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Select Letters of Christopher Columbus, with other Original Documents, relating to his Four Voyages to the New World

This volume brings together, translated and edited by R.H. Major, five letters by Columbus describing his first, third, and fourth voyages; another by Dr Chanca, physician, descriptive of the second…

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Notes upon Russia: Ambassador from the Court of Germany to the Grand Psrince Vasiley Ivanovich, in the years 1517 and 1526

Translated and edited, with notes and an introduction. The first edition of the Commentarii appeared in Vienna in 1549, but it is not clear which edition was used for this…

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Notes upon Russia: Being a Translation of the earliest Account of that Country, entitled Rerum Muscoviticarum commentarii

For the first volume, see First Series 10. This volume has an appendix of documents, translated and in part collected by Richard Eden and printed from the 1577 edition of…

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India in the Fifteenth Century: Being a Collection of Narratives of Voyages to India in the Century preceding the Portuguese Discovery of the Cape of Good Hope; from Latin, Persian, Russian, and Italian Sources, now first Translated into English

The volume contains the following accounts, edited, with an introduction: Narrative of the voyage of Abd-er-Razzak, Ambassador from Shah Rukh, A.

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Early Voyages to Terra Australis, now called Australia

From Spanish and Dutch sources and relating to Spanish and Dutch enterprises, edited, with an introduction. This is a new print-on-demand hardback edition of the volume first published in 1859.

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Select Letters of Christopher Columbus with other Original Documents relating to this Four Voyages to the New World

A revised translation of the documents in First Series 2, with the editor’s reply to J. A. Froude’s strictures on the earlier edition in the Westminster Review (1852) and in…

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The Historie of Travaile into Virginia Britannia

This work is edited, from the original manuscript, then in the British Museum, now From British Library, Sloane MS 1622. This is a new print-on-demand hardback edition of the volume…

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History of the two Tartar Conquerors of China, including the two Journeys into Tartary of Father Ferdinand Verbiest in the Suite of the Emperor Kang-hi

R.H. Major

The first part is translated from the 1688, Paris, edition; the narrative of Father Pereira's journey and the text of two letters by Father Verbiest are from the 1692, Amsterdam…

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The History of the great and mighty Kingdom of China and the Situation Thereof: Volume I: Compiled by the Padre Juan Gonzalez de Mendoza, and now Reprinted from the early Translation of R. Parke

R.H. Major

From the 1588 black-letter edition, after the 1586 Madrid edition. The supplementary material includes the 1852 annual report. This is a new print-on-demand hardback edition of the volume first published…

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The History of the great and mighty Kingdom of China and the Situation Thereof: Volume II: Compiled by the Padre Juan Gonzalez de Mendoza, and now Reprinted from the early Translation of R. Parke

Sir George T. Staunton

From the 1588 black-letter edition, after the 1586 Madrid edition. This is a new print-on-demand hardback edition of the volume first published in 1854.

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Notes Upon Russia: Being a Translation of the Earliest Account of That Country, Entitled Rerum Moscoviticarum Commentarii. Translated and Edited, with Notes and Introd. by R.H. Major

Sigmund Herberstein, Fre,Richard Henry Major

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either…

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A Speech on the Treaty of Navigation and Commerce Between Sardinia and France, Delivered in the House of Deputies at Turin. Tr. by R.H. Major

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfectionssuch as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part…

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Select Documents illustrating the Four Voyages of Columbus: Including those contained in R.H. Major’s Select Letters of Christopher Columbus. Volume II

E.G.R. Taylor

Continued from Second Series 65. Translated and edited, with additional material, and introduction and notes, and a Supplementary Introduction by E.

