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Intrepid Journeys. Travelling with the Hakluyt Society. Online exhibition
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Special Collections, University of Otago
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8th June, 2017
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Special Collection, University of Otago Library
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‘I am on the road to Timbuktu’ <br /><br />Intrepid Journeys is an exhibition that highlights two major aspects. The first is the Hakluyt Society, established in London in 1846 with a commitment to print rare or unpublished voyages and travels. Beginning in 1847 with <em>The Observations of Sir Richard Hawkins, Knt in his Voyage into the South Sea in the year 1593</em>, their publication programme has continued, enthralling readers around the world with the accounts of a wide range of voyagers and travellers, who manage to document something of their toil and adventures as they traverse unknown and distant regions. The second aspect celebrates the work of Dr Esmond de Beer, the Dunedin-born scholar of John Evelyn and John Locke, who was President of the Hakluyt Society from 1972 to 1978. De Beer and his sisters were generous and indefatigable supporters of the Society and its activities. He is the University of Otago Library’s prime benefactor, giving his large library collection to Special Collections. <br /><br />Rather than concentrate on well-travelled paths like the Pacific, more attention in this exhibition has been given to those lesser known accounts, those that reveal something of those strange, exotic, out of the way areas of the world that have been explored, travelled, and mapped. The range is wide, covering 14th century Greenland and 17th century India, to mysterious Timbuktu, and travel into the interior of Australia. Magellan, James Cook, and Carteret also feature. Importantly, included are a number of maps. Not only do these documents help ground the reader in what was the real world, ‘terra firma’, but they also offer excellent visual impact. The Hakluyt Society continues to produce very pleasing, scholarly editions that make journeying easy and accessible; ideal for the armchair traveller. Please enjoy the journey.
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The Jamestown Voyages under the First Charter, 1606-1609
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Edited by Philip L. Barbour
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1969
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Journals G161 H2 Ser.2 no.137
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Books
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Cambridge: Cambridge University Press for the Hakluyt Society
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The text of <em>A Map of Virginia</em> was a collaborative effort, finally printed in Oxford in 1612. As editor, John Smith supplied English readers with the first record of events in Virginia, the customs and language of the local Indians, and some of the problems facing the new settlement.
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Intrepid Journeys. Travelling with the Hakluyt Society. Online exhibition
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Special Collections, University of Otago
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8th June, 2017
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Special Collection, University of Otago Library
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‘I am on the road to Timbuktu’ <br /><br />Intrepid Journeys is an exhibition that highlights two major aspects. The first is the Hakluyt Society, established in London in 1846 with a commitment to print rare or unpublished voyages and travels. Beginning in 1847 with <em>The Observations of Sir Richard Hawkins, Knt in his Voyage into the South Sea in the year 1593</em>, their publication programme has continued, enthralling readers around the world with the accounts of a wide range of voyagers and travellers, who manage to document something of their toil and adventures as they traverse unknown and distant regions. The second aspect celebrates the work of Dr Esmond de Beer, the Dunedin-born scholar of John Evelyn and John Locke, who was President of the Hakluyt Society from 1972 to 1978. De Beer and his sisters were generous and indefatigable supporters of the Society and its activities. He is the University of Otago Library’s prime benefactor, giving his large library collection to Special Collections. <br /><br />Rather than concentrate on well-travelled paths like the Pacific, more attention in this exhibition has been given to those lesser known accounts, those that reveal something of those strange, exotic, out of the way areas of the world that have been explored, travelled, and mapped. The range is wide, covering 14th century Greenland and 17th century India, to mysterious Timbuktu, and travel into the interior of Australia. Magellan, James Cook, and Carteret also feature. Importantly, included are a number of maps. Not only do these documents help ground the reader in what was the real world, ‘terra firma’, but they also offer excellent visual impact. The Hakluyt Society continues to produce very pleasing, scholarly editions that make journeying easy and accessible; ideal for the armchair traveller. Please enjoy the journey.
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A Geographical Account of Countries round the Bay of Bengal, 1669 to 1679
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Thomas Bowrey
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1905
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Journals G161 H2 Ser.2 v.12
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Books
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Cambridge: Printed for the Hakluyt Society
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Thomas Bowrey (c.1650-1713) was an English seaman and hydrographer who, about 1669, was employed by the English East India Company at Fort St. George, Madras (now Chennai). For some 20 years, Bowrey called at ports around the Bay of Bengal, and his proficiency in the Malay language led to the publication of the first Malay-English dictionary (1701). He was also the first Westerner to provide a written description of consuming cannabis in the form of bhang, an Indian marijuana beer, admitting that mixing it with tobacco was ‘a very Speedy way to be besotted.’ Based on Bowrey’s manuscript, this Hakluyt Society publication filled a gap in the early history of the English in Bengal, Madras and the Malay Archipelago. The pen and ink drawings are by Bowrey.
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Intrepid Journeys. Travelling with the Hakluyt Society. Online exhibition
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Special Collections, University of Otago
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8th June, 2017
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Special Collection, University of Otago Library
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‘I am on the road to Timbuktu’ <br /><br />Intrepid Journeys is an exhibition that highlights two major aspects. The first is the Hakluyt Society, established in London in 1846 with a commitment to print rare or unpublished voyages and travels. Beginning in 1847 with <em>The Observations of Sir Richard Hawkins, Knt in his Voyage into the South Sea in the year 1593</em>, their publication programme has continued, enthralling readers around the world with the accounts of a wide range of voyagers and travellers, who manage to document something of their toil and adventures as they traverse unknown and distant regions. The second aspect celebrates the work of Dr Esmond de Beer, the Dunedin-born scholar of John Evelyn and John Locke, who was President of the Hakluyt Society from 1972 to 1978. De Beer and his sisters were generous and indefatigable supporters of the Society and its activities. He is the University of Otago Library’s prime benefactor, giving his large library collection to Special Collections. <br /><br />Rather than concentrate on well-travelled paths like the Pacific, more attention in this exhibition has been given to those lesser known accounts, those that reveal something of those strange, exotic, out of the way areas of the world that have been explored, travelled, and mapped. The range is wide, covering 14th century Greenland and 17th century India, to mysterious Timbuktu, and travel into the interior of Australia. Magellan, James Cook, and Carteret also feature. Importantly, included are a number of maps. Not only do these documents help ground the reader in what was the real world, ‘terra firma’, but they also offer excellent visual impact. The Hakluyt Society continues to produce very pleasing, scholarly editions that make journeying easy and accessible; ideal for the armchair traveller. Please enjoy the journey.
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The Travels of the Abbé Carré: in India and the Near East, 1672 to 1674
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Translated by Lady Fawcett
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1947
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Journals G161 H2 Ser.2 no.95
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Books
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London: Hakluyt Society
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Barthélemy Carré de Chambon (Abbé Carré; b.1640) was employed by Jean-Baptiste Colbert, minister to Louis XIV, to report on the activities of the French East India Company in India. Before he even arrived on the West Coast, this adventurous and observant traveller had been robbed by an Arab bandit, had slept a night in a tree to escape marauding lions, and was forced to ‘make-do’ by steering his ship by the Pole Star. He disliked the Portuguese in Goa, but got on well with the English governors in Bombay and Madras. The manuscript of his journey languished in the India Office for years until it was translated by Lady Fawcett.
