WILLIAMSON, James A.
The Voyages of the Cabots: And the English Discovery of North America Under Henry VII and Henry VIII.
London: The Argonaut Press , 1929.
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The Argonaut Press Limited Edition of James A. Williamson's The Voyages of the Cabots
The Argonaut Press limited edition of this historical account of the Italian-born navigators and explorers John and Sebastian Cabot. Octavo, bound in full vellum with gilt titles to the spine, top edge gilt, title page vignette, illustrated with thirteen maps, and printed on Japon Vellum. One of 1,050 numbered copies, this is number 623. In near fine condition. The original woodcut appearing on the title page is by William Monk. Uncommon in full vellum.
James A. Williamson (1886–1964) was a British historian and maritime scholar renowned for his authoritative studies on the Age of Discovery and the early phases of English overseas expansion. Educated at Oxford, Williamson specialized in archival research on late medieval and early modern navigation. 'The Voyages of the Cabots' is a scholarly examination of England’s earliest recorded ventures into the New World, focusing on the expeditions of John and Sebastian Cabot. Drawing extensively on primary sources such as royal patents, diplomatic correspondence, and contemporary cartographic evidence, Williamson reconstructs the geopolitical and economic contexts that shaped England’s late fifteenth- and early sixteenth-century maritime ambitions. The work situates the Cabots’ voyages within the broader framework of Tudor foreign policy, emphasizing their role in laying the groundwork for England’s later imperial expansion.
The Voyages of the Cabots: And the English Discovery of North America Under Henry VII and Henry VIII.
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