CA DA MOSTO.—The Voyages of Ca da Mosto along the Western Coast of Africa, in 1454. Translated from the Italian text of 1507.
VARTHEMA.—The Travels of Ludovico de Varthema, in Egypt, Syria, Arabia, Persia, India, and Ethiopia, in 1503-8. Translated from the Italian text of 1510.
DRAKE.—The _world encompassed_ by Sir Francis Drake, 1577-80. Written by Francis Fletcher, preacher, &c. Collated with a MS.
HAKLUYT.—Divers Voyages touching the Discovery of America and the Islands adjacent to the same. From the rare edition of 1582.
VIRGINIA.—Virginia in the years 1584-1600; comprising the Narratives of Arthur Barlowe, Ralf Lane, Thomas Harriot, &c.
RUSSIA.—Of the Russe Commonwealth. By Giles Fletcher, D.C.L. From the suppressed edition of 1591.
CADIZ.—A Brief and True Report of the Honourable Voyage to Cadiz, 1596. From the suppressed edition of 1598, with additions.
TRESWELL.—The journey of the Earl of Nottingham to Spain, in 1604. By R. Treswell, Somerset Herald, with additions.
SOFALAH.—The History of Eastern Ethiopia, by J. dos Santos, 1607. Translated, with Notes.
COLONIZATION.—Pamphlets on Colonization. By Sir William Alexander (afterwards Earl of Sterline), and James Hagthorpe.
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