Project Gutenberg 2005-01-06 Public domain in the USA. 246 Kerr, Robert 1755 1813 A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 15 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 Produced 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 "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.) Reading ease score: 65.2 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Voyages and travels G Text Category: Adventure Category: Travel Writing Category: History - Modern (1750+) 1327438 2025-08-06T10:34:05.392408 text/html 1303866 2024-10-28T21:38:46 text/html 569261 2025-08-06T10:34:19.270360 application/epub+zip 593786 2025-08-06T10:34:09.179356 application/epub+zip 559105 2025-08-06T10:34:07.818404 application/epub+zip 1075757 2025-08-06T10:34:26.722270 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1081790 2025-08-06T10:34:18.364317 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 848951 2022-09-07T17:24:11.778997 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1306019 2025-08-06T10:34:04.111389 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1286018 2024-10-28T21:38:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16592 2025-08-06T10:34:26.847284 application/rdf+xml 25386 2025-08-06T10:34:08.337385 image/jpeg 4882 2025-08-06T10:34:08.077393 image/jpeg 565811 2025-08-06T10:34:05.486406 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia