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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.

BY

ROBERT KERR, F.R.S. & F.A.S. EDIN.

ILLUSTRATED BY MAPS AND CHARTS.

VOL. X.

WILLIAM BLACKWOOD, EDINBURGH:

AND T. CADELL, LONDON.

MDCCCXXIV.

CONTENTS OF VOLUME X.

PART II.--(Continued.)

BOOK IV.

Early Circumnavigations, or Voyages round the World

Introduction.

CHAPTER I.

Voyage of Ferdinand Magellan round the World, in1519-1522,

SECTION I. Some Account of Magellan, previous to theCommencement of the Voyage,

SECTION II. Proceedings of the Voyage from Seville toPatagonia, and wintering there,

SECTION III. Prosecution of the Voyage, till the Death ofMagellan,

SECTION IV. Continuation of the Voyage to its Conclusion,

CHAPTER II.

Voyage by Sir Francis Drake round the World, in 1517-1580,

SECTION I. Introduction, and Preparation for the Voyage,

SECTION I. Narrative of the Voyage from England to the Straitsof Magellan,

SECTION III. Incidents of the Voyage, from the Straits ofMagellan to New Albion,

SECTION IV. Continuation of the Voyage, from New Albion toEngland.

SECTION V. Reception of Sir Francis Drake in England, and someNotices of his remaining Actions,

SECTION VI First Supplement to the Voyage of Sir FrancisDrake; being an Account of Part of the foregoing Navigation, byNuno da Silva,

SECTION VII Second Supplement, being the Voyage of Mr JohnWinter, after parting from Sir Francis Drake,

CHAPTER III.

Voyage of Sir Thomas Candish round the World, in1586-1588,

Introduction,

SECTION I. Narrative of the Voyage from England to thePacific,

SECTION II. Transactions on the Western Coast of America,

SECTION III. Voyage Home to England,

SECTION IV. Second Voyage of Sir Thomas Candish, intended forthe South Sea, in 1591

SECTION 1. Incidents in the Voyage, till the Separation of theShips,

SECTION 2. Disastrous Result of the Voyage to Sir ThomasCandish,

SECTION 3. Continuation of the Voyage of the Desire, CaptainDavis, after parting from Sir Thomas Candish,

CHAPTER IV.

Voyage of Oliver Van Noort round the World, in 1538-1601,

Introduction,

SECTION I. Narrative of the Voyage.

SECTION II. Voyage of Sebald de Weert, to the South Sea andStraits of Magellan, in 1598,

SECTION 1. Incidents of the Voyage from Holland to the Straitsof Magellan,

SECTION 2. The Fleet passes through the Straits of Magellaninto the South Sea, and is forced to return,

SECTION 3. Incidents daring their second Residence in theStraits of Magellan,

SECTION 4. Voyage from the Straits to Holland,

CHAPTER V.

Voyage of George Spilbergen round the World, in 1614-1617,

SECTION I. Narrative of the Voyage, from Holland to the SouthSea,

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