Henry Hudson In Holland An Inquiry Into The Origin And Objects Of The Voyage Which Led To The Discovery Of The Hudson River With Bibliographical Notes Reprinted With Notes Documents And A Bibliography By W Nijhoff

Author : Hen; C. Murphy
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ISBN 13 : 9781331899907
Total Pages : 170 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (999 download)

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Download or read book Henry Hudson in Holland written by Hen; C. Murphy and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-20 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Henry Hudson in Holland: An Inquiry Into the Origin and Objects of the Voyage Which Led to the Discovery of the Hudson River Bibliographical Notes The booklet published in 1859 by Henry Cruse Murphy, then United States Minister at The Hague, well deserves re-printing. The commemoration, both in America and in the Netherlands, of the 300th anniversary of Hudson's third voyage, has once more drawn general attention to the details of that exploit and consequently to this work, wherein, in a manner at once clear and complete, the notices and preparations for the expedition were set forth, accompanied by important documents then first brought to light. Since, however, the issue was limited to a small number of copies, "for private distribution," the book became very scarce and remained almost unknown even to those who made a special study of the subject. Asher, in the Introduction to his valuable and well documented monograph Henry Hudson the Navigator, 1860, complains of not having been able to secure a copy of Murphy's treatise, and his work therefore lacks some of the very important data of which that treatise makes earliest mention. On the other hand, Murphy has contented himself with giving the English translation of some of the more important documents without supplying the original text, whilst his bibliography is not altogether satisfactory. These facts have induced me to reprint this interesting booklet. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.