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Intrepid Journeys. Travelling with the Hakluyt Society. Online exhibition
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Special Collections, University of Otago
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8th June, 2017
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Special Collection, University of Otago Library
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‘I am on the road to Timbuktu’ <br /><br />Intrepid Journeys is an exhibition that highlights two major aspects. The first is the Hakluyt Society, established in London in 1846 with a commitment to print rare or unpublished voyages and travels. Beginning in 1847 with <em>The Observations of Sir Richard Hawkins, Knt in his Voyage into the South Sea in the year 1593</em>, their publication programme has continued, enthralling readers around the world with the accounts of a wide range of voyagers and travellers, who manage to document something of their toil and adventures as they traverse unknown and distant regions. The second aspect celebrates the work of Dr Esmond de Beer, the Dunedin-born scholar of John Evelyn and John Locke, who was President of the Hakluyt Society from 1972 to 1978. De Beer and his sisters were generous and indefatigable supporters of the Society and its activities. He is the University of Otago Library’s prime benefactor, giving his large library collection to Special Collections. <br /><br />Rather than concentrate on well-travelled paths like the Pacific, more attention in this exhibition has been given to those lesser known accounts, those that reveal something of those strange, exotic, out of the way areas of the world that have been explored, travelled, and mapped. The range is wide, covering 14th century Greenland and 17th century India, to mysterious Timbuktu, and travel into the interior of Australia. Magellan, James Cook, and Carteret also feature. Importantly, included are a number of maps. Not only do these documents help ground the reader in what was the real world, ‘terra firma’, but they also offer excellent visual impact. The Hakluyt Society continues to produce very pleasing, scholarly editions that make journeying easy and accessible; ideal for the armchair traveller. Please enjoy the journey.
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The Travels of the Abbé Carré: in India and the Near East, 1672 to 1674
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Translated by Lady Fawcett
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1947
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Journals G161 H2 Ser.2 no.95
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Books
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London: Hakluyt Society
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Map of the west coast of India.
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Maps
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Intrepid Journeys. Travelling with the Hakluyt Society. Online exhibition
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Special Collections, University of Otago
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8th June, 2017
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Special Collection, University of Otago Library
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‘I am on the road to Timbuktu’ <br /><br />Intrepid Journeys is an exhibition that highlights two major aspects. The first is the Hakluyt Society, established in London in 1846 with a commitment to print rare or unpublished voyages and travels. Beginning in 1847 with <em>The Observations of Sir Richard Hawkins, Knt in his Voyage into the South Sea in the year 1593</em>, their publication programme has continued, enthralling readers around the world with the accounts of a wide range of voyagers and travellers, who manage to document something of their toil and adventures as they traverse unknown and distant regions. The second aspect celebrates the work of Dr Esmond de Beer, the Dunedin-born scholar of John Evelyn and John Locke, who was President of the Hakluyt Society from 1972 to 1978. De Beer and his sisters were generous and indefatigable supporters of the Society and its activities. He is the University of Otago Library’s prime benefactor, giving his large library collection to Special Collections. <br /><br />Rather than concentrate on well-travelled paths like the Pacific, more attention in this exhibition has been given to those lesser known accounts, those that reveal something of those strange, exotic, out of the way areas of the world that have been explored, travelled, and mapped. The range is wide, covering 14th century Greenland and 17th century India, to mysterious Timbuktu, and travel into the interior of Australia. Magellan, James Cook, and Carteret also feature. Importantly, included are a number of maps. Not only do these documents help ground the reader in what was the real world, ‘terra firma’, but they also offer excellent visual impact. The Hakluyt Society continues to produce very pleasing, scholarly editions that make journeying easy and accessible; ideal for the armchair traveller. Please enjoy the journey.
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La Austrialia del Espiritu Santo. Vol. I
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Translated and edited by Celsus Kelly
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1966
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Journals G161 H2 Ser.2 no. 126
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Books
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Cambridge: Printed for the Hakluyt Society
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The search for <em>Terra Australis</em>, the mythical ‘great south land’, was an on-going dream for many early mariners. Supported by Pope Clement III and King Philip III of Spain, the Portuguese navigator Fernández de Quirós (c.1565-1615) left Peru (El Callao) in December 1605 with 300 crew and soldiers; all in the name of Christianity and Science. Sailing west across the Pacific, he made landfall in May 1606 on what he named Austrialia del Espiritu Santo. He believed that it was the promontory of some great southern continent. On Espiritu Santo (actually the largest island in Vanuatu), he established a colony called Nova Jerusalem, which did not last. This Hakluyt publication contains Martin de Munilla’s daily record of Quirós’s voyage, and ‘The Islands and their Peoples’, a paper by Dunedin’s own Dr Gordon Parsonson. Here is a copy of the only known map drawn by Quirós, dated 1598.
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Intrepid Journeys. Travelling with the Hakluyt Society. Online exhibition
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Special Collections, University of Otago
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8th June, 2017
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Special Collection, University of Otago Library
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‘I am on the road to Timbuktu’ <br /><br />Intrepid Journeys is an exhibition that highlights two major aspects. The first is the Hakluyt Society, established in London in 1846 with a commitment to print rare or unpublished voyages and travels. Beginning in 1847 with <em>The Observations of Sir Richard Hawkins, Knt in his Voyage into the South Sea in the year 1593</em>, their publication programme has continued, enthralling readers around the world with the accounts of a wide range of voyagers and travellers, who manage to document something of their toil and adventures as they traverse unknown and distant regions. The second aspect celebrates the work of Dr Esmond de Beer, the Dunedin-born scholar of John Evelyn and John Locke, who was President of the Hakluyt Society from 1972 to 1978. De Beer and his sisters were generous and indefatigable supporters of the Society and its activities. He is the University of Otago Library’s prime benefactor, giving his large library collection to Special Collections. <br /><br />Rather than concentrate on well-travelled paths like the Pacific, more attention in this exhibition has been given to those lesser known accounts, those that reveal something of those strange, exotic, out of the way areas of the world that have been explored, travelled, and mapped. The range is wide, covering 14th century Greenland and 17th century India, to mysterious Timbuktu, and travel into the interior of Australia. Magellan, James Cook, and Carteret also feature. Importantly, included are a number of maps. Not only do these documents help ground the reader in what was the real world, ‘terra firma’, but they also offer excellent visual impact. The Hakluyt Society continues to produce very pleasing, scholarly editions that make journeying easy and accessible; ideal for the armchair traveller. Please enjoy the journey.
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The Central Australian Expedition 1844-1846. The Journals of Charles Sturt
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Edited by Richard C. Davis
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2002
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Journals G161 H2 Ser.3 no.10
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Books
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London: The Hakluyt Society
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While the search for <em>Terra Australis</em> captured the imagination of many, another mystery existed: the great ‘inland sea’, supposedly situated in the middle of the Australian continent. The British explorer Charles Sturt (1795–1869) was determined to solve this mystery. Loaded with provisions and scientific equipment, he and 16 others left Adelaide in August 1844. They headed north towards the Simpson Desert. Conditions were inhospitable: there was little water; temperatures were extreme; scurvy was rampant; and one man lost his life. Reluctantly, Sturt made the decision to turn back, abandoning the idea of finding the ‘inland sea’. He arrived back in Adelaide on 19th January 1846. It is no wonder he would write: ‘I returned to the Camp disheartened at the aspect of the Country…’ (September 9th).
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Intrepid Journeys. Travelling with the Hakluyt Society. Online exhibition
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Special Collections, University of Otago
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8th June, 2017
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Special Collection, University of Otago Library
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‘I am on the road to Timbuktu’ <br /><br />Intrepid Journeys is an exhibition that highlights two major aspects. The first is the Hakluyt Society, established in London in 1846 with a commitment to print rare or unpublished voyages and travels. Beginning in 1847 with <em>The Observations of Sir Richard Hawkins, Knt in his Voyage into the South Sea in the year 1593</em>, their publication programme has continued, enthralling readers around the world with the accounts of a wide range of voyagers and travellers, who manage to document something of their toil and adventures as they traverse unknown and distant regions. The second aspect celebrates the work of Dr Esmond de Beer, the Dunedin-born scholar of John Evelyn and John Locke, who was President of the Hakluyt Society from 1972 to 1978. De Beer and his sisters were generous and indefatigable supporters of the Society and its activities. He is the University of Otago Library’s prime benefactor, giving his large library collection to Special Collections. <br /><br />Rather than concentrate on well-travelled paths like the Pacific, more attention in this exhibition has been given to those lesser known accounts, those that reveal something of those strange, exotic, out of the way areas of the world that have been explored, travelled, and mapped. The range is wide, covering 14th century Greenland and 17th century India, to mysterious Timbuktu, and travel into the interior of Australia. Magellan, James Cook, and Carteret also feature. Importantly, included are a number of maps. Not only do these documents help ground the reader in what was the real world, ‘terra firma’, but they also offer excellent visual impact. The Hakluyt Society continues to produce very pleasing, scholarly editions that make journeying easy and accessible; ideal for the armchair traveller. Please enjoy the journey.
