Richard Hakluyt
c. 1552-1616
English Geographer
Though he never personally took part in any expeditions, Richard Hakluyt greatly advanced
the cause of English exploration in North America. One of Eng...
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The English geographer and author Richard Hakluyt (ca.1552-1616) was one of the first practical geographers in England and an important promoter of the English colonization of North America.The second...
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Richard Hakluyt was the preeminent collector and editor of documents relating to the first decades of England's trade and exploration outside of Europe, chiefly in his massive, three-volume Principal ...
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