In the 1590's, this man was named the personal chaplain of Sir Robert Cecil, the Earl of Salisbury, and his English translations include a 1609 one of Grotius' Mare Liberum.
In the 1590's, this man was named the personal chaplain of Sir Robert Cecil, the Earl of Salisbury, and his English translations include a 1609 one of Grotius' Mare Liberum. He is the namesake of a London-based society that publishes primary records of various explorers. This man published the first Mercator-type projection in England. He was commissioned by Walter Raleigh to write a text which would convince Elizabeth I to fund colonization attempts. For 10 points, name this Englishman who promoted North American settlement.
In the 1590's, this man was named the personal chaplain of Sir Robert Cecil, the Earl of Salisbury, and his English translations include a 1609 one of Grotius' Mare Liberum.
Richard Hakluyt