Project Gutenberg 2008-06-23 Public domain in the USA. 66 Anonymous Anonyme Anonymous, Anonymous Famous Islands and Memorable Voyages Produced by Roger Frank and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Famous Islands and Memorable Voyages" by Anonymous is a historical account, likely written in the late 19th century. This work explores various islands and notable sea voyages, drawing on tales of adventure, survival, and discovery that have left a mark on maritime history. The book weaves together narratives covering significant events such as shipwrecks, survival against the odds, and the exploration of uncharted territories. The opening portion of the text details the harrowing journey of a Venetian trading ship in the year 1431, commanded by Master Piero Quirini, as it departs from Venice towards the Isle of Candia. The crew of sixty-eight men faces a treacherous voyage filled with challenges, including a violent storm that causes devastation and loss. As the story unfolds, only a fraction of the crew survives, leading to a desperate struggle for sustenance on an uninhabited island off the coast of Norway. This gripping beginning sets the tone for a collection that promises to delve into the trials faced by those at sea and the extraordinary resilience required to endure such formidable circumstances. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Voyages and travels -- Juvenile literature PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Travel & Geography 257748 257743 2024-09-11T07:10:15.855098 2023-09-11T10:23:43.841097 text/html text/html 258668 2023-06-28T11:54:21 text/html 1040146 2024-09-11T07:10:21.423082 application/epub+zip 1043478 2024-09-11T07:10:17.519067 application/epub+zip 163177 2024-09-11T07:10:16.535077 application/epub+zip 1192837 2024-09-11T07:10:24.342055 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1166635 2024-09-11T07:10:20.690052 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 290724 2022-09-12T06:41:47.744948 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 225672 225589 2024-09-11T07:10:15.340075 2023-09-11T10:23:43.301078 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 225397 2023-06-28T11:54:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17981 2024-09-11T07:10:24.477018 application/rdf+xml 14512 2024-09-11T07:10:16.880062 image/jpeg 3331 2024-09-11T07:10:16.705077 image/jpeg 86496 2023-06-28T11:55:01 application/octet-stream application/zip 941046 2023-06-28T11:55:22 application/octet-stream application/zip 1008844 2024-09-11T07:10:15.909102 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 More titles under Unknown