Read an article on the author and geographer from "The Cambridge History of English and American Literature in 18 Volumes," published in 1907-21.

Professor from Indiana Univ. outlines Hakluyt's career and contributions to geography and cartography. Includes a short list of sources.

Facsimile from the first edition of Hakluyt's classic "The Principal Navigations, Voiages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation."