A General Collection of the Best and Most Interesting Voyages and Travels in All Parts of the World; Many of Which Are Now First Translated Into Engli

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This book is a comprehensive collection of travel narratives from around the world, compiled and edited by the noted Scottish cartographer and historian John Pinkerton. The collection includes accounts of voyages to the New World, Africa, Asia, and the Pacific Islands, written by explorers, missionaries, and merchants. The book provides a fascinating glimpse into the world of travel and exploration in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries.