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Since its foundation in 1846, the Hakluyt Society has published scholarly editions of primary records of voyages and travels. These are distributed to current members, and are illustrated with maps and plates. See www.hakluyt.com for more information.,
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Hakluyt Society Essay Prize 2026 - submissions now welcome, closing date 31 March 2026
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The Hakluyt Society annual essay prize for graduate students
The Hakluyt Society awards an annual essay prize of up to a total of £1,000. The competition is open to any registered or recent graduate students
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Our collection, Mapping the Early Modern Inns of Court: Writing Communities, is being launched! Come and join us (in person at Middle Temple Library or online) at 6.15pm on Tuesday 9 Sept. Email MappingInns@gmail.com for more details. link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
Mapping the Early Modern Inns of Court
This collection of essays presents recent research on the Inns of Court and their place in the literary and cultural spaces of the early modern world.
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September 3, 2025 at 6:48 PM
The latest volume from the Hakluyt Society will be available very soon: boydellandbrewer.com/book/taking-...
Taking Newton On Tour
The travel diary of Martin Folkes (1690-1754), the only simultaneous president of the Royal Society and the Society of Antiquaries, provides a novel reading of the Grand Tour as a vehicle for scientif...
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September 2, 2025 at 1:18 PM
A date for your diary: 9 October 2025, 6.30pm-7.45pm
EGR Taylor lecture: lightning at sea in the 18th and 19th centuries - Dr Sara Caputo

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Lightning at sea in the 18th and 19th centuries
Dr Sara Caputo's EGR Taylor lecture 2025 will discuss how lightning shaped the maritime world drawing on sources from Britain and western Europe.
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August 22, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Hakluyt Society Essay Prize 2026 - submissions now welcome, closing date 31 March 2026
www.hakluyt.com/hakluyt-soci...
The Hakluyt Society annual essay prize for graduate students
The Hakluyt Society awards an annual essay prize of up to a total of £1,000. The competition is open to any registered or recent graduate students
www.hakluyt.com
August 18, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Now available at www.hakluyt.com/hakluyt-soci...
Dr Zoltán Biedermann Hakluyt Society Annual Lecture 2025
‘Indigenous voices in the literature of travel and exploration’
Hakluyt Society Annual Lectures
Video presentation of the Annual Lectures of the Hakluyt Society
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August 18, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Taking place this evening at the Royal Asiatic Society, the Hakluyt Society Annual Lecture to be delivered by Professor Zoltan Biedermann ‘Indigenous Voices in the literature of travel and exploration’.
June 18, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Register now for the "Futures of Travel Editing" workshop on Friday 4 July 2025, Royal Asiatic Society, London. Free registration for in-person or online attendance.

Registration (via Eventbrite): eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-future...

Full programme:
The Future(s) of Travel Editing - Hakluyt-Linschoten Workshop
Join us at the Hakluyt-Linschoten Workshop to explore the exciting future of travel editing together!
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June 18, 2025 at 1:38 PM