Project Gutenberg 2004-08-07 Public domain in the USA. 190 Kerr, Robert 1755 1813 A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 10 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: 67.8 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Robert Connal, Graeme Mackreth and PG Distributed Proofreaders. This file was produced from images generously made available by the Canadian Institute for Historical Microreproductions. "A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 10" by Robert Kerr is a historical account composed in the early 19th century. This volume presents a systematic collection of significant voyages of exploration, beginning with Ferdinand Magellan’s momentous circumnavigation of the globe and leading into further explorations by other notable navigators like Sir Francis Drake. The opening of this volume presents a detailed introduction to the early circumnavigations, starting with Magellan's expedition from 1519 to 1522. It sketches Magellan's character as a skilled navigator and a determined leader, highlighting the significance of his journey in establishing the feasibility of global exploration. The narrative elaborates on the adversities faced during the voyage, including mutinies, harsh weather, and the dire conditions that led to starvation. Kerr sets the stage for recounting the drama and discoveries of Magellan’s travels before transitioning to accounts by other explorers, all of which shaped the knowledge of navigation and geography in the modern era. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Voyages and travels G Text Browsing: History - General Browsing: Travel & Geography 1309911 1309521 2024-10-06T06:24:20.360267 2023-10-06T07:56:36.386067 text/html text/html 1304334 2020-12-18T00:49:22 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 473526 2020-12-18T00:49:22 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 579062 2024-10-06T06:24:34.623720 application/epub+zip 598915 2024-10-06T06:24:24.585277 application/epub+zip 563944 2024-10-06T06:24:23.067246 application/epub+zip 1094035 2024-10-06T06:24:43.143656 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1044700 2024-10-06T06:24:33.638693 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 811539 2022-09-07T00:24:18.622148 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1277680 1277482 2024-10-06T06:24:18.955278 2023-10-06T07:56:35.192050 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 1277030 2020-12-18T00:49:22 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 468011 2020-12-18T00:49:22 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1279607 2020-12-18T00:49:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 468020 2020-12-18T00:49:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21377 2024-10-06T06:24:43.280638 application/rdf+xml 25341 2024-10-06T06:24:23.663240 image/jpeg 4877 2024-10-06T06:24:23.352250 image/jpeg 573871 2024-10-06T06:24:20.470274 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