Polynesia, Or, An Historical Account of the Principal Islands in the South Sea, Including New ZealandOliver & Boyd, 1842 - 440 sider |
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Side 21
... nearly 5600 miles in the other . The principal clusters are the Lad- rone Islands ; the Caroline ; the Pelew ; the Solomon ; New Hebrides ; the Fijee ; the Sandwich ; the Marque- sas ; the Low , Coral , or Dangerous Islands ; the ...
... nearly 5600 miles in the other . The principal clusters are the Lad- rone Islands ; the Caroline ; the Pelew ; the Solomon ; New Hebrides ; the Fijee ; the Sandwich ; the Marque- sas ; the Low , Coral , or Dangerous Islands ; the ...
Side 27
... nearly all the regions of the Pacific bear the most unequivocal marks of having been the scene of volcanic action on a vast scale , and that the prevailing features of the larger masses of land confirm the inference which may still be ...
... nearly all the regions of the Pacific bear the most unequivocal marks of having been the scene of volcanic action on a vast scale , and that the prevailing features of the larger masses of land confirm the inference which may still be ...
Side 30
... nearly the same elevation , at least if measured by the flow of the tide . It is admitted , nevertheless , that the increase of coral limestone may vary greatly according to the situa- tion of mineral springs ; for , in volcanic ...
... nearly the same elevation , at least if measured by the flow of the tide . It is admitted , nevertheless , that the increase of coral limestone may vary greatly according to the situa- tion of mineral springs ; for , in volcanic ...
Side 43
... Narrative of a Survey of the Intertropical and Western Coasts of Australia ( 2 vols 8vo , Lond . 1827 ) , vol . i . p . 135 . negroes , having skins nearly black , projecting jaws , AND SUPPOSED ORIGIN OF THEIR INHABITANTS . 43.
... Narrative of a Survey of the Intertropical and Western Coasts of Australia ( 2 vols 8vo , Lond . 1827 ) , vol . i . p . 135 . negroes , having skins nearly black , projecting jaws , AND SUPPOSED ORIGIN OF THEIR INHABITANTS . 43.
Side 44
Michael Russell. negroes , having skins nearly black , projecting jaws , with hair crisp and frizzled , and growing in tufts . These occupy not only New Holland and the group of New Guinea , but also several islands in both the Hither ...
Michael Russell. negroes , having skins nearly black , projecting jaws , with hair crisp and frizzled , and growing in tufts . These occupy not only New Holland and the group of New Guinea , but also several islands in both the Hither ...
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afterwards appear Archipelago areois arts attended authority Bay of Islands brethren canoes Captain Cook ceremonies chiefs christian church civilisation civilized cloth coast colony commander coral death desire discovered divine Eimeo Ellis English Erromango established European faith favourable Fijee Georgian group gods gospel habits heathen hence human hundred idolatry idols improvement inhabitants instruction intercourse Isles king knowledge labours land language less Lond Lord Byron manifest manner means ment miles mind mission Mitiaro murder nation natives nature Navigators object observed occasion ocean origin Otaheitan Otaheite Pacific Pacific Ocean period persons Pitcairn's Island Polynesian Pomare Port Jackson possession prayer present principles Raiatea Rarotonga received regard religion religious remarks residence respect sacred Sandwich Islands savage ship shore Society Islands soon South Sea spirit station superstition supplied teachers thousand tion Tonga tribes vessel visited Voyage whole worship Zealand