English geographer whose chief work is The Principal Navigations, Voyages and Discoveries of the English Nation (15981600). He was assisted by Sir Walter Raleigh.
He lectured on cartography at Oxford, became geographical adviser to the East India Company, and was an original member of the Virginia Company.
Red and white are the colours of Bohemia, dating back to the 13th century. Blue represents Moravia. Unlike that of the Slovak Republic, the Czech flag is not based on the pan-Slav colours. Effective date: 1 January 1993.