02334cam a22003133u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000060010610000340011224501230014626400510026930000470032033600260036733700260039333800360041950000310045550800850048652012760057153400450184765300240189265300400191670000210195685600430197713605UtSlPG20260610133325.0mcr n260607r2004||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aG1 aHakluyt, Richard,d1552?-161614aThe Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques, and Discoveries of The English Nation — Volume 12 :bAmerica, Part I 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2004  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2004-10-05  aProduced by Karl Hagen and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreaders  a"The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques, and Discoveries of The English..." by Richard Hakluyt is a historical account compiled in the late 16th century. This collection extensively chronicles the maritime explorations and trade endeavors of the English, focusing particularly on the discoveries related to the New World, known today as America. The book serves as a testament to the age of exploration, detailing the voyages undertaken by figures like John Cabot and others in their quest for trade routes and new lands.  At the start of this work, Richard Hakluyt offers an introduction that outlines the significance of the voyages undertaken by the English in discovering new territories. He emphasizes the importance of documenting these expeditions for historical record and the betterment of navigation knowledge. The opening also discusses the early voyages of Madoc, a Welsh prince reputed to have discovered parts of America before Columbus, setting the stage for the account of later, more well-documented explorations. The text is rich with references to classical authors and ancient philosophies, lending credibility to Hakluyt's claims about the New World and its potential for wealth and colonization. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aVoyages and travels  aDiscoveries in geography -- English1 aGoldsmid, Edmund40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/13605