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... and rises to a considerable elevation above the waters of the great ocean by
which its shores are constantly washed . Its position is lat . 18 ° 54 ' S. , and long .
159 ° 41 ' W. The population is conjectured to be about two thousand . Mauke ...
... and rises to a considerable elevation above the waters of the great ocean by
which its shores are constantly washed . Its position is lat . 18 ° 54 ' S. , and long .
159 ° 41 ' W. The population is conjectured to be about two thousand . Mauke ...
Side 277
The author of a letter from Upolu , dated two years later , calculates , that the
number of Christians there is about twenty thousand ; that , in Savaii , there are
between twelve and thirteen thousand ; in Tutuila , about six thousand ; and , in ...
The author of a letter from Upolu , dated two years later , calculates , that the
number of Christians there is about twenty thousand ; that , in Savaii , there are
between twelve and thirteen thousand ; in Tutuila , about six thousand ; and , in ...
Side 297
They are distant about two thousand eight hundred miles from Mexico on the east
, five thousand from the shores of China on the west , and two thousand seven
hundred from the Society Islands on the south . * Owhyhee , the most southern ...
They are distant about two thousand eight hundred miles from Mexico on the east
, five thousand from the shores of China on the west , and two thousand seven
hundred from the Society Islands on the south . * Owhyhee , the most southern ...
Side 312
Ten years ago , reading and writing were unknown to all classes ; now thousands
write , and many thousands read . ... In Woahoo alone , there is a society of three
thousand five hundred persons of both sexes , who meet weekly for prayer ...
Ten years ago , reading and writing were unknown to all classes ; now thousands
write , and many thousands read . ... In Woahoo alone , there is a society of three
thousand five hundred persons of both sexes , who meet weekly for prayer ...
Side 410
They are now , we are assured , reduced to eight thousand ; and the same
comparative diminution has taken place in the contiguous isles , so that the gross
sum does not exceed sixteen thousand , including all ages and degrees . There
is ...
They are now , we are assured , reduced to eight thousand ; and the same
comparative diminution has taken place in the contiguous isles , so that the gross
sum does not exceed sixteen thousand , including all ages and degrees . There
is ...
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Bibliografiske oplysninger
| 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 |