1971 Argonaut Press Series Complete Set Of Facsimile Editions

Description: Complete Set of the Facsimile Edition Argonaut Press Book Description: Nico Israel, Amsterdam, 1971. Bound in simulated leather. In as new condition. A magnificent set of facsimile reprints of classics of exploration. Sixteen volumes from the Argonaut Press series. With numerous illustrations and maps. Titles include: The Three Voyages of Martin Frobisher in Search of a Passage to Cathay and India by the North-West, A. D. 1576-8. from the Original 1578 Text of George Best. Together with Numerous Other Versions, Additions Etc. by George Best Facsimile reprint of the 1938 London edition. Two volumes in one. 598pp. , with 19 maps and views. Bound in simulated calf. Frobisher, the rediscoverer of Greenland and reviver of sailings to north-eastern America. The New World was discovered by whoever discovered Iceland . Argonaut Press 15. A True Description of the Mighty Kingdoms of Japan and Siam. Reprinted from the English Edition of 1663; with Introduction, Notes and Appendices by C. R. Boxer by Francois Caron Facsimile reprint of the 1935 London edition. 228pp. , with a portrait and 19 maps. Bound in simulated calf. This work has a double object in view. In the first place it purports to give a critical review of one of the best sources for the history of 17th-century Japan and Siam, to wit, the descriptions of those countries compiled by Francois Caron and Justus Schouten in 1636, and translated into English by Captain Roger Manley 27 years later. The secondary aim of this work is to help readers to obtain some notion of the predominant part played at the time by the Dutch East India Company in the Far East, as exemplified in the career of one of its most remarkable servants, Francois Caron. For this edition the old English edition of 1663 has been used with scrupulous fidelity, and carefully annotated . Argonaut Press 14. Travels in Persia with an Introduction by Sir Percy Sykes by Sir John Chardin Facsimile reprint of the 1927 London edition. 320pp. , with 9 plates and maps. Bound in simulated calf. The travels of Sir John Chardin in the second half of the seventeenth century mark the culmination of a remarkable period during which Persia, under the rule of the Safavi dynasty, attracted to her court Europeans of distinction. Chardin not only traveled far and wide and studied Persia and its people profoundly, but realised a handsome fortune from his dealings in jewelry. When he decided to return home in 1677, he widened his experiences by following the route via the Cape of Good Hope . Argonaut Press 3. The Voyages of Christopher Columbus, Being the Journals of His First and Third, and the Letters Concerning His First and Last Voyages, to Which is Added the Account of His Second Voyage Written by Andres Bernaldez Facsimile reprint of the 1930 London edition. 348pp. , with 5 maps. Bound in simulated calf. The introduction gives the scope and an evaluation of the historical sources of the person and the activities of Christopher Columbus . Argonaut Press 9. A New Voyage Round the World. with an Introduction by Albert Gray by William Dampier Facsimile reprint of the 1927 London edition. 416pp. , with 3 folding maps. Bound in simulated calf. Dampier's 'New Voyage' on its first publication in 1697 won immediate success, and has ever since maintained its place in the front rank among the most notable records of maritime adventure. The work is an extensive contribution to the geographical and ethnographical knowledge of its time. The work influenced Swift's Gulliver's Travels . Argonaut Press 2. Voyages and Discoveries with an Introduction and Notes by Clennell Wilkinson by William Dampier Facsimile reprint of the 1930 London edition. 348pp. , with 4 folding maps. Bound in simulated calf. The present volume contains an introduction and notes of the 1729 collected edition of 'Dampier's Voyages.' It is valuable alike to the student of exploration, navigation and comparative anthropology. The 'Discourse of Winds' has been entrusted to A. C. Bell, late.

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