02533cam a22003133u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000060010610000340011224501200014626400510026630000470031733600260036433700260039033800360041650000310045250801940048352013730067753400450205065300240209565300400211985600430215999900170220210673UtSlPG20260610133245.0mcr n260607r2004||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aG1 aHakluyt, Richard,d1552?-161614aThe Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation — Volume 09 :bAsia, Part II 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2004  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2004-01-01  aProduced 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  a"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.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aVoyages and travels  aDiscoveries in geography -- English40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/10673  c52126d52126