A Cruising Voyage Round the World
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A Cruising Voyage Round the World is an early 18th-century travel narrative by privateer Woodes Rogers recounting his circumnavigation, privateering exploits, and the rescue of castaway Alexander Selkirk, which helped inspire the story of Robinson Crusoe.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | As subject | As object |
|---|---|---|
| A Cruising Voyage Round the World (travel narrative) | 0 | 1 |
| A Cruising Voyage Round the World by Woodes Rogers | 0 | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
memoir
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non-fiction book → travel narrative → |
| associatedWith |
Royal Navy privateering tradition
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South Sea Company expeditions → |
| author | Woodes Rogers → |
| countryOfOrigin | Kingdom of Great Britain → |
| describesEvent |
Woodes Rogers' circumnavigation of the globe
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rescue of Alexander Selkirk → |
| documents |
English privateering in the War of the Spanish Succession
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capture of enemy vessels → conditions aboard early 18th-century ships → life of a privateer captain → |
| featuresCharacter |
Alexander Selkirk
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Woodes Rogers → |
| genre |
maritime narrative
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privateering narrative → travel literature → |
| hasCastawayRescue | Alexander Selkirk on Juan Fernández Islands → |
| hasTheme |
adventure at sea
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commerce and plunder → imperial rivalry → navigation and seamanship → survival → |
| historicalContext |
Age of Discovery legacy
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Age of Sail → |
| influenced | Daniel Defoe → |
| inspired | elements of Robinson Crusoe → |
| language | English → |
| literarySignificance |
important early English travel narrative
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source for the Robinson Crusoe castaway motif → |
| mainSubject |
Alexander Selkirk
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South Sea expedition → circumnavigation → privateering → |
| narrativePerspective | first-person → |
| portrays |
Spanish colonial possessions in the Americas
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encounters with Spanish ships → |
| setting |
Atlantic Ocean
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Pacific Ocean → South America → |
| subjectMatter |
maritime trade
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naval warfare → piracy and privateering → |
| timePeriod | early 18th century → |
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this entity surface form:
A Cruising Voyage Round the World by Woodes Rogers
this entity surface form:
A Cruising Voyage Round the World (travel narrative)