Excerpt from An Historical Account of the Most Celebrated Voyages, Travels, and Discoveries, Vol. 5: From the Time of Columbus to the Present Period It had long been a favourite scheme with the most celebrated navigators, to discover a shorter and more commodious course to the oriental regions, than by the Cape of Good Hope. This had been attempted, as has been seen in the former volumes of this work, in various directions; but the completion of this favourite object was as distant as ever. 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.

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Excerpt from Historical Account of the Most Celebrated Voyages, Travels, and Discoveries, Vol. 15: From the Time of Columbus to the Present Period M. Pages having found an opportunity of g! Tifying his predilection for trave ling, and of alizing fome of the fohemes he had formed, a barked at Rochfort in 1766, for the 'inand of Domingo 5 and after difpatching his bufin there, failed from Cape Francois in a French v fel bound for New Orleans, on the laft day June 1767. 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.

Historical Account of the Most Celebrated Voyages is a sweeping survey of the world's greatest explorers. Mavor covers some of the most famous journeys in human history, from Columbus's discovery of the New World to the expeditions of Lewis and Clark in North America. The book offers a glimpse into the motivations and methods of some of history's most intrepid adventurers, and provides a broad overview of the geopolitical landscape of the era. This book is an essential resource for anyone interested in the history of exploration and discovery. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.