Project Gutenberg 2005-03-01 Public domain in the USA. 364 Hakluyt, Richard 1616 Hackluyt, Richard The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation — Volume 04 Produced by Karl Hagen and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation" by Richard Hakluyt is a historical account written in the late 16th century. This extensive work catalogues the explorations, trade routes, and diplomatic ventures embarked upon by English merchants and adventurers. The text focuses on documenting various voyages, including trade expeditions to Muscovy and the North-Eastern passage, highlighting the engagement between England and Russia during this period. At the start of the work, the reader is introduced to the privileges granted to English merchants by the Emperor of Russia for trade access to his territories. It highlights key figures such as Sir William Garrard and Anthony Jenkinson, detailing their requests for permission to trade freely in various Russian cities and regions, such as Colmogro and the city of Moscow. The opening also touches upon significant correspondences between Queen Elizabeth I and the Russian Emperor, illustrating the political and economic motivations that underpinned these explorations and trade endeavors. The text commits to chronicling the early interactions between these nations, setting the tone for a detailed account of maritime adventures and commercial expansion. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 66.0 (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 885779 2025-06-03T13:36:35.723837 text/html 885600 2025-01-11T00:50:44.776240 text/html 421345 2025-06-03T13:36:48.932296 application/epub+zip 431942 2025-06-03T13:36:40.280856 application/epub+zip 378763 2025-06-03T13:36:38.680860 application/epub+zip 836107 2025-06-03T13:36:54.949273 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 795359 2025-06-03T13:36:47.690280 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 522129 2022-09-04T07:13:59.881535 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 823408 2025-06-03T13:36:35.097832 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 818023 2020-12-30T20:41:45 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 288610 2020-12-30T20:41:45 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 17459 2025-06-03T13:36:55.104235 application/rdf+xml 28028 2025-06-03T13:36:39.254858 image/jpeg 5035 2025-06-03T13:36:38.967812 image/jpeg 419166 2025-06-03T13:36:35.792850 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