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100 1 _aKerr, Robert,
_d1755-1813
245 1 2 _aA General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 15 :
_bForming 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
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2005
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2005-01-06
508 _aProduced by Robert Connal, Graeme Mackreth and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. This file was produced from images generously made available by the Canadian Institute for Historical Microreproductions
520 _a"A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 15" by Robert Kerr is a historical account written in the early 19th century, focusing on the extensive documentation of exploratory voyages. In this volume, the text revolves around the detailed accounts of Captain James Cook's voyages, specifically concerning his expeditions towards the South Pole, highlighting significant discoveries and navigational challenges faced during the journeys. At the start of the volume, readers are introduced to the meticulously chronicled narrative detailing Cook's continued explorations after leaving New Zealand. The passage describes the departure from Christmas Sound and the subsequent navigation around treacherous geographical features like Cape Horn and Staten Land. This opening segment paints vivid scenes of the environment encountered, including descriptions of islands, the diversity of local wildlife, and interactions with native peoples. Additionally, it introduces key observations about the landscape, weather conditions, and navigational strategies, setting the tone for an informative account of maritime exploration and adventure. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aVoyages and travels
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/14611
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