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The Central Australian Expedition 1844-1846. The Journals of Charles Sturt
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Richard C. Davis
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2002
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Journals G161 H2 Ser.3 no.10
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Books
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London: The Hakluyt Society
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Map showing Charles Sturt's journey towards the Simpson Desert in search of the great 'inland sea' in 1844-45.
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Intrepid Journeys. Travelling with the Hakluyt Society. Online exhibition
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Special Collections, University of Otago
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8th June, 2017
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Special Collection, University of Otago Library
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‘I am on the road to Timbuktu’ <br /><br />Intrepid Journeys is an exhibition that highlights two major aspects. The first is the Hakluyt Society, established in London in 1846 with a commitment to print rare or unpublished voyages and travels. Beginning in 1847 with <em>The Observations of Sir Richard Hawkins, Knt in his Voyage into the South Sea in the year 1593</em>, their publication programme has continued, enthralling readers around the world with the accounts of a wide range of voyagers and travellers, who manage to document something of their toil and adventures as they traverse unknown and distant regions. The second aspect celebrates the work of Dr Esmond de Beer, the Dunedin-born scholar of John Evelyn and John Locke, who was President of the Hakluyt Society from 1972 to 1978. De Beer and his sisters were generous and indefatigable supporters of the Society and its activities. He is the University of Otago Library’s prime benefactor, giving his large library collection to Special Collections. <br /><br />Rather than concentrate on well-travelled paths like the Pacific, more attention in this exhibition has been given to those lesser known accounts, those that reveal something of those strange, exotic, out of the way areas of the world that have been explored, travelled, and mapped. The range is wide, covering 14th century Greenland and 17th century India, to mysterious Timbuktu, and travel into the interior of Australia. Magellan, James Cook, and Carteret also feature. Importantly, included are a number of maps. Not only do these documents help ground the reader in what was the real world, ‘terra firma’, but they also offer excellent visual impact. The Hakluyt Society continues to produce very pleasing, scholarly editions that make journeying easy and accessible; ideal for the armchair traveller. Please enjoy the journey.
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The Pilgrimage of Arnold von Harff
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Translated and edited by Malcolm Letts
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1946
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Journals G161 H2 Ser. 2 no. 94
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Books
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London: Printed for the Hakluyt Society
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Arnold von Harff (1471-1505) set off on a pilgrimage from Cologne, Germany, in November 1496. His travel account tells of an Easter visit to Rome and a meeting with Pope Alexander VI; a stay in Venice to provision himself for travel to the Middle East; and his time in India and Africa, where he claims to have discovered the source of the Nile. Von Harff probably did not travel to India or Africa, but ‘cribbed’ descriptions of those places from sources such as Ptolemy and John Mandeville. En route, von Harff travelled with merchants to avoid paying pilgrim’s tribute. Unfortunately, this proved disastrous while visiting Gaza. He was locked ‘in irons with neck, hands and feet for three weeks’ for not paying up.
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Intrepid Journeys. Travelling with the Hakluyt Society. Online exhibition
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Special Collections, University of Otago
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8th June, 2017
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Special Collection, University of Otago Library
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‘I am on the road to Timbuktu’ <br /><br />Intrepid Journeys is an exhibition that highlights two major aspects. The first is the Hakluyt Society, established in London in 1846 with a commitment to print rare or unpublished voyages and travels. Beginning in 1847 with <em>The Observations of Sir Richard Hawkins, Knt in his Voyage into the South Sea in the year 1593</em>, their publication programme has continued, enthralling readers around the world with the accounts of a wide range of voyagers and travellers, who manage to document something of their toil and adventures as they traverse unknown and distant regions. The second aspect celebrates the work of Dr Esmond de Beer, the Dunedin-born scholar of John Evelyn and John Locke, who was President of the Hakluyt Society from 1972 to 1978. De Beer and his sisters were generous and indefatigable supporters of the Society and its activities. He is the University of Otago Library’s prime benefactor, giving his large library collection to Special Collections. <br /><br />Rather than concentrate on well-travelled paths like the Pacific, more attention in this exhibition has been given to those lesser known accounts, those that reveal something of those strange, exotic, out of the way areas of the world that have been explored, travelled, and mapped. The range is wide, covering 14th century Greenland and 17th century India, to mysterious Timbuktu, and travel into the interior of Australia. Magellan, James Cook, and Carteret also feature. Importantly, included are a number of maps. Not only do these documents help ground the reader in what was the real world, ‘terra firma’, but they also offer excellent visual impact. The Hakluyt Society continues to produce very pleasing, scholarly editions that make journeying easy and accessible; ideal for the armchair traveller. Please enjoy the journey.
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Esmeraldo de Situ Orbis
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Duarte Pacheco Pereira
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1937
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Journals G161 H2 Ser. 2 no. 79
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Books
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London: Printed for the Hakluyt Society
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Portuguese-born Duarte Pacheco Pereira (1460-1533) developed his skills as sailor and navigator after making several voyages to India and Africa. His <em>Esmeraldo</em> (c. 1505) is a ‘rutter’ (<em>roteiro</em> – Portuguese), a ‘mariner’s handbook of written sailing instructions’. It describes routes, hazards, soundings, tides, and much more, and it is the ‘only detailed contemporary eye witness’s description of the coasts of Africa’. However, in Pereira’s time, the Portuguese government were keen to maintain secrecy and protect their monopoly of trade in the region so they suppressed the work; as they did with other ‘maps, nautical instructions, and pilots’ observations’. Their eagerness to maintain secrecy hindered the development of nautical science.
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Intrepid Journeys. Travelling with the Hakluyt Society. Online exhibition
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Special Collections, University of Otago
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8th June, 2017
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‘I am on the road to Timbuktu’ <br /><br />Intrepid Journeys is an exhibition that highlights two major aspects. The first is the Hakluyt Society, established in London in 1846 with a commitment to print rare or unpublished voyages and travels. Beginning in 1847 with <em>The Observations of Sir Richard Hawkins, Knt in his Voyage into the South Sea in the year 1593</em>, their publication programme has continued, enthralling readers around the world with the accounts of a wide range of voyagers and travellers, who manage to document something of their toil and adventures as they traverse unknown and distant regions. The second aspect celebrates the work of Dr Esmond de Beer, the Dunedin-born scholar of John Evelyn and John Locke, who was President of the Hakluyt Society from 1972 to 1978. De Beer and his sisters were generous and indefatigable supporters of the Society and its activities. He is the University of Otago Library’s prime benefactor, giving his large library collection to Special Collections. <br /><br />Rather than concentrate on well-travelled paths like the Pacific, more attention in this exhibition has been given to those lesser known accounts, those that reveal something of those strange, exotic, out of the way areas of the world that have been explored, travelled, and mapped. The range is wide, covering 14th century Greenland and 17th century India, to mysterious Timbuktu, and travel into the interior of Australia. Magellan, James Cook, and Carteret also feature. Importantly, included are a number of maps. Not only do these documents help ground the reader in what was the real world, ‘terra firma’, but they also offer excellent visual impact. The Hakluyt Society continues to produce very pleasing, scholarly editions that make journeying easy and accessible; ideal for the armchair traveller. Please enjoy the journey.
