Project Gutenberg 2004-01-01 Public domain in the USA. 170 Kerr, Robert 1755 1813 A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 01 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time Reading ease score: 56.5 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. Produced by Robert Connal and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team from images generously made available by the Canadian Institute for Historical Microreproductions. [Transcriber's Note: The spelling inconsistencies of the original have been retained in this etext.] "A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 01" by Robert Kerr is a comprehensive historical account written in the early 19th century. This work systematically compiles significant maritime expeditions from various eras, beginning from the time of Alfred the Great to the early explorations of the modern period. The overarching theme focuses on the evolution of navigation, discovery, and commerce throughout history, detailing the epic journeys that led to the understanding of geography and cultural interactions between different nations. The opening of this volume sets the stage for a structured exploration of ancient voyages, beginning with the discovery of Iceland by the Norwegians in the ninth century. The text dives into the maritime activities during the reign of King Alfred, interweaving narratives of notable explorers and their expeditions, such as Ohthere’s journey to the White Sea and Wulfstan's voyage in the Baltic. It emphasizes the significance of these early travels, presenting them as foundational elements that influenced later explorations and contributed to the shaping of world geography. This introductory portion establishes a scholarly tone, aiming to provide readers with insights into the historical context and the systematic approach that Kerr employs in chronicling these monumental voyages. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Voyages and travels G Text Browsing: History - General Browsing: Travel & Geography 1362183 1360091 2024-10-05T05:30:24.972744 2023-10-05T06:11:07.355187 text/html text/html 1348087 2020-12-20T01:40:09 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 486670 2020-12-20T01:40:09 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 593438 2024-10-05T05:30:40.327680 application/epub+zip 613154 2024-10-05T05:30:29.411730 application/epub+zip 578207 2024-10-05T05:30:27.864847 application/epub+zip 1139260 2024-10-05T05:30:49.721655 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1074144 2024-10-05T05:30:39.244684 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 815894 2022-09-05T08:40:35.710305 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1311650 1311351 2024-10-05T05:30:23.157795 2023-10-05T06:11:05.723672 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 1312804 2020-12-20T01:40:09 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 479821 2020-12-20T01:40:09 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1312959 2020-12-20T01:40:09 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 479797 2020-12-20T01:40:09 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21712 2024-10-05T05:30:49.868611 application/rdf+xml 25350 2024-10-05T05:30:28.447743 image/jpeg 4878 2024-10-05T05:30:28.155737 image/jpeg 587102 2024-10-05T05:30:25.084801 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia