Project Gutenberg 2004-01-01 Public domain in the USA. 185 Hakluyt, Richard 1616 Hackluyt, Richard The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation — Volume 09 Asia, Part II Produced by Karl Hagen and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. This file was produced from images generously made available by the Canadian Institute for Historical Microreproductions "The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation" by Richard Hakluyt is a historical collection written during the late 16th century and into the early 17th century. The work compiles the accounts of various navigators and explorers, documenting their travels, discoveries, and interactions with different cultures, particularly focusing on England's maritime ventures. This detailed collection seeks to provide insight into the era of exploration, emphasizing the significance of English seafaring expeditions beyond their home shores. At the start of this substantial volume, the narrative delves into an exploration of the territory of Cathay (China) and the customs of the Tartars. It describes the vastness of the empire and its division into provinces overseen by local kings who owe allegiance to the Grand Khan. The text outlines various societal practices, such as the unique clothing of the inhabitants, their dietary habits, marriage customs, and spiritual beliefs, revealing a complex and fascinating culture. The richness of the descriptions underscores the contrast between a sophisticated empire and the European understanding of it during that time, providing a lens into global interactions as well as the cultural exchanges that occurred during the Age of Discovery. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 64.5 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Voyages and travels Discoveries in geography -- English G Text Browsing: History - General Browsing: Travel & Geography 867170 2025-06-20T00:21:27.593421 text/html 867272 867049 2024-11-05T05:49:17.761848 2023-10-05T06:29:56.178219 text/html text/html 435168 2025-06-20T00:21:49.041330 application/epub+zip 446518 2025-06-20T00:21:38.021345 application/epub+zip 392440 2025-06-20T00:21:32.516360 application/epub+zip 823410 2025-06-20T00:21:58.928810 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 794034 2025-06-20T00:21:48.017339 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 521120 2022-09-05T09:08:43.751954 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 833139 2025-06-20T00:21:26.935414 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 813093 2024-10-28T17:59:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 11674 2025-06-20T00:21:59.066755 application/rdf+xml 27933 2025-06-20T00:21:37.063359 image/jpeg 5041 2025-06-20T00:21:36.780350 image/jpeg 433077 2025-06-20T00:21:27.667472 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia