Project Gutenberg 2005-03-16 Public domain in the USA. 130 Kerr, Robert 1755 1813 A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume 11 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: 47.4 (College-level). Difficult to read. Produced by Robert Connal, Alison Hadwin and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. 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 11" by Robert Kerr is a comprehensive historical account published in the early 19th century. This volume is part of a collection detailing various expeditions and maritime discoveries, showcasing the evolution of navigation, exploration, and trade from ancient times to more recent eras. The work aims to provide readers with an extensive understanding of the challenges and adventures encountered by explorers, including their interactions with different cultures. At the start of the book, the narrative focuses on Captain George Shelvoke's expedition from California to Canton in China during 1719-1722. The opening section captures a vivid encounter between the ship's crew and the indigenous Californians, highlighting their customs, societal structure, and interactions with the explorers. As the crew navigates through various challenges, they engage in trade and cultivate relationships with the natives, revealing insights into both their maritime journey and the cultural dynamics they face along the way. This sets the stage for further explorations and accounts of their extensive voyage. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Voyages and travels G Text Browsing: History - General Browsing: Travel & Geography 1488920 1487488 2024-10-07T05:17:16.596016 2023-09-07T07:02:11.727112 text/html text/html 1499099 2020-12-14T07:52:14 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 511541 2020-12-14T07:52:14 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 647528 2024-10-07T05:17:35.059921 application/epub+zip 665606 2024-10-07T05:17:21.766988 application/epub+zip 631510 2024-10-07T05:17:19.807018 application/epub+zip 1216961 2024-10-07T05:17:45.340054 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1144667 2024-10-07T05:17:33.396196 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 911086 2022-09-07T21:26:44.958399 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1346815 1346597 2024-10-07T05:17:14.750545 2023-09-07T07:02:10.112117 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 1346549 2020-12-14T07:52:14 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 484426 2020-12-14T07:52:14 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1347801 2020-12-14T07:52:13 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 484402 2020-12-14T07:52:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21448 2024-10-07T05:17:45.478890 application/rdf+xml 25469 2024-10-07T05:17:20.404025 image/jpeg 4867 2024-10-07T05:17:20.105005 image/jpeg 606572 2024-10-07T05:17:16.727049 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