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 15
... Settlement called Nelson - Town of Auckland - Reflections on the actual State of the Colony and its Prospects , .... ..................... . ... 335 CHAPTER XI . GENERAL REMARKS ON THE PAST AND PRESENT CONTENTS . 15.
... Settlement called Nelson - Town of Auckland - Reflections on the actual State of the Colony and its Prospects , .... ..................... . ... 335 CHAPTER XI . GENERAL REMARKS ON THE PAST AND PRESENT CONTENTS . 15.
Side 20
... present state of even that oceanic paradise , which owes so much to nature , with its condi- tion as we find it described by the early navigators . The neat cottages which now display their white walls through the beautiful shrubberies ...
... present state of even that oceanic paradise , which owes so much to nature , with its condi- tion as we find it described by the early navigators . The neat cottages which now display their white walls through the beautiful shrubberies ...
Side 22
... of Oceanica , more especially as connected with the two principal causes to which they are supposed to owe their present form ; namely , the action of volcanoes , and the working of the small 22 PHYSICAL ASPECT OF THE SOUTH SEA ISLANDS ,
... of Oceanica , more especially as connected with the two principal causes to which they are supposed to owe their present form ; namely , the action of volcanoes , and the working of the small 22 PHYSICAL ASPECT OF THE SOUTH SEA ISLANDS ,
Side 23
... present , about the middle of their course , a decided bend from west to east . The best marked among them is that formed by the Ladrone , the Caroline , and the Mulgrave group , and are probably associated , by means of those called St ...
... present , about the middle of their course , a decided bend from west to east . The best marked among them is that formed by the Ladrone , the Caroline , and the Mulgrave group , and are probably associated , by means of those called St ...
Side 27
... present volcanoes in a state of activity ; others exhibit only the form and altitude which denote a similar origin in remote ages ; while a third class dis- play undoubted tokens of having been violently changed by the force of ...
... present volcanoes in a state of activity ; others exhibit only the form and altitude which denote a similar origin in remote ages ; while a third class dis- play undoubted tokens of having been violently changed by the force of ...
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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