What is this book about?
'Celebrated Travels and Travellers' is an anthology compiled by John W. H. Wade, drawing from a wide range of sources. It details the voyages and experiences of individuals who journeyed extensively, from classical antiquity (like Herodotus and Alexander the Great) through the Age of Exploration (Marco Polo, Cortés, Magellan) up to explorers active in the late 18th century (Cook, Dampier, etc.). The book presents these accounts, often excerpting or summarizing the travelers' own writings or contemporary reports, to showcase the wonders, dangers, cultures, and scientific observations encountered during these journeys.