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Esmeraldo de Situ Orbis
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Duarte Pacheco Pereira
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1937
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Journals G161 H2 Ser. 2 no. 79
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Books
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London: Printed for the Hakluyt Society
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This map, which illustrates Duarte Pereira's <em>Esmeraldo</em>, shows the west coast of Africa, including Morocco, Senegal, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Ghana, Benin, Nigeria and the Gabon. It shows Pacheco’s bearings and distances; his measurements were generally accurate ‘averaging little more than forty minutes out’. The tip of Spain is visible at the top of the map while the Equator is the bottom line.
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Intrepid Journeys. Travelling with the Hakluyt Society. Online exhibition
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Special Collections, University of Otago
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8th June, 2017
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‘I am on the road to Timbuktu’ <br /><br />Intrepid Journeys is an exhibition that highlights two major aspects. The first is the Hakluyt Society, established in London in 1846 with a commitment to print rare or unpublished voyages and travels. Beginning in 1847 with <em>The Observations of Sir Richard Hawkins, Knt in his Voyage into the South Sea in the year 1593</em>, their publication programme has continued, enthralling readers around the world with the accounts of a wide range of voyagers and travellers, who manage to document something of their toil and adventures as they traverse unknown and distant regions. The second aspect celebrates the work of Dr Esmond de Beer, the Dunedin-born scholar of John Evelyn and John Locke, who was President of the Hakluyt Society from 1972 to 1978. De Beer and his sisters were generous and indefatigable supporters of the Society and its activities. He is the University of Otago Library’s prime benefactor, giving his large library collection to Special Collections. <br /><br />Rather than concentrate on well-travelled paths like the Pacific, more attention in this exhibition has been given to those lesser known accounts, those that reveal something of those strange, exotic, out of the way areas of the world that have been explored, travelled, and mapped. The range is wide, covering 14th century Greenland and 17th century India, to mysterious Timbuktu, and travel into the interior of Australia. Magellan, James Cook, and Carteret also feature. Importantly, included are a number of maps. Not only do these documents help ground the reader in what was the real world, ‘terra firma’, but they also offer excellent visual impact. The Hakluyt Society continues to produce very pleasing, scholarly editions that make journeying easy and accessible; ideal for the armchair traveller. Please enjoy the journey.
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The Voyage of Sir Henry Middleton to the Moluccas, 1604-1606
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Edited by Sir William Foster
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1943
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Journals G161 H2 Ser. 2 no. 88
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Books
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London: The Hakluyt Society
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In 1601, Henry Middleton (d. 1613) sailed for South East Asia as a mercantile agent on the first funded voyage of the East India Company. Three years later, Middleton departed again for the region, also under the aegis of the Company and this time as “General’. Charged with procuring cloves and nutmeg, he left the island of Java and headed for the Moluccas in January 1605. En route, the General and his crew became embroiled in disputes between the island chiefdoms of Ternate and Tidore, and quarrels between the Dutch and Portuguese. This engraving (1724) of Ternate clearly shows a landscape dominated by the still active volcano, Mount Gamalama. Middleton sailed again for the Company in 1610; he died in the port town of Bantam in Java.
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Intrepid Journeys. Travelling with the Hakluyt Society. Online exhibition
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Special Collections, University of Otago
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8th June, 2017
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Special Collection, University of Otago Library
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‘I am on the road to Timbuktu’ <br /><br />Intrepid Journeys is an exhibition that highlights two major aspects. The first is the Hakluyt Society, established in London in 1846 with a commitment to print rare or unpublished voyages and travels. Beginning in 1847 with <em>The Observations of Sir Richard Hawkins, Knt in his Voyage into the South Sea in the year 1593</em>, their publication programme has continued, enthralling readers around the world with the accounts of a wide range of voyagers and travellers, who manage to document something of their toil and adventures as they traverse unknown and distant regions. The second aspect celebrates the work of Dr Esmond de Beer, the Dunedin-born scholar of John Evelyn and John Locke, who was President of the Hakluyt Society from 1972 to 1978. De Beer and his sisters were generous and indefatigable supporters of the Society and its activities. He is the University of Otago Library’s prime benefactor, giving his large library collection to Special Collections. <br /><br />Rather than concentrate on well-travelled paths like the Pacific, more attention in this exhibition has been given to those lesser known accounts, those that reveal something of those strange, exotic, out of the way areas of the world that have been explored, travelled, and mapped. The range is wide, covering 14th century Greenland and 17th century India, to mysterious Timbuktu, and travel into the interior of Australia. Magellan, James Cook, and Carteret also feature. Importantly, included are a number of maps. Not only do these documents help ground the reader in what was the real world, ‘terra firma’, but they also offer excellent visual impact. The Hakluyt Society continues to produce very pleasing, scholarly editions that make journeying easy and accessible; ideal for the armchair traveller. Please enjoy the journey.
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Travels of Fray Sebastien Manrique 1629-1643. Vol. I: Arakan
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Translated, with notes, by Lieutenant Colonel C. Eckford Luard
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1927
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Journals G161 H2 Ser. 2 no. 59
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Books
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Oxford: Printed for the Hakluyt Society
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In 1629, Augustinian monk and missionary, Sebastien Manrique (c. 1590-1669), departed Oporto, Portugal, on his mission to spread Christianity in the East. He did not return home for 14 years. Manrique spent many of these years in South East Asia, and the majority of the first volume of his <em>Travels</em> tells the story of his journey to the ‘Kingdoms of Arracan’ (modern day Myanmar or Burma). Although his writing style is described by the Hakluyt translators as ‘atrocious’ and ‘cumbersome’, his account still provides invaluable information about the people, food, and environs. Travelling was treacherous and Manrique tells of a tiger attack on one of his party – the man was ‘almost disembowelled’. Manrique offered the man salvation by immediate baptism; the man accepted and promptly died.
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Intrepid Journeys. Travelling with the Hakluyt Society. Online exhibition
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Special Collections, University of Otago
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8th June, 2017
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Special Collection, University of Otago Library
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‘I am on the road to Timbuktu’ <br /><br />Intrepid Journeys is an exhibition that highlights two major aspects. The first is the Hakluyt Society, established in London in 1846 with a commitment to print rare or unpublished voyages and travels. Beginning in 1847 with <em>The Observations of Sir Richard Hawkins, Knt in his Voyage into the South Sea in the year 1593</em>, their publication programme has continued, enthralling readers around the world with the accounts of a wide range of voyagers and travellers, who manage to document something of their toil and adventures as they traverse unknown and distant regions. The second aspect celebrates the work of Dr Esmond de Beer, the Dunedin-born scholar of John Evelyn and John Locke, who was President of the Hakluyt Society from 1972 to 1978. De Beer and his sisters were generous and indefatigable supporters of the Society and its activities. He is the University of Otago Library’s prime benefactor, giving his large library collection to Special Collections. <br /><br />Rather than concentrate on well-travelled paths like the Pacific, more attention in this exhibition has been given to those lesser known accounts, those that reveal something of those strange, exotic, out of the way areas of the world that have been explored, travelled, and mapped. The range is wide, covering 14th century Greenland and 17th century India, to mysterious Timbuktu, and travel into the interior of Australia. Magellan, James Cook, and Carteret also feature. Importantly, included are a number of maps. Not only do these documents help ground the reader in what was the real world, ‘terra firma’, but they also offer excellent visual impact. The Hakluyt Society continues to produce very pleasing, scholarly editions that make journeying easy and accessible; ideal for the armchair traveller. Please enjoy the journey.
