Project Gutenberg 2005-03-21 Public domain in the USA. 155 Kerr, Robert 1755 1813 A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume 17 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 Produced by Robert Connal, Paul Ereaut and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team, from images generously made available by the Canadian Institute for Historical Microreproductions. "A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume 17" by Robert Kerr is a historical account written in the early 19th century. This volume serves as part of a comprehensive exploration of navigation, discovery, and commerce throughout history, focusing on the Sandwich Islands. The work is likely to appeal to readers interested in the history of exploration and the detailed accounts of various cultures encountered during these voyages. At the start of this volume, the text introduces Captain King's journal, documenting the voyages to the Sandwich Islands and providing detailed geographical and cultural information. The narrative explores the islands' landscapes, volcanic features, and climatic conditions, while offering observations about the inhabitants, their customs, and their interactions with explorers. The author also highlights the significance of the islands in the context of broader maritime exploration and commerce, setting the stage for a nuanced discussion of the Sandwich Islands' role during this period of global exploration. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 59.2 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Voyages and travels G Text Category: Travel Writing Category: History - Other 1320840 2025-07-06T13:45:27.672152 text/html 1308935 2020-12-14T07:58:35 text/html 574746 2025-07-06T13:45:40.492100 application/epub+zip 595846 2025-07-06T13:45:31.374136 application/epub+zip 561210 2025-07-06T13:45:30.049193 application/epub+zip 1089258 2025-07-06T13:45:47.867070 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1065294 2025-07-06T13:45:39.619118 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 832715 2022-09-07T21:40:41.876057 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1301771 2025-07-06T13:45:26.669167 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1301318 2020-12-14T07:58:36 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1303100 2020-12-14T07:58:36 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21145 2025-07-06T13:45:47.996058 application/rdf+xml 25480 2025-07-06T13:45:30.562143 image/jpeg 4871 2025-07-06T13:45:30.307132 image/jpeg 467208 2020-12-14T07:58:36 application/octet-stream application/zip 467927 2020-12-14T07:58:36 application/octet-stream application/zip 467166 2020-12-14T07:58:36 application/octet-stream application/zip 568284 2025-07-06T13:45:27.771168 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