The English Circumnavigators - The Most Remarkable Voyages Round The World By English Sailors.
Edited With Notes etc by David Laing Purves and R. Cochrane
Published by William P. Nimmo: London and Edinburgh 1878
With 4 Folding Maps All Present.
"This substantial Victorian compilation brings together the great English voyages of circumnavigation that reshaped European understanding of the globe, presenting narratives of exploration by figures such as Sir Francis Drake, William Dampier, Lord Anson, and Captain James Cook. Edited with notes and contextual commentary by David Laing Purves and R. Cochrane, the work traces the hazards, ambitions, and achievements of English sailors who ventured into largely unknown oceans, charting new routes, confronting foreign empires, and expanding the geographic and commercial horizons of Britain from the sixteenth through the eighteenth centuries. The editors frame these voyages not merely as adventures, but as pivotal moments in maritime science, navigation, and imperial history.
The text is richly supported by period-style illustrations and four folding maps, all present in this copy, which visually chart the global scope of these journeys and the evolving European conception of the world. Notable inclusions such as Anson's famous voyage and Cook's Pacific expeditions provide a strong narrative arc from early privateering and survival against overwhelming odds to the disciplined, scientific exploration that defined the later Enlightenment era. The maps, charts, and biographical sketches lend both authority and immediacy, making the volume as instructive as it is engaging.
Published in 1878 by William P. Nimmo of London and Edinburgh in an attractive decorative cloth binding, this book stands as a fine example of late Victorian historical publishing, combining scholarship with a sense of romance and national pride in maritime achievement. It would particularly appeal to collectors of nineteenth-century exploration literature, maritime historians, and readers interested in the great age of sail and the formative narratives of global discovery."
Light wear to covers and spine as shown. Binding is excellent with structural integrity of book very good. All maps are present. Pages are clean with pleasant age toning only. A beautiful copy of a desirable book in very good condition overall. Please study photos to further understand condition.