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A New Voyage and Description of the Isthmus of America
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Lionel Wafer
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1934
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Journals G161 H2 Ser. 2 no. 73
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Books
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Oxford: Printed for the Hakluyt Society
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Lionel Wafer (c. 1660 -1705) went to sea for the first time in 1677 as a ‘loblolly boy’ or ship surgeon’s assistant. After returning home in 1679, he left again a month later, this time for Jamaica. From there, he boarded a buccaneer boat and became a ‘pirate surgeon’, sailing the Caribbean with notorious privateers like William Dampier and Bartholomew Sharp. In 1681, Wafer was seriously injured and he spent time recovering with the Cuna Indians on the Darien Peninsula (between Panama and Colombia). His<em> New Voyage</em> describes his experiences with them. Travel writer, Lillian Joyce, in her introduction to this volume, states that Wafer’s book ‘remains the most authoritative source of information concerning the native folk of south-east Panama’.
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Intrepid Journeys. Travelling with the Hakluyt Society. Online exhibition
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Special Collections, University of Otago
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8th June, 2017
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Special Collection, University of Otago Library
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‘I am on the road to Timbuktu’ <br /><br />Intrepid Journeys is an exhibition that highlights two major aspects. The first is the Hakluyt Society, established in London in 1846 with a commitment to print rare or unpublished voyages and travels. Beginning in 1847 with <em>The Observations of Sir Richard Hawkins, Knt in his Voyage into the South Sea in the year 1593</em>, their publication programme has continued, enthralling readers around the world with the accounts of a wide range of voyagers and travellers, who manage to document something of their toil and adventures as they traverse unknown and distant regions. The second aspect celebrates the work of Dr Esmond de Beer, the Dunedin-born scholar of John Evelyn and John Locke, who was President of the Hakluyt Society from 1972 to 1978. De Beer and his sisters were generous and indefatigable supporters of the Society and its activities. He is the University of Otago Library’s prime benefactor, giving his large library collection to Special Collections. <br /><br />Rather than concentrate on well-travelled paths like the Pacific, more attention in this exhibition has been given to those lesser known accounts, those that reveal something of those strange, exotic, out of the way areas of the world that have been explored, travelled, and mapped. The range is wide, covering 14th century Greenland and 17th century India, to mysterious Timbuktu, and travel into the interior of Australia. Magellan, James Cook, and Carteret also feature. Importantly, included are a number of maps. Not only do these documents help ground the reader in what was the real world, ‘terra firma’, but they also offer excellent visual impact. The Hakluyt Society continues to produce very pleasing, scholarly editions that make journeying easy and accessible; ideal for the armchair traveller. Please enjoy the journey.
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Colonising Expeditions to the West Indies and Guiana, 1623-1667
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Edited by Vincent Todd Harlow
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1925
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Journals G161 H2 Ser. 2 no. 56
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Books
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London: Printed for the Hakluyt Society
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The British first landed in Barbados in 1625 and the arrival of Captain Henry Powell, 80 immigrants, and a few indentured servants in 1627, saw the thickly forested island soon cleared. By 1650, the colonists, with slave labour, were farming sugar, indigo, cotton, ginger, and tobacco. This Hakluyt volume contains edited versions of manuscripts held in various institutions in the United Kingdom that describe Barbadian life and conditions in other newly colonised islands of the West Indies in the 17th century. This map shows the northern Barbadian district of Scotland. The majority of early settlers were from Scotland and the rugged coastline of the region reminded them of home. In Barbados today, there is still a strong Celtic tradition and a Celtic festival held every year.
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Intrepid Journeys. Travelling with the Hakluyt Society. Online exhibition
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Special Collections, University of Otago
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8th June, 2017
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Special Collection, University of Otago Library
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‘I am on the road to Timbuktu’ <br /><br />Intrepid Journeys is an exhibition that highlights two major aspects. The first is the Hakluyt Society, established in London in 1846 with a commitment to print rare or unpublished voyages and travels. Beginning in 1847 with <em>The Observations of Sir Richard Hawkins, Knt in his Voyage into the South Sea in the year 1593</em>, their publication programme has continued, enthralling readers around the world with the accounts of a wide range of voyagers and travellers, who manage to document something of their toil and adventures as they traverse unknown and distant regions. The second aspect celebrates the work of Dr Esmond de Beer, the Dunedin-born scholar of John Evelyn and John Locke, who was President of the Hakluyt Society from 1972 to 1978. De Beer and his sisters were generous and indefatigable supporters of the Society and its activities. He is the University of Otago Library’s prime benefactor, giving his large library collection to Special Collections. <br /><br />Rather than concentrate on well-travelled paths like the Pacific, more attention in this exhibition has been given to those lesser known accounts, those that reveal something of those strange, exotic, out of the way areas of the world that have been explored, travelled, and mapped. The range is wide, covering 14th century Greenland and 17th century India, to mysterious Timbuktu, and travel into the interior of Australia. Magellan, James Cook, and Carteret also feature. Importantly, included are a number of maps. Not only do these documents help ground the reader in what was the real world, ‘terra firma’, but they also offer excellent visual impact. The Hakluyt Society continues to produce very pleasing, scholarly editions that make journeying easy and accessible; ideal for the armchair traveller. Please enjoy the journey.
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The Cabot Voyages and Bristol Discovery under Henry VII
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James A. Williamson
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1962
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Journals G161 H2 Ser. 2 no. 120
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Books
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Cambridge: Published for the Hakluyt Society at the University Press
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In about 1494, the Italian John Cabot (born Giovanni Caboto, c. 1451) moved his family to Bristol and ingratiated himself into a circle of men involved in Atlantic sea exploration. After seeking and receiving sailing patents from Henry VII, Cabot and his crew set off west from Bristol in the <em>Matthew</em>. They made slow progress against the prevailing westerly winds and currents and after 35 days they reached the east coast of Canada, most probably Newfoundland. Cabot planted a flag, annexed the land for the King, and promptly returned home thinking that he had landed in China. This map shows the course of the Gulf Stream that Cabot would have encountered on the journey.
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Intrepid Journeys. Travelling with the Hakluyt Society. Online exhibition
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Special Collections, University of Otago
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8th June, 2017
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Special Collection, University of Otago Library
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‘I am on the road to Timbuktu’ <br /><br />Intrepid Journeys is an exhibition that highlights two major aspects. The first is the Hakluyt Society, established in London in 1846 with a commitment to print rare or unpublished voyages and travels. Beginning in 1847 with <em>The Observations of Sir Richard Hawkins, Knt in his Voyage into the South Sea in the year 1593</em>, their publication programme has continued, enthralling readers around the world with the accounts of a wide range of voyagers and travellers, who manage to document something of their toil and adventures as they traverse unknown and distant regions. The second aspect celebrates the work of Dr Esmond de Beer, the Dunedin-born scholar of John Evelyn and John Locke, who was President of the Hakluyt Society from 1972 to 1978. De Beer and his sisters were generous and indefatigable supporters of the Society and its activities. He is the University of Otago Library’s prime benefactor, giving his large library collection to Special Collections. <br /><br />Rather than concentrate on well-travelled paths like the Pacific, more attention in this exhibition has been given to those lesser known accounts, those that reveal something of those strange, exotic, out of the way areas of the world that have been explored, travelled, and mapped. The range is wide, covering 14th century Greenland and 17th century India, to mysterious Timbuktu, and travel into the interior of Australia. Magellan, James Cook, and Carteret also feature. Importantly, included are a number of maps. Not only do these documents help ground the reader in what was the real world, ‘terra firma’, but they also offer excellent visual impact. The Hakluyt Society continues to produce very pleasing, scholarly editions that make journeying easy and accessible; ideal for the armchair traveller. Please enjoy the journey.
