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CHAPTER I. ON THE PHYSICAL ASPECT OF THE SOUTH SEA ISLANDS , AND
THE SUPPOSED ORIGIN OF THEIR INHABITANTS . Introductory Remarks on
the Extent and Importance of the Subject — The geographical Position of the ...
CHAPTER I. ON THE PHYSICAL ASPECT OF THE SOUTH SEA ISLANDS , AND
THE SUPPOSED ORIGIN OF THEIR INHABITANTS . Introductory Remarks on
the Extent and Importance of the Subject — The geographical Position of the ...
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CHAPTER I. On the Physical Aspect of the South Sea Islands , and the supposed
Origin of their Inhabitants . Introductory Remarks on the Extent and Importance of
the Subject — The geographical Position of the Islands to be described — The ...
CHAPTER I. On the Physical Aspect of the South Sea Islands , and the supposed
Origin of their Inhabitants . Introductory Remarks on the Extent and Importance of
the Subject — The geographical Position of the Islands to be described — The ...
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But the High Islands , such as appear decidedly to have had an igneous origin ,
are more important , viewed as the habitations of man , than the coral ridges just
described . It has been already remarked that nearly all the regions of the Pacific
...
But the High Islands , such as appear decidedly to have had an igneous origin ,
are more important , viewed as the habitations of man , than the coral ridges just
described . It has been already remarked that nearly all the regions of the Pacific
...
Side 41
The question of origin has been examined with considerable success by Mr
Williams , the late missionary , who , in regard to the copper - coloured
Polynesians , perceives no difficulty . Their physical conformation , their general
character , and ...
The question of origin has been examined with considerable success by Mr
Williams , the late missionary , who , in regard to the copper - coloured
Polynesians , perceives no difficulty . Their physical conformation , their general
character , and ...
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The Crusades , again , more worthy of praise in their object than for the means
adopted by those in whose zeal they had their origin , secured likewise a channel
for the propagation of the true faith ; and , though the peaceful lessons of the New
...
The Crusades , again , more worthy of praise in their object than for the means
adopted by those in whose zeal they had their origin , secured likewise a channel
for the propagation of the true faith ; and , though the peaceful lessons of the New
...
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| Titel | Polynesia, Or, An Historical Account of the Principal Islands in the South Sea, Including New Zealand Bind 33 af Edinburgh cabinet library |
| Forfatter | Michael Russell |
| Udgave | 5 |
| Udgiver | Oliver & Boyd, 1842 |
| Oprindeligt fra | Harvard University |
| Digitaliseret | 14. mar 2008 |
| Længde | 440 sider |
| Eksporter henvisning | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |