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The travels of Pedro de Cieza de Léon, A.D. 1532-50,
contained in the first part of his Chronicle of Peru

The travels of Pedro de Cieza de Léon, A.D. 1532-50, contained in the first part of his Chronicle of Peru

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26—The Embassy of Ruy Gonzalez de Clavijo to the Court of Timour, 1403-6.

Translated, for the first time, with Notes, a Preface, and an Introductory Life
of Timour Beg. By Clements R. Markham, Esq.


27—Henry Hudson the Navigator.

The Original Documents in which his career is recorded. Collected, partly
Translated, and Annotated, with an Introduction by George Asher, LL.D.


28—The Expedition of Ursua and Aguirre,

In search of El Dorado and Omagua, A.D. 1560-61, Translated from the
“Sexta Noticia Historial” of Fray Pedro Simon, by W. Bollaert, Esq.;
with an Introduction by Clements R. Markham, Esq.


29—The Life and Acts of Don Alonzo Enriquez de Guzman.

Translated from a Manuscript in the National Library at Madrid, and edited,
with Notes and an Introduction, by Clements R. Markham, Esq.


30—Discoveries of the World by Galvano.

From their first original unto the year of our Lord 1555. Reprinted, with the
original Portuguese text, and edited by Vice-Admiral Bethune, C.B.


31—Marvels described by Friar Jordanus,

Of the Order of Preachers, native of Severac, and Bishop of Columbum; from
a parchment manuscript of the Fourteenth Century, in Latin, the text of which
has recently been Translated and Edited by Colonel H. Yule, C.B.,
F.R.G.S., late of H.M. Bengal Engineers.


32—The Travels of Ludovico di Varthema.

In Syria, Arabia, Persia, India, etc., during the Sixteenth Century. Translated
by J. Winter Jones, Esq., F.S.A., and edited, with Notes and an Introduction,
by the Rev. George Percy Badger.


33—The Travels of Cieza de Leon in 1532-50

From the Gulf of Darien to the City of La Plata, contained in the first part of
his Chronicle of Peru (Antwerp 1554). Translated and edited, with Notes
and an Introduction, by Clements R. Markham, Esq.

OTHER WORKS UNDERTAKEN BY EDITORS.

The Travels of Josafa Barbaro and Ambrogio Contarini in Tana and Persia. Translated from Ramusio by E. A. Roy, Esq., and edited, with an Introduction, by Viscount Strangford.

The Narrative of Pascual de Andagoya, containing the earliest notice of Peru. Translated and edited, with Notes, by Clements R. Markham, Esq.

The Discovery and Conquest of the Canary Islands, by Bethencourt in 1402-25. Translated and edited by Captain J. G. Goodenough, R.N., F.R.G.S.

The Voyage of Vasco de Gama round the Cape of Good Hope in 1497, now first Translated from a cotemporaneous manuscript, accompanied by other documents, forming a monograph on the life of De Gama. To be translated and edited by Richard Garnett, Esq., of the British Museum.

The Three Voyages of Sir Martin Frobisher, with a selection from his Letters now in the State Paper Office. Edited by Rear-Admiral R. Collinson, R.N., C.B.

Cathay and the Road Thither. A collection of all minor notices of China, previous to the Sixteenth Century. Translated and edited by Colonel H. Yule, C.B.

The Fifth Letter of Hernan Cortes, describing his Voyage to Honduras in 1525-26. Translated and edited by William Stirling, Esq., M.P.

John Huigen van Linschoten. Discourse of a Voyage unto the East Indies; to be reprinted from the English translation of 1598, and edited by the Rev. G. P. Badger, F.R.G.S.

Description of Africa and of the Notable Things in it, by John Leo Africanus. To be translated from Ramusio, and edited, with Notes and an Introduction, by Dr. H. Barth, C.B., Hon. Corr. Mem. F.R.G.S.

WORKS SUGGESTED TO THE COUNCIL FOR PUBLICATION.

Voyages of Alvaro de Mandana and Pedro Fernandez de Quiros in the South Seas, to be translated from Suarez de Figueroa’s “Hechos del Marques de Cañete,” and Torquemada’s “Monarquia Indiana.”

Inedited Letters, etc., of Sir Thomas Roe during his Embassy to India.

The Travels of Duarte Barbosa in the East, to be translated from the Portuguese.

The Voyage of John Saris to India and Japan in 1611-13, from a manuscript copy of his Journal, dated 1617.

Pigasetta’s Narrative of the Voyage of Magalhaens, to be translated from the Italian text, edited by Amoretti.

The Topografia Christiana of Cosmas Indicopleustes.

Bernhard de Breydenbach, 1483-84, a.d. Travels in the Holy Land.

Felix Fabri, 1483. Wanderings in the Holy Land, Egypt, etc.

Voyage of Du Quesne to the East Indies in 1692, from a manuscript Journal by M. C. * * * *

El Edrisi’s Geography.

Narrative of Giovanni da Verrazzano, a Florentine, concerning the land called New France, discovered by him in the name of his Majesty: written at Dieppe, 1524 A.D.

Voyage made by Captain Jaques Cartier in 1535 and 1536 to the isles of Canada, Hochlega, and Saguenay.

Nicolo and Antonio Zeno. Their Voyages to Frisland, Estotiland, Vinland, Engroenland, etc.

De Morga. Sucesos en las Islas Filipinas.

Ca da Mosto. Voyages along the Western Coast of Africa in 1454: translated from the Italian text of 1507.

J. dos Santos. The History of Eastern Ethiopia. 1607.

Joam de Castro. Account of a Voyage made by the Portuguese in 1541, from the city of Goa to Suez.

Caterino Zeno. A Journey to the empire of Persia, in the time of Uzun Hassan.

John and Sebastian Cabot. Their Voyages to America.

Willoughby and Chancellor. Their Voyages to the North-east.

Icelandic Sagas narrating the Discovery of America.

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