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The Three Voyages of Edmond Halley in the ‘Paramore’, 1698-1701
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Edited by Norman J. W. Thrower
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1981
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Journals G161 H2 Ser. 2 no. 156
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Books
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London: Hakluyt Society
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Astronomer, mathematician, and physicist, Edmond Halley’s initial voyage in the <em>Paramore</em> was the ‘first purely scientific voyage by an English naval vessel’. Halley (1656-1742) set out to collect data on longitude by observing magnetic variations in the Atlantic Ocean. After the first two voyages (1698; 1699), he was able to produce this isogonic map of the large expanse of water. The map was the first published of its kind and helped Atlantic navigators to find longitude at sea. It is described in this volume as ‘one of the most important maps in the history of cartography’. On Halley’s third voyage in the <em>Paramore</em>, he recorded tidal variations in the English Channel; a slightly less adventurous journey but the results of which proved just as useful for navigators of those waters.
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Intrepid Journeys. Travelling with the Hakluyt Society. Online exhibition
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Special Collections, University of Otago
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8th June, 2017
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Special Collection, University of Otago Library
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‘I am on the road to Timbuktu’ <br /><br />Intrepid Journeys is an exhibition that highlights two major aspects. The first is the Hakluyt Society, established in London in 1846 with a commitment to print rare or unpublished voyages and travels. Beginning in 1847 with <em>The Observations of Sir Richard Hawkins, Knt in his Voyage into the South Sea in the year 1593</em>, their publication programme has continued, enthralling readers around the world with the accounts of a wide range of voyagers and travellers, who manage to document something of their toil and adventures as they traverse unknown and distant regions. The second aspect celebrates the work of Dr Esmond de Beer, the Dunedin-born scholar of John Evelyn and John Locke, who was President of the Hakluyt Society from 1972 to 1978. De Beer and his sisters were generous and indefatigable supporters of the Society and its activities. He is the University of Otago Library’s prime benefactor, giving his large library collection to Special Collections. <br /><br />Rather than concentrate on well-travelled paths like the Pacific, more attention in this exhibition has been given to those lesser known accounts, those that reveal something of those strange, exotic, out of the way areas of the world that have been explored, travelled, and mapped. The range is wide, covering 14th century Greenland and 17th century India, to mysterious Timbuktu, and travel into the interior of Australia. Magellan, James Cook, and Carteret also feature. Importantly, included are a number of maps. Not only do these documents help ground the reader in what was the real world, ‘terra firma’, but they also offer excellent visual impact. The Hakluyt Society continues to produce very pleasing, scholarly editions that make journeying easy and accessible; ideal for the armchair traveller. Please enjoy the journey.
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Reports on the Discovery of Peru
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Edited by Clements R. Markham
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1872
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Journals G161 H2 Ser. 1 no. 47
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Books
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London: Printed for the Hakluyt Society
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This Hakluyt volume contains first-hand accounts of, what are described as, ‘the most stirring episode in the wonderful history of Spanish conquests’. No doubt, the Peruvian people did not view it as such. The translated words of Francisco de Xeres, Miguel de Astete, Hernando Pizarro, and Pedro Sancho, tell the tale of how Spanish conquistador, Francisco Pizarro (born c. 1471), initiated, what would ultimately become, the decimation of the native peoples of South America. Pizarro and his troops marched down the Peruvian coast at the end of 1532 to Caxamalca (about half way down on this map). There they took Incan King, Atahualpa (d. 1533), hostage and killed thousands of Peruvians, all without losing a single soldier.
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Intrepid Journeys. Travelling with the Hakluyt Society. Online exhibition
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Special Collections, University of Otago
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8th June, 2017
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‘I am on the road to Timbuktu’ <br /><br />Intrepid Journeys is an exhibition that highlights two major aspects. The first is the Hakluyt Society, established in London in 1846 with a commitment to print rare or unpublished voyages and travels. Beginning in 1847 with <em>The Observations of Sir Richard Hawkins, Knt in his Voyage into the South Sea in the year 1593</em>, their publication programme has continued, enthralling readers around the world with the accounts of a wide range of voyagers and travellers, who manage to document something of their toil and adventures as they traverse unknown and distant regions. The second aspect celebrates the work of Dr Esmond de Beer, the Dunedin-born scholar of John Evelyn and John Locke, who was President of the Hakluyt Society from 1972 to 1978. De Beer and his sisters were generous and indefatigable supporters of the Society and its activities. He is the University of Otago Library’s prime benefactor, giving his large library collection to Special Collections. <br /><br />Rather than concentrate on well-travelled paths like the Pacific, more attention in this exhibition has been given to those lesser known accounts, those that reveal something of those strange, exotic, out of the way areas of the world that have been explored, travelled, and mapped. The range is wide, covering 14th century Greenland and 17th century India, to mysterious Timbuktu, and travel into the interior of Australia. Magellan, James Cook, and Carteret also feature. Importantly, included are a number of maps. Not only do these documents help ground the reader in what was the real world, ‘terra firma’, but they also offer excellent visual impact. The Hakluyt Society continues to produce very pleasing, scholarly editions that make journeying easy and accessible; ideal for the armchair traveller. Please enjoy the journey.
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The Voyage of Pedro Álvares Cabral to Brazil and India from Contemporary Documents and Narrative
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Translated by William Brooks Greenlee
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1938
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Journals G161 H2 Ser. 2 no. 81
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Books
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London: Printed for the Hakluyt Society
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Despite his youth and inexperience, Pedro Álvares Cabral (c. 1467-1520), was chosen to lead the ‘first commercial fleet to sail for India’ from Portugal in 1500. Cabral left no written record and historians have had to splice the story of the voyage together from official documents, letters, narratives, missionaries’ accounts, and diaries. The venture was historically and economically important for Portugal. Cabral and his fleet of thirteen ships ‘discovered’ Brazil and Madagascar; the former, which Cabral initially thought was an island, was officially claimed for the King, later colonised and exploited for its resources. The newly established sea-only trade routes with India would also prove to be financially rewarding for Portugal. This Hakluyt map shows the routes taken outward and homeward bound.
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Intrepid Journeys. Travelling with the Hakluyt Society. Online exhibition
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Special Collections, University of Otago
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8th June, 2017
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‘I am on the road to Timbuktu’ <br /><br />Intrepid Journeys is an exhibition that highlights two major aspects. The first is the Hakluyt Society, established in London in 1846 with a commitment to print rare or unpublished voyages and travels. Beginning in 1847 with <em>The Observations of Sir Richard Hawkins, Knt in his Voyage into the South Sea in the year 1593</em>, their publication programme has continued, enthralling readers around the world with the accounts of a wide range of voyagers and travellers, who manage to document something of their toil and adventures as they traverse unknown and distant regions. The second aspect celebrates the work of Dr Esmond de Beer, the Dunedin-born scholar of John Evelyn and John Locke, who was President of the Hakluyt Society from 1972 to 1978. De Beer and his sisters were generous and indefatigable supporters of the Society and its activities. He is the University of Otago Library’s prime benefactor, giving his large library collection to Special Collections. <br /><br />Rather than concentrate on well-travelled paths like the Pacific, more attention in this exhibition has been given to those lesser known accounts, those that reveal something of those strange, exotic, out of the way areas of the world that have been explored, travelled, and mapped. The range is wide, covering 14th century Greenland and 17th century India, to mysterious Timbuktu, and travel into the interior of Australia. Magellan, James Cook, and Carteret also feature. Importantly, included are a number of maps. Not only do these documents help ground the reader in what was the real world, ‘terra firma’, but they also offer excellent visual impact. The Hakluyt Society continues to produce very pleasing, scholarly editions that make journeying easy and accessible; ideal for the armchair traveller. Please enjoy the journey.
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A Relation of a Voyage to Guiana
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Robert Harcourt
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1928
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Journals G161 H2 Ser. 2 no. 60
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Books
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London: Printed for the Hakluyt Society
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Robert Harcourt (1574-1631) received royal commissions to voyage to Guiana in 1609. Harcourt and crew, aboard three ships, arrived at the mouth of the ‘Wiapoco’ (Oyapock) River (between Brazil and French Guiana) in May 1609. Harcourt stayed only four months while his brother, Michael, stayed on for three years to head the ‘embryo settlement’. First published in 1613, Harcourt’s treatise was expanded by reports from his brother and cousin. <em>A Relation</em> details the geography, people, and natural history of the region; and recalls an occasion of almost mutiny, when the crew’s expectations of finding gold were not realised. The 1609-12 mission failed, as did another attempt at colonisation by Harcourt in 1629.
