A General History And Collection Of Voyages And Travels Vol 1 18

Prepare yourslef for discoveries and new adventures with this incredible book about the true origin of wanderlust. This edition forms a complete history of the earliest start and progress of navigation, discovery, and commerce, by sea and land, from the earliest ages to the early 19th century. First part of the work covers voyages and travels of discovery in the middle ages; from the era of Alfred, King of England, in the ninth century to that of Don Henry of Portugal at the commencement of the fourteenth century. Second part deals with general voyages and travels chiefly of discovery; from the era of Don Henry, in 1412, to that of George III. in 1760. The rest of the work has some particular voyages and travels arranged in systematic order, Geographical and Chronological, and studies voyages during the era of George III conducted upon scientific principles, by which the Geography of the globe has been nearly perfected.

A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels Vol. 2 From Robert Kerr

Robert Kerr wrote a historical travel book in the 18th century titled "A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, 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". The fourth book in the series concentrates on European expeditions to the Americas and Asia, including those of the Dutch, Portuguese, Spanish, and English. The book contains a range of narratives, such as the first known sighting of New Zealand by Europeans and accounts of interactions with native Americans and Asian populations. Additionally, it contains in-depth accounts of Sir Francis Drake, Ferdinand Magellan, and Christopher Columbus' voyages. With its meticulous attention to detail and thorough use of original sources, Kerr's book is renowned for being a significant historical record of the period of discovery. The book, which was extensively read by both academics and the general public when it was released in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, helped people better grasp the globe and its history.

A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels Vol. 3 From Robert Kerr

Excerpt from A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Arranged in Systematic Order, Vol. 18 To the end of' this volume is appended a Tabula1 View of the Contents of this Collection and it is believed that this Tabula1 View, when examined and compared with the Catalogue, will enable those who wish to add to this Collection such Voyages Travels as it does not embrace, especially those of very recent date, all that are deserving of purchase and perusal. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Arranged in Systematic Order, Vol. 1: 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 Perhaps it may occur to some readers, that Pant V. The last in order of the general heads of our plan, ought to have formed part I. As partaking of the nature of an introduction to the subject, and forming a summary of the whole work. Upon even a very slight consideration, however, it must be ob vions, that it is impossible to compose that proposed deduction in any adequate manner, until the whole mass of selected materials is possessed by the Edi tor, and definitively arranged. It may likewise be known to many, that introductions and prefaces, though usually placed at the beginning of books, are uniformly and necessarily last composed, and usually last printed, except in new editions. A great variety of Collections of Voyages and Tra vels have been published at different periods, many of which are inaccessible from their scarcity, or from being in foreign languages: And such great num bers of Voyages and Travels to particular regions and countries have been printed, as to be altogether un attainable by the generality of readers. Every thing. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.