Hakluyt

American

[hak-lit] / ˈhæk lɪt /

noun

Richard, 1552?–1616, English geographer and editor of explorers' narratives.

Hakluyt British

/ ˈhækluːt /

noun

Richard. ?1552–1616, English geographer, who compiled The Principal Navigations, Voyages, and Discoveries of the English Nation (1589)

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Andrew Exum is a contributing writer at the Atlantic and a partner at Hakluyt & Company, a management consultancy.

From Washington Post • Apr. 20, 2023

The books, by English writer Richard Hakluyt, were only expected to sell for between £3,000 and £5,000.

From BBC • Dec. 10, 2021

De Veer’s book felt as fresh as ever when Britain’s Hakluyt Society published a new translation in 1853 and again in 1876.

From New York Times • Jan. 8, 2021

Most of their writings were compiled at the time by English historian Richard Hakluyt.

From Washington Times • Aug. 22, 2020

Hakluyt tried hard to discover the names of the vessels, and of the “cunning men” aboard them.

From The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 3 by Whymper, Frederick

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