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Intrepid Journeys. Travelling with the Hakluyt Society. Online exhibition
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Special Collections, University of Otago
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8th June, 2017
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Special Collection, University of Otago Library
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‘I am on the road to Timbuktu’ <br /><br />Intrepid Journeys is an exhibition that highlights two major aspects. The first is the Hakluyt Society, established in London in 1846 with a commitment to print rare or unpublished voyages and travels. Beginning in 1847 with <em>The Observations of Sir Richard Hawkins, Knt in his Voyage into the South Sea in the year 1593</em>, their publication programme has continued, enthralling readers around the world with the accounts of a wide range of voyagers and travellers, who manage to document something of their toil and adventures as they traverse unknown and distant regions. The second aspect celebrates the work of Dr Esmond de Beer, the Dunedin-born scholar of John Evelyn and John Locke, who was President of the Hakluyt Society from 1972 to 1978. De Beer and his sisters were generous and indefatigable supporters of the Society and its activities. He is the University of Otago Library’s prime benefactor, giving his large library collection to Special Collections. <br /><br />Rather than concentrate on well-travelled paths like the Pacific, more attention in this exhibition has been given to those lesser known accounts, those that reveal something of those strange, exotic, out of the way areas of the world that have been explored, travelled, and mapped. The range is wide, covering 14th century Greenland and 17th century India, to mysterious Timbuktu, and travel into the interior of Australia. Magellan, James Cook, and Carteret also feature. Importantly, included are a number of maps. Not only do these documents help ground the reader in what was the real world, ‘terra firma’, but they also offer excellent visual impact. The Hakluyt Society continues to produce very pleasing, scholarly editions that make journeying easy and accessible; ideal for the armchair traveller. Please enjoy the journey.
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The Travels of Peter Mundy in Europe and Asia, 1608-1667. Vol. I. Travels in Europe, 1608-1628
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Edited by Lt.-Col. Sir Richard Carnac Temple
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1907
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Journals G161 H2 Ser. 2 no. 17
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Books
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Cambridge: Printed for the Hakluyt Society
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Peter Mundy (c. 1596-1667) claimed to have travelled 100,833⅝ miles in his lifetime. It was on a journey from Constantinople (Istanbul) to London in 1620 that he began to keep a record of his travels. He left the Turkish city on May 6th in the train of the retiring ambassador, Paul Pindar. This map shows, in red, the route travelled to Spalato (Split, Croatia) where Mundy, Pindar and his party boarded a boat to Venice. They arrived in London on September 18th. Over the next 40 or so years, Mundy kept a record of his voyages to India, Japan, China, Holland, Russia, and Poland. The original manuscript, which contains his life’s travels in 36 ‘Relations’ is held in the Bodleian Library, Oxford. This Hakluyt version is the first time it was published in full.
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Intrepid Journeys. Travelling with the Hakluyt Society. Online exhibition
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Special Collections, University of Otago
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8th June, 2017
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Special Collection, University of Otago Library
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‘I am on the road to Timbuktu’ <br /><br />Intrepid Journeys is an exhibition that highlights two major aspects. The first is the Hakluyt Society, established in London in 1846 with a commitment to print rare or unpublished voyages and travels. Beginning in 1847 with <em>The Observations of Sir Richard Hawkins, Knt in his Voyage into the South Sea in the year 1593</em>, their publication programme has continued, enthralling readers around the world with the accounts of a wide range of voyagers and travellers, who manage to document something of their toil and adventures as they traverse unknown and distant regions. The second aspect celebrates the work of Dr Esmond de Beer, the Dunedin-born scholar of John Evelyn and John Locke, who was President of the Hakluyt Society from 1972 to 1978. De Beer and his sisters were generous and indefatigable supporters of the Society and its activities. He is the University of Otago Library’s prime benefactor, giving his large library collection to Special Collections. <br /><br />Rather than concentrate on well-travelled paths like the Pacific, more attention in this exhibition has been given to those lesser known accounts, those that reveal something of those strange, exotic, out of the way areas of the world that have been explored, travelled, and mapped. The range is wide, covering 14th century Greenland and 17th century India, to mysterious Timbuktu, and travel into the interior of Australia. Magellan, James Cook, and Carteret also feature. Importantly, included are a number of maps. Not only do these documents help ground the reader in what was the real world, ‘terra firma’, but they also offer excellent visual impact. The Hakluyt Society continues to produce very pleasing, scholarly editions that make journeying easy and accessible; ideal for the armchair traveller. Please enjoy the journey.
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Francis Mortoft: His Book Being His Travels Through France and Italy, 1658-1659
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Edited by Malcolm Letts
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1925
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Journals G161 H2 Ser. 2 no. 57
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Books
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London: Printed for the Hakluyt Society
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After the Protestant Reformation of the 16th century, travelling as a pilgrim went out of fashion, and the rise in humanist studies saw the focus turn to Italy. Touring the Continent in the 16th and 17th centuries developed as a way for sons of elite families and wealthy merchants to broaden their minds and facilitate their learning. It was also a way of removing them in times of trouble, like that of the violent Interregnum of the mid-17th century. Francis Mortoft was one such ‘Interregnum tourist’. Not much is known of the traveller, but he left behind ‘an honest and straightforward narrative of a typical Grand Tour’.
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Intrepid Journeys. Travelling with the Hakluyt Society. Online exhibition
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Special Collections, University of Otago
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8th June, 2017
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Special Collection, University of Otago Library
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‘I am on the road to Timbuktu’ <br /><br />Intrepid Journeys is an exhibition that highlights two major aspects. The first is the Hakluyt Society, established in London in 1846 with a commitment to print rare or unpublished voyages and travels. Beginning in 1847 with <em>The Observations of Sir Richard Hawkins, Knt in his Voyage into the South Sea in the year 1593</em>, their publication programme has continued, enthralling readers around the world with the accounts of a wide range of voyagers and travellers, who manage to document something of their toil and adventures as they traverse unknown and distant regions. The second aspect celebrates the work of Dr Esmond de Beer, the Dunedin-born scholar of John Evelyn and John Locke, who was President of the Hakluyt Society from 1972 to 1978. De Beer and his sisters were generous and indefatigable supporters of the Society and its activities. He is the University of Otago Library’s prime benefactor, giving his large library collection to Special Collections. <br /><br />Rather than concentrate on well-travelled paths like the Pacific, more attention in this exhibition has been given to those lesser known accounts, those that reveal something of those strange, exotic, out of the way areas of the world that have been explored, travelled, and mapped. The range is wide, covering 14th century Greenland and 17th century India, to mysterious Timbuktu, and travel into the interior of Australia. Magellan, James Cook, and Carteret also feature. Importantly, included are a number of maps. Not only do these documents help ground the reader in what was the real world, ‘terra firma’, but they also offer excellent visual impact. The Hakluyt Society continues to produce very pleasing, scholarly editions that make journeying easy and accessible; ideal for the armchair traveller. Please enjoy the journey.
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Francis Mortoft: His Book Being His Travels Through France and Italy, 1658-1659
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Edited by Malcolm Letts
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1925
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Journals G161 H2 Ser. 2 no. 57
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Books
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London: Printed for the Hakluyt Society
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This Hakluyt map shows 'Interregnum tourist' Francis Mortoft’s route along the coast of France, through Italy, and upwards over the Bernina Pass to Zurich in 1658 and 1659.
