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Richard Henry Major Books

Richard Henry Major was a geographer and map librarian who curated the map collection of the British Museum for nearly four decades. His extensive work involved the organization and study of historical maps and documents, resulting in numerous publications. He also served as the Secretary of the Hakluyt Society for nearly a decade, contributing to the dissemination of geographical knowledge.

The Voyages of the Venetian Brothers, Nicolò & Antonio Zeno, to the Northern Seas in the XIVth Century: Comprising the Latest Known Accounts of the Lo

The True Date of the English Discovery of the American Continent Under John and Sebastian Cabot

The Life Of Prince Henry Of Portugal, Surnamed The Navigator, And Its Results: Comprising The Discovery, Within One Century, Of Half The World ... Wit

The Voyages Of The Venetian Brothers Zeno To The Northern Seas In The Fourteenth Century

Memoir on a Mappemonde by Leonardo Da Vinci, Being the Earliest Map Hitherto Known Containing the Name of America: Now in the Royal Collection at Wind

The Canarian: or, Book of the Conquest and Conversion of the Canarians in the Year 1402

The Canarian: or, Book of the Conquest and Conversion of the Canarians in the Year 1402
310 pages
11 hours of reading
Memoir on a Mappemonde by Leonardo Da Vinci, Being the Earliest Map Hitherto Known Containing the Name of America: Now in the Royal Collection at Wind
52 pages
2 hours of reading
The Voyages Of The Venetian Brothers Zeno To The Northern Seas In The Fourteenth Century
The Life Of Prince Henry Of Portugal, Surnamed The Navigator, And Its Results: Comprising The Discovery, Within One Century, Of Half The World ... Wit
578 pages
21 hours of reading
The True Date of the English Discovery of the American Continent Under John and Sebastian Cabot
The Voyages of the Venetian Brothers, Nicolò & Antonio Zeno, to the Northern Seas in the XIVth Century: Comprising the Latest Known Accounts of the Lo
196 pages
7 hours of reading
The Historie of Travaile Into Virginia Britannia: Expressing the Cosmographie and Comodities of the Country, Togither With the Manners and Customes of
82 pages
3 hours of reading
The Discovery Of Australia By The Portuguese In 1601: Five Years Before The Earliest Discovery Hitherto Recorded: With Arguments In Favour Of A Previo
Notes Upon Russia: Being a Translation of the Earliest Account of That Country, Entitled Rerum Moscoviticarum Commentarii. Translated and
294 pages
11 hours of reading
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 includes insightful editor's notes by Richard Henry Major. Explore the fascinating early history and culture of Russia through the eyes of a diplomatic visitor.
The Discoveries of Prince Henry the Naviagator and Their Results: Being the Narrative of the Discovery by Sea, Within One Century, of More Than Half t
358 pages
13 hours of reading