Series Volume 150 | Reading Level: very good
In May 1517, Luigi of Aragon, one of the most wealthy, cultivated and well-connected of Italian cardinals, left Italy for a leisurely tour through Germany, Switzerland, the Low Countries and France, which lasted until January 1518. Too grand to keep a record of his own movements, he was well-served by h ...Show more
Sir Francis Drake's West Indian Voyage, 1585-86 by Mary Frear Keeler (Editor)
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Category: Nautical | Series: Hakluyt Society, Second Series Volume148 | Reading Level: very good
Significant in the history of Anglo-Spanish relations and of English ventures was Drake's expedition to the West Indies in 1585-86. His raids on Spanish towns on both sides of the Atlantic were aimed not only to gather treasure but to bring a military challenge to the empire of Philip II. The voyage was ...Show more
An Elizabethan In 1582 - The Diary of Richard Madox, Fellow of All Souls by Richard Madox; Elizabeth Story Donno (Editor)
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Category: Nautical | Series: Hakluyt Society, Second Series Volume147 | Reading Level: good-very good
Chronicling, in the main, the initial (albeit abortive) attempt to establish a spice trade in the Moluccas, the Diary of Richard Madox, Fellow of All Souls, covers a single calendar year. Since five months of that year were to pass before the flotilla of four ships rounded the Lizard, the Diary also rec ...Show more
Yermak's Campaign in Siberia - A Selection of Documents Translated from the Russian by Tatiana Minorsky and David Wileman by Terence Armstrong
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Category: Nautical | Series: Hakluyt Society, Second Series Volume 146 | Reading Level: very good
The Russian conquest of Siberia was an event of which the consequences have only slowly become apparent. Already great, they may come to dominate much of our world; with today's technology, a resource base of this size and richness confers immense power on the owner. The conquest was a gradual process o ...Show more
François Valentijn's Description of Ceylon - (Oud en Nieuw Oost-Indien, 1726) by Francois Valentijn; Sinnappah Arasaratnam (Editor)
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Category: Nautical | Series: Hakluyt Society, Second Series Volume 149 | Reading Level: very good
Fran ois Valentijn's Oud en Nieuw Oost-Indien (Old and New East Indies) has for long been regarded as a primary source of information on a number of regions of maritime Asia. It is a veritable encyclopaedia, bringing together an array of facts, trivial and vital, from a wide range of contemporary and ea ...Show more
Atlantic - A Vast Ocean of a Million Stories by Simon Winchester
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Category: Nautical | Reading Level: very good
The epic life story of the Atlantic Ocean from the bestselling author, Simon Winchester
The Hakluyt Handbook Volume I and Vo,ume II by D B Quinn (ed.)
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Category: Nautical | Reading Level: very good
To the Pacific and Arctic with Beechey - The Journal of Lieutenant George Peard of HMS Blossom, 1825-1828 by George Peard; Barry M. Gough (Editor)
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Category: Nautical | Series: Hakluyt Society Second Series Volume 143 | Reading Level: very good
The importance of the Northwest Passage in the history of European and especially British expansion is well known. In the 40-year interlude of peace between Waterloo and the Crimean War, Britain could direct, with ease, a small portion of her fleet to polar discovery, and, by doing so, keep her Russian ...Show more
Sucesos de Las Islas Filipinas by Antonio de Morga by Antonio de Morga
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Category: Nautical | Series: Hakluyt Society Second Series Volume 140 | Reading Level: very good
An account of the history of the Spanish colony in the Philippines during the 16th century. Antonio de Morga was an official of the colonial bureaucracy in Manila and could consequently draw upon much material that would otherwise have been inaccessible. His book, published in 1609, ranges more widely t ...Show more
The Prize of all the Oceans - The triumph and tragedy of Anson's Voyage around the world by Glyn Williams
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Category: Nautical | Reading Level: very good
Anson's voyage of 1740-44 holds a unique and terrible place in British naval history. The misadventures of this first attempt by Royal Navy ships to sail round the world make a dramatic story of hardship, disaster, mutiny and heroism. Only one of Anson's squadron, the flagship Centurion, completed its m ...Show more
The Best of the Best - Australia's greatest surf photographers by Australia Surfing
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Category: Photography | Reading Level: very good
From the drama of Shipsterns to the cyclonic fury of an east coast low; sunrise at Cloudbreak and rainbows at Teahupo'o, this is an awe-inspiring collection of award-winning photographs showcasing all the energy, beauty and drama of the ocean. It reveals surfers like Gilmore, Florence, Fanning and Slate ...Show more
Narrative of a Voyage to The South Seas and the Shipwreck of The princess of Wales Cutter with an Accountof Two Years Residence on an Uninhabited Island by Charles Medyett Goodridge
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Category: Nautical | Reading Level: very good
Shipwreck on Crozet Islands, rescue to Tasmania