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Intrepid Journeys. Travelling with the Hakluyt Society. Online exhibition
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Special Collections, University of Otago
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8th June, 2017
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‘I am on the road to Timbuktu’ <br /><br />Intrepid Journeys is an exhibition that highlights two major aspects. The first is the Hakluyt Society, established in London in 1846 with a commitment to print rare or unpublished voyages and travels. Beginning in 1847 with <em>The Observations of Sir Richard Hawkins, Knt in his Voyage into the South Sea in the year 1593</em>, their publication programme has continued, enthralling readers around the world with the accounts of a wide range of voyagers and travellers, who manage to document something of their toil and adventures as they traverse unknown and distant regions. The second aspect celebrates the work of Dr Esmond de Beer, the Dunedin-born scholar of John Evelyn and John Locke, who was President of the Hakluyt Society from 1972 to 1978. De Beer and his sisters were generous and indefatigable supporters of the Society and its activities. He is the University of Otago Library’s prime benefactor, giving his large library collection to Special Collections. <br /><br />Rather than concentrate on well-travelled paths like the Pacific, more attention in this exhibition has been given to those lesser known accounts, those that reveal something of those strange, exotic, out of the way areas of the world that have been explored, travelled, and mapped. The range is wide, covering 14th century Greenland and 17th century India, to mysterious Timbuktu, and travel into the interior of Australia. Magellan, James Cook, and Carteret also feature. Importantly, included are a number of maps. Not only do these documents help ground the reader in what was the real world, ‘terra firma’, but they also offer excellent visual impact. The Hakluyt Society continues to produce very pleasing, scholarly editions that make journeying easy and accessible; ideal for the armchair traveller. Please enjoy the journey.
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The ‘Resolution’ Journal of Johann Reinhold Forster, 1772-1775. Vol. I
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Edited by Michael E. Hoare
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1982
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Journals G161 H2 Ser. 2 no. 152
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Books
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London: The Hakluyt Society
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Reverend and naturalist, Johann Forster (1729-98) and his son George (1754-94) were late additions to Captain Cook’s second voyage in 1772. Sir Joseph Banks had resigned in a huff after his required ship modifications were denied by the Admiralty; Forster was his replacement. After leaving Plymouth in July of 1772, Forster and his son, aboard Cook’s ship <em>Resolution</em>, sailed south. Michael Hoare’s introduction to this Hakluyt volume describes it as ‘probably the most important of the three great circumnavigations’ in terms of science. The three year voyage is on this map; the ship and crew completed the ‘first known crossing of the Antarctic Circle’, among other accomplishments.
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Intrepid Journeys. Travelling with the Hakluyt Society. Online exhibition
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Special Collections, University of Otago
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8th June, 2017
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Special Collection, University of Otago Library
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‘I am on the road to Timbuktu’ <br /><br />Intrepid Journeys is an exhibition that highlights two major aspects. The first is the Hakluyt Society, established in London in 1846 with a commitment to print rare or unpublished voyages and travels. Beginning in 1847 with <em>The Observations of Sir Richard Hawkins, Knt in his Voyage into the South Sea in the year 1593</em>, their publication programme has continued, enthralling readers around the world with the accounts of a wide range of voyagers and travellers, who manage to document something of their toil and adventures as they traverse unknown and distant regions. The second aspect celebrates the work of Dr Esmond de Beer, the Dunedin-born scholar of John Evelyn and John Locke, who was President of the Hakluyt Society from 1972 to 1978. De Beer and his sisters were generous and indefatigable supporters of the Society and its activities. He is the University of Otago Library’s prime benefactor, giving his large library collection to Special Collections. <br /><br />Rather than concentrate on well-travelled paths like the Pacific, more attention in this exhibition has been given to those lesser known accounts, those that reveal something of those strange, exotic, out of the way areas of the world that have been explored, travelled, and mapped. The range is wide, covering 14th century Greenland and 17th century India, to mysterious Timbuktu, and travel into the interior of Australia. Magellan, James Cook, and Carteret also feature. Importantly, included are a number of maps. Not only do these documents help ground the reader in what was the real world, ‘terra firma’, but they also offer excellent visual impact. The Hakluyt Society continues to produce very pleasing, scholarly editions that make journeying easy and accessible; ideal for the armchair traveller. Please enjoy the journey.
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The ‘Resolution’ Journal of Johann Reinhold Forster, 1772-1775. Vol. IV
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Edited by Michael E. Hoare
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1982
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Journals G161 H2 Ser. 2 no. 155
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Books
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London: The Hakluyt Society
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James Cook ‘discovered’ the sub-Antarctic South Sandwich Islands (named for John Montagu, Earl Sandwich, First Lord of the Admiralty) in January 1775. By this stage, Forster was losing his patience with Cook’s search for the <em>Terra Incognita</em> of the South. Perhaps he was mollified when Cook named Forster’s Bay (‘Passage’ on this map) after the naturalist. Forster’s comprehensive recording of everything lingual, anthropological, zoological, botanical, and geographical is thought to surpass, both ‘intellectually and empirically’ any other journal from the voyage, even Cook’s own. But it was to be Cook, and Forster’s son, George, who received the accolades for their publications on the voyage. Forster’s original manuscript, now in six bound volumes, is held in the State Library in Berlin.
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Intrepid Journeys. Travelling with the Hakluyt Society. Online exhibition
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Special Collections, University of Otago
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8th June, 2017
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Special Collection, University of Otago Library
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‘I am on the road to Timbuktu’ <br /><br />Intrepid Journeys is an exhibition that highlights two major aspects. The first is the Hakluyt Society, established in London in 1846 with a commitment to print rare or unpublished voyages and travels. Beginning in 1847 with <em>The Observations of Sir Richard Hawkins, Knt in his Voyage into the South Sea in the year 1593</em>, their publication programme has continued, enthralling readers around the world with the accounts of a wide range of voyagers and travellers, who manage to document something of their toil and adventures as they traverse unknown and distant regions. The second aspect celebrates the work of Dr Esmond de Beer, the Dunedin-born scholar of John Evelyn and John Locke, who was President of the Hakluyt Society from 1972 to 1978. De Beer and his sisters were generous and indefatigable supporters of the Society and its activities. He is the University of Otago Library’s prime benefactor, giving his large library collection to Special Collections. <br /><br />Rather than concentrate on well-travelled paths like the Pacific, more attention in this exhibition has been given to those lesser known accounts, those that reveal something of those strange, exotic, out of the way areas of the world that have been explored, travelled, and mapped. The range is wide, covering 14th century Greenland and 17th century India, to mysterious Timbuktu, and travel into the interior of Australia. Magellan, James Cook, and Carteret also feature. Importantly, included are a number of maps. Not only do these documents help ground the reader in what was the real world, ‘terra firma’, but they also offer excellent visual impact. The Hakluyt Society continues to produce very pleasing, scholarly editions that make journeying easy and accessible; ideal for the armchair traveller. Please enjoy the journey.
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The Discovery of the South Shetland Islands: The Voyages of the Brig Williams 1819-1820, as Recorded in Contemporary Documents, and The Journal of Midshipman C. W. Poynter
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Edited by R. J. Campbell
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2000
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Journals G161 H2 Ser. 3 no. 4
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Books
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London: The Hakluyt Society
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In early 1819, on his way from Buenos Aires to Valparaiso in Chile, Captain William Smith (1790-1847), aboard the ship <em>Williams</em>, stumbled upon the South Shetland Islands at 62° south. When Smith informed the British Royal Navy in Chile, they did not believe him. Months later, he was able to convince the Royal Navy to investigate and they chartered Smith’s ship in November 1819. Led by Captain Edward Bransfield, the Royal Navy expedition claimed the South Shetland Islands for George III on 22nd January, 1820. Midshipman Charles Poynter’s account, discovered in the Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington in the 1990s, is the only first-hand telling of the journey; the Hakluyt Society have published it for the first time in 2000.
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