Project Gutenberg 2004-12-01 Public domain in the USA. 290 Hakluyt, Richard 1616 Hackluyt, Richard The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation — Volume 01 Produced by Karl Hagen, Juliet Sutherland, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation" by Richard Hakluyt is a historical compilation of exploration narratives and maritime adventures, originally published in the late 16th century. This collection serves as a significant record of English maritime history, detailing numerous expeditions undertaken by English explorers and traders to various parts of the world, particularly focusing on the northern and northeastern regions. The text aims not only to celebrate the achievements of these explorers but also to offer a comprehensive understanding of early English trade and navigation. At the start of the work, the opening portion emphasizes the importance of the texts compiled by Hakluyt, noting the rarity and value of this collection to scholars and enthusiasts of history and exploration. The volume comprises a diverse array of narratives, showcasing voyages ranging from early expeditions to Russia and the Arctic, through to the conquests against the Spanish Armada. This introductory section highlights the methodology used in gathering these narratives, the historical significance of each voyage, and the distinguished contributors to these accounts, thus setting the stage for an extensive exploration of English navigational history. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 52.7 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Voyages and travels Discoveries in geography -- English G Text Browsing: History - General Browsing: Travel & Geography 938283 2025-06-03T11:31:52.536775 text/html 938104 2025-01-10T22:51:14.736477 text/html 465218 2025-06-03T11:32:07.617693 application/epub+zip 477952 2025-06-03T11:31:57.529771 application/epub+zip 424922 2025-06-03T11:31:55.721787 application/epub+zip 902272 2025-06-03T11:32:14.591661 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 853077 2025-06-03T11:32:06.045727 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 579227 2022-09-04T04:56:59.318071 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 855652 2025-06-03T11:31:51.880790 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 847961 2020-12-30T08:44:50 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 330290 2020-12-30T08:44:50 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 17514 2025-06-03T11:32:14.734656 application/rdf+xml 28038 2025-06-03T11:31:56.298770 image/jpeg 5026 2025-06-03T11:31:56.012740 image/jpeg 462589 2025-06-03T11:31:52.609750 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