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Entry Type	Person
Surname	Hakluyt
Forenames	Richard
Epithet	geographer
Dates	c1552-1612
History	He was notable as an editor, translator and encourger of geographical literature. His most important work was "The Principal Navigations", which was first published in 1589 and then much expanded in three volumes, 1598-1600, in essence a massive compilation of voyages from the 4th century to the recent exploits of Elizabethan seamen such as Drake and Cavendish.
Source	Oxford Dictionary of National Biography online
Authorised Form of Name	Hakluyt; Richard (c1552-1612); geographer

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