Project Gutenberg 2004-05-01 Public domain in the USA. 120 Kerr, Robert 1755 1813 A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 03 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: 49.4 (College-level). 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. "A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 03" by Robert Kerr is a historical account produced in the early 19th century. This volume specifically focuses on the history of navigation, discovery, and commerce, emphasizing the voyages undertaken to explore the New World, particularly those made by Christopher Columbus and his contemporaries. At the start of this volume, the author lays out his intention to present a systematic history of America's discovery, beginning with a narrative written by Columbus' son, Don Ferdinand Columbus. This section discusses Columbus's motivations, early life, and the events leading to his voyages across the Atlantic. It also touches upon the various accounts of his expeditions, offering insights into the motivations and life of the iconic navigator, while also questioning the accuracy and integrity of rival accounts and contributions from other explorers like Amerigo Vespucci. The narrative sets a tone of reverence for Columbus's contributions to exploration, while also addressing misconceptions and historical debates regarding his legacy. Overall, the opening portion establishes a foundation for a detailed exploration of the impact of these voyages on global history. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Voyages and travels G Text Browsing: History - General Browsing: Travel & Geography 1310171 1309802 2024-10-05T17:14:44.844672 2023-10-06T04:56:15.847914 text/html text/html 1300572 2020-12-14T20:52:46 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 460849 2020-12-14T20:52:46 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 567951 2024-10-05T17:14:58.528614 application/epub+zip 587726 2024-10-05T17:14:48.975625 application/epub+zip 551750 2024-10-05T17:14:47.516872 application/epub+zip 1076373 2024-10-05T17:15:06.736527 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1031338 2024-10-05T17:14:57.558613 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 797672 2022-09-06T19:58:30.057524 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1284133 1283963 2024-10-05T17:14:43.735686 2023-10-06T04:56:14.932875 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 1285658 2020-12-14T20:52:46 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 458336 2020-12-14T20:52:46 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1285866 2020-12-14T20:52:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 458311 2020-12-14T20:52:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21493 2024-10-05T17:15:06.865530 application/rdf+xml 25361 2024-10-05T17:14:48.095626 image/jpeg 4881 2024-10-05T17:14:47.806646 image/jpeg 562454 2024-10-05T17:14:44.955668 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