The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation — Volume 02

A compilation of English accounts and documents describing voyages, trade, and diplomatic contact across northeastern Europe and adjacent regions, emphasizing travel narratives, letters, and chronicles about Tartary, Muscovy, and neighboring lands. Contributors report on geography, trade routes, commodities, military tactics, religious practices, languages, and cultural customs, often through eyewitness testimony and excerpts from earlier writers. The material combines edited translations, marginal notes, and commentary to present practical information for merchants and seafarers while tracing political alliances, hazards of travel, and the prospects for commerce and exploration.