England by Molyneux (see Globe). On the 20th April 1590 he was instituted to the rectory of Witheringsett-cum- Brockford, Suffolk. The magnum opus of Hakluyt is The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques, and Discoveries of the English Nation (fol., London, 1598–1600, 3 vols.). Some few copies contain an exceedingly rare map,[1] the first on the Mercator projection made in England according to the true principles laid down by Edward Wright. Hakluyt s great work, though but little read, has been truly called the "prose epic of the modern English nation." It is an invaluable treasure of material for the history of geogra phical discovery and colonization, which has secured for its author a lasting reputation for research and industry.[2] In 1601 Hakluyt edited a translation from the Portuguese of Antonio Galvano, The Discoveries of the World (4to, London). On the 4th May 1602 he was installed pre bendary of Westminister, and in the following year elected archdeacon of Westminster. In the licence of his second marriage (30th March 1604) he is also described as one of the chaplains of the Savoy, and his will contains a reference to chambers occupied by him there up to the time of his death ; in another official document he is styled D.D.[3] His last publication was a translation of Fernando de Soto s discoveries in Florida, entitled Virginia richly valued (Lon don, 1609, 4 to). This work was intended to encourage the young colony of Virginia, of which Hakluyt was so zealous a promoter, " to whom England is more indebted for its American possession than to any man of that
age."[4]A number of Hakluyt s MSS., sufficient to form a fourth volume of his collections of 1599–1600, fell into the hands of Samuel Purchas, who inserted them in an abridged form in his Pilgrimes (1625–26, fol.). Others are preserved at Oxford (Bib. Bod. MS., Seld. B. 8), which consist chiefly of notes gathered from contemporary authors. Hakluyt died in 1616, and was buried in Westminster Abbey (November 26) ; by an error in the abbey register it stands under the year 1626. His best monument is the society that flourishes under his name. Founded in 1846 for the purpose of printing rare and unpublished voyages and travels, "it aims at opening by this means an easier access to sources of a branch of knowledge which yields to none in import ance, and is superior to most in agreeable variety." The fifty-seven volumes that have been published by the society since its formation have been edited with great discrimi nation and care, and have come to be regarded as the standard text-books upon their respective subjects. Some are out of print, and others have passed through two editions. The latest volume published is a reissue in a new form of The Hawkins Voyages, the first work published by the society.
HAKODADI, or Hakodate, a seaport town of Japan, in the old province of Hokukaido, on the southern coast of the island of Yezo or Yesso, in 41 49 N. lat. and 140 47 E. long. Its general position, as lias been frequently remarked, is not unlike that of Gibraltar, as the town is built along the north-western base of a rocky promontory (1100 feet in height) which forms the eastern boundary of a spacious bay, and is united to the mainland by a narrow sandy isthmus. At the time of Captain Perry s visit in 1851 few of the buildings of Hakodadi, with the exception of its temples and fire-proof warehouses, were more than one story high, and the roofs were made of slight shingles protected against the effects of wind-storms by heavy stones. Since that date the town has increased considerably in extent, and many of the more modern buildings, such as the new custom-house and the residences of the Government officials, have been erected in a more solid European style. In 1870 there were four European hotels. A new bund or embankment has been constructed along the shore, and several quarters of the town have been laid out in better fashion by the local authorities. Hakodadi is the residence of the governor of Yezo, and the seat of an arsenal. There are four Buddhist and three Shinto temples, the most important of the former being the Zhioghen-zhi, or Country s Protector, built about 1830. A medical college is main tained in connexion with the Government hospital, and in the neighbourhood of the town an agricultural college has been erected since 1873. The Bay of Hakodadi, says Sir Rutherford Alcock, is completely land-locked, easy of access, and spacious enough for the largest navies to ride in it, with deep water almost up to the shore, and good holding- ground. The Russians have for a considerable time used it as a winter station for their ships, because their own harbours on the coast of Kamchatka are annually frozen up. Their establishment formerly comprised a handsome consular residence, a hospital, warehouses, and workshops, but the consulate was removed from the port in 1871. Hakodadi has a large local trade ; but neither its exports nor its imports are very extensive, and as a commercial centre it will not improbably be superseded by Endermo. The exports comprise awabi, cuttlefish, sea-weed, beche-de- mer (iriko), sea-otter skins, and deer horns ; as many as 30,000 pairs of the last being sometimes shipped in a year. Lead and coal mines exist in the neighbourhood. There is telegraphic communication with Tokio (Yedo) ; and a new road has been made to Sapporu (Satsuporu). The popula tion of the town is estimated at 30,000; in 1872 the foreign settlement had 22 residents. Hakodadi, originally a fishing village belonging to a local daimio, was purchased by the Government and incorporated in the imperial fief of Matsmai. It was opened to American commerce in 1854; and there are now also Danish, German, and English con suls. In 18G8 the town was taken by the rebel fleet, but it was recovered by the mikado in 1869.
HAL, a town of Belgium, province of South Brabant, is situated on the Senne and the Charleroi canal, 9 miles S.S.W. of Brussels. It has a beautiful Gothic church of the 14th century, very much resorted to by pilgrims on account of a famous miracle-working image of the Virgin. The church has been enriched by a large number of votive gifts, and contains a beautifully carved high altar of white marble. The principal industries are tanning, soap-boiling, the manufacture of paper, and salt-refining. The popula tion in 1869 was 6406.
HALA, or Halla (formerly known as Murtizabad), a town in Hyderabad district, Sind, India, situated on the Aliganj canal and immediately connected with the Trunk Road at two points. 25 48 30" N. lat., 68 27 30" E. long. It was long famous for its glazed pottery and tiles, made from a fine clay obtained from the Indus, mixed with flints. The susis, or trouser-cloths, for which the town is also celebrated, are manufactured to the value of 750 yearly. Hala was built about 1800 in consequence of old Hala, 2 miles distant, being threatened with encroachment by the Indus. Among the antiquities round which the new town has grown up are the tomb and mosque of a pir or saint, who died in the 16th century, and in whose honour a fair, largely attended by Mahometans from all parts of the pro vince, is held twice a year. The local trade, chiefly of grain, piece goods, ghi, cotton, and sugar, is valued approximately at 3900 ; the transit trade (in the same articles) at about 700. Population (1872), 4096, including 2646 Mahometans and 1234 Hindus.
- ↑ Supposed to be the " new map " of the Twelfth Night, act iii., scene 2. See Trans, of New Shakspere Soc., 1877-79, pt. 1, 8vo.
- ↑ In 1809-12 was published a new edition of it by Woodfall & Evans in 5 vols. The last two contain pieces not comprised in the col lection of 1598–1600.
- ↑ Westminster Abbey Registers, edited by J.L. Chester, 1876, pp. 113.
- ↑ Robertson, Hist, of America, vol. iv. p. 171, 10th ed.
