Project Gutenberg 2005-08-07 Public domain in the USA. 179 Kerr, Robert 1755 1813 A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume 16 Reading ease score: 62.2 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Robert Connal, Alison Hadwin and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net. Produced from images generously made available by the Canadian Institute for Historical Microreproductions. "A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume 16" by Robert Kerr is a historical account written in the early 19th century. This volume appears to focus on the detailed voyages and explorations of the Pacific Islands, particularly significant events and interactions with the native populations of places like Otaheite and the Society Islands. It combines narratives of navigation with anthropological insights into the cultures encountered during these early expeditions. The opening of this volume introduces the reader to a detailed account ofCaptain Cook's voyages, beginning with an exploration of the Society Islands. It describes the encounters with the islanders of Toobouai, noting their customs, language, and physical characteristics. As Cook's expedition continues, tensions and conflicts emerge, particularly surrounding the reverence given to the captain by some natives and the practices of human sacrifice during a war with the neighboring island of Eimeo. The narrative also highlights the colorful interactions between European explorers and the indigenous peoples, offering a rich tapestry of maritime exploration filled with cultural observations and events that would shape future engagements in the region. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Voyages and travels G Text Browsing: History - General Browsing: Travel & Geography 1400976 1398844 2024-10-07T10:40:20.657649 2023-09-07T11:09:09.514152 text/html text/html 1395905 2020-12-12T08:43:48 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 487079 2020-12-12T08:43:48 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 614543 2024-10-07T10:40:40.724609 application/epub+zip 632934 2024-10-07T10:40:26.094648 application/epub+zip 597311 2024-10-07T10:40:23.984687 application/epub+zip 1158040 2024-10-07T10:40:51.165514 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1089310 2024-10-07T10:40:38.651587 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1042509 2022-09-08T05:39:46.185938 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1282124 1281896 2024-10-07T10:40:18.455690 2023-09-07T11:09:07.615140 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 1281345 2020-12-12T08:43:48 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 463026 2020-12-12T08:43:48 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1283455 2020-12-12T08:43:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 462962 2020-12-12T08:43:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21357 2024-10-07T10:40:51.337502 application/rdf+xml 25469 2024-10-07T10:40:24.660655 image/jpeg 4890 2024-10-07T10:40:24.326661 image/jpeg 585605 2024-10-07T10:40:20.773699 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