Hakluyt Society videos Posted By: Jack Benson About the Hakluyt Society, Hakluyt Society Social Media Hakluyt Society Videos Annual Lectures, editing and content of books about navigation, exploration and travel From time to time we will be publishing here videos related to the Hakluyt Society and its books. These videos will include the Annual Lecture presented at the Society’s AGM annually in June, as well as videos of interest to potential editors of volumes to be published by the Society. Hakluyt Society Annual Lecture 17 June 2020. Peter Barber is the former Head of Cartographic and Topographic Materials at the British Library. The title of his lecture is: ‘From Geneva to the Rigi: British images of Switzerland in texts, guidebooks and maps, 1650-1904’. https://www.hakluyt.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Hakluyt-Switzerland-Peter-Barber.mp4 A discussion by Michael G. Brennan of the content and editing of his forthcoming Hakluyt Society volume “English Travellers to Venice 1450 – 1600“ https://www.hakluyt.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/English-Travellers-to-Venice-1450-1600-May-2020.mp4
