A Trve Discovrse of the Late Voyages of Discouerie: for the Finding of a Passage to Cathaya, by the Northvveast, Vnder the Conduct of Martin Frobisher G

Publisher Marketing: Title: A trve discovrse of the late voyages of discouerie: for the finding of a passage to Cathaya, by the Northvveast, vnder the conduct of Martin Frobisher generall: deuided into three bookes: in the first wherof is shewed, his first voyage: wherein also by the vvay is sette out a geographicall description of the worlde, and what partes thereof haue bin discouered by the nauigations of the Englishmen: also, there are annexed certayne reasons, to proue all partes of the worlde habitable, with a generall mappe adioyned: in the second, is set out his second voyage, vvith the aduentures and accidents thereof: in the thirde, is declared the strange fortunes which hapned in the third voyage, with a seuerall description of the countrey and the people there inhabiting: with a particular card therevnto adioyned of Meta Incognita, so farre forth as the secretes of the voyage may permit. Author: George BestPublisher: Gale, Sabin Americana Description: Based on Joseph Sabin's famed bibliography, Bibliotheca Americana, Sabin Americana, 1500--1926 contains a collection of books, pamphlets, serials and other works about the Americas, from the time of their discovery to the early 1900s. Sabin Americana is rich in original accounts of discovery and exploration, pioneering and westward expansion, the U. S. Civil War and other military actions, Native Americans, slavery and abolition, religious history and more. Sabin Americana offers an up-close perspective on life in the western hemisphere, encompassing the arrival of the Europeans on the shores of North America in the late 15th century to the first decades of the 20th century. Covering a span of over 400 years in North, Central and South America as well as the Caribbean, this collection highlights the society, politics, religious beliefs, culture, contemporary opinions and momentous events of the time. It provides access to documents from an assortment of genres, sermons, political tracts, newspapers, books, pamphlets, maps, legislation, literature and more. Now for the first time, these high-quality digital scans of original works are available via print-on-demand, making them readily accessible to libraries, students, independent scholars, and readers of all ages.++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++SourceLibrary: Huntington LibraryDocumentID: SABCP03895700CollectionID: CTRG02-B188PublicationDate: 15780101SourceBibCitation: Selected Americana from Sabin's Dictionary of books relating to AmericaNotes: "Epistle dedicatorie" signed: George Beste. Collation: [16], 52, 39, 68 p. [2] leaves of plates (1 fold.): fold. map, port., coat-of-arms; 18 cm