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Notes Upon Russia

Richard Henry Major, Sigmund Herberstein

This historic book provides one of the earliest accounts of Russia, as recorded by Freiherr von Herberstein, an Austrian diplomat. Originally published in Latin in the 16th century, this translation…

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Notes Upon Russia

Richard Henry 1818-1891 Major

This book is a translation of the earliest account of Russia, offering valuable insights into the country's history and culture. With detailed notes and an introduction by Richard Henry Major…

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Select Letters of Christopher Columbus, with other Original Documents, relating to his Four Voyages to the New World

Notes upon Russia: Ambassador from the Court of Germany to the Grand Psrince Vasiley Ivanovich, in the years 1517 and 1526

Notes upon Russia: Being a Translation of the earliest Account of that Country, entitled Rerum Muscoviticarum commentarii

India in the Fifteenth Century: Being a Collection of Narratives of Voyages to India in the Century preceding the Portuguese Discovery of the Cape of Good Hope; from Latin, Persian, Russian, and Italian Sources, now first Translated into English

Early Voyages to Terra Australis, now called Australia

Select Letters of Christopher Columbus with other Original Documents relating to this Four Voyages to the New World

The Historie of Travaile into Virginia Britannia

History of the two Tartar Conquerors of China, including the two Journeys into Tartary of Father Ferdinand Verbiest in the Suite of the Emperor Kang-hi

The History of the great and mighty Kingdom of China and the Situation Thereof: Volume I: Compiled by the Padre Juan Gonzalez de Mendoza, and now Reprinted from the early Translation of R. Parke

The History of the great and mighty Kingdom of China and the Situation Thereof: Volume II: Compiled by the Padre Juan Gonzalez de Mendoza, and now Reprinted from the early Translation of R. Parke

Notes Upon Russia: Being a Translation of the Earliest Account of That Country, Entitled Rerum Moscoviticarum Commentarii. Translated and Edited, with Notes and Introd. by R.H. Major

A Speech on the Treaty of Navigation and Commerce Between Sardinia and France, Delivered in the House of Deputies at Turin. Tr. by R.H. Major

Select Documents illustrating the Four Voyages of Columbus: Including those contained in R.H. Major’s Select Letters of Christopher Columbus. Volume II

Notes Upon Russia

Notes Upon Russia

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Select Letters of Christopher Columbus, with other Original Documents, relating to his Four Voyages to the New World

Notes upon Russia: Ambassador from the Court of Germany to the Grand Psrince Vasiley Ivanovich, in the years 1517 and 1526

Notes upon Russia: Being a Translation of the earliest Account of that Country, entitled Rerum Muscoviticarum commentarii

India in the Fifteenth Century: Being a Collection of Narratives of Voyages to India in the Century preceding the Portuguese Discovery of the Cape of Good Hope; from Latin, Persian, Russian, and Italian Sources, now first Translated into English

Early Voyages to Terra Australis, now called Australia

Select Letters of Christopher Columbus with other Original Documents relating to this Four Voyages to the New World

The Historie of Travaile into Virginia Britannia

History of the two Tartar Conquerors of China, including the two Journeys into Tartary of Father Ferdinand Verbiest in the Suite of the Emperor Kang-hi

The History of the great and mighty Kingdom of China and the Situation Thereof: Volume I: Compiled by the Padre Juan Gonzalez de Mendoza, and now Reprinted from the early Translation of R. Parke

The History of the great and mighty Kingdom of China and the Situation Thereof: Volume II: Compiled by the Padre Juan Gonzalez de Mendoza, and now Reprinted from the early Translation of R. Parke

Notes Upon Russia: Being a Translation of the Earliest Account of That Country, Entitled Rerum Moscoviticarum Commentarii. Translated and Edited, with Notes and Introd. by R.H. Major

A Speech on the Treaty of Navigation and Commerce Between Sardinia and France, Delivered in the House of Deputies at Turin. Tr. by R.H. Major

Select Documents illustrating the Four Voyages of Columbus: Including those contained in R.H. Major’s Select Letters of Christopher Columbus. Volume II

Notes Upon Russia

Notes Upon Russia

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