Project Gutenberg 2004-01-01 Public domain in the USA. 219 Kerr, Robert 1755 1813 A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 02 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: 54.3 (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 02" by Robert Kerr is a historical account likely written in the early 19th century. This volume serves as a comprehensive collection documenting the origins and advancements in navigation, discovery, and commerce by sea and land, covering various voyages undertaken from antiquity to more recent times. It specifically focuses on accounts of pilgrimages, discoveries, and conquests, particularly emphasizing the explorations related to the Holy Land, the Canary Islands, and Madeira. At the start of the volume, the text lays a foundational framework by chronicling early pilgrimages from England to the Holy Land, particularly between 1097 and 1107. It recounts the journey of significant figures, such as Gutuere, a noble lady whose illness forced the Christian army to camp, and Edgar Aethling, who ventured to Jerusalem during a siege. The narrative intertwines personal stories with broader historical accounts, detailing military engagements, the hardships faced by pilgrims, and their eventual return to England. This sets the stage for a detailed exploration of maritime discoveries, with subsequent chapters promising further insights into notable explorations led by figures such as Don Henry of Portugal and the discovery of various islands. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Voyages and travels G Text Browsing: History - General Browsing: Travel & Geography 1345922 1345031 2024-10-05T06:42:11.055480 2023-10-05T07:06:38.293264 text/html text/html 1336968 2020-12-21T08:56:51 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 474360 2020-12-21T08:56:51 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 581194 2024-10-05T06:42:25.512427 application/epub+zip 600842 2024-10-05T06:42:15.355453 application/epub+zip 565106 2024-10-05T06:42:13.784451 application/epub+zip 1113851 2024-10-05T06:42:34.156358 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1065049 2024-10-05T06:42:24.513457 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 808811 2022-09-05T10:02:28.505975 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1312261 1311952 2024-10-05T06:42:09.703529 2023-10-05T07:06:37.000264 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 1313298 2020-12-21T08:56:51 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 470008 2020-12-21T08:56:51 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1314287 2020-12-21T08:56:51 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 469899 2020-12-21T08:56:51 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21676 2024-10-05T06:42:34.294347 application/rdf+xml 25370 2024-10-05T06:42:14.361465 image/jpeg 4877 2024-10-05T06:42:14.069477 image/jpeg 575233 2024-10-05T06:42:11.164519 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