Project Gutenberg 2004-04-01 Public domain in the USA. 230 Hakluyt, Richard 1616 Hackluyt, Richard The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation — Volume 10 Asia, Part III 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 account compiled in the late 16th century. This work serves as a collection of accounts detailing the extensive maritime explorations and trade activities conducted by English sailors and traders, particularly focusing on their encounters in Asia. The opening of this substantial collection describes the grand entry of Sultan Soliman the Great into Aleppo, Syria, alongside a sophisticated detail of his military force. The narrative illustrates the splendor of the Sultan's procession, highlighting the attire of soldiers, the variety of troops present, and the magnificent display accompanying his journey to Persia. Additionally, the text sets the scene for later accounts that include voyages to the East Indies by English merchants such as Anthony Jenkinson and the letters exchanged between captains regarding trade and diplomacy. This introductory portion establishes a vivid backdrop of the cultural and economic exchanges between Europe and Asia that are central to the book's broader exploration of globalization during the age of discovery. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 68.1 (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 743710 2025-06-21T01:12:47.917177 text/html 743805 743582 2024-11-05T14:52:02.266585 2023-10-05T13:49:41.093748 text/html text/html 384780 2025-06-21T01:13:08.694619 application/epub+zip 394801 2025-06-21T01:12:58.104146 application/epub+zip 342005 2025-06-21T01:12:52.675191 application/epub+zip 769061 2025-06-21T01:13:17.890613 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 741805 2025-06-21T01:13:07.702606 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 468093 2022-09-06T17:56:41.663828 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 709697 2025-06-21T01:12:47.252228 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 689653 2024-10-28T19:00:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 11528 2025-06-21T01:13:18.031525 application/rdf+xml 28067 2025-06-21T01:12:57.152131 image/jpeg 5025 2025-06-21T01:12:56.867133 image/jpeg 381782 2025-06-21T01:12:47.986182 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