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... when , in a separate work on Australasia , will be given , by a distinguished naturalist , a complete and systematic view of the subject as it respects the whole of the inhabited lands in the bosom of the South Sea .
... when , in a separate work on Australasia , will be given , by a distinguished naturalist , a complete and systematic view of the subject as it respects the whole of the inhabited lands in the bosom of the South Sea .
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his eyes were then directed to a sea which stretches round the whole circumference of the globe , and contains , between the Cape of Good Hope and the shores whereon he stood , a multitude of islands , some of them equal to the ...
his eyes were then directed to a sea which stretches round the whole circumference of the globe , and contains , between the Cape of Good Hope and the shores whereon he stood , a multitude of islands , some of them equal to the ...
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... and whose relics are said to have been discovered in Tennessee , might possibly proceed at a later period to the Sandwich Islands , and from thence , in different ages , spread over the whole of Eastern Polynesia .
... and whose relics are said to have been discovered in Tennessee , might possibly proceed at a later period to the Sandwich Islands , and from thence , in different ages , spread over the whole of Eastern Polynesia .
Side 43
But this race does not possess the whole of the intertropical islands ; on the contrary , there is another , perhaps the more ancient of the two , who , in their physical characters , approach to the least favoured portion of the ...
But this race does not possess the whole of the intertropical islands ; on the contrary , there is another , perhaps the more ancient of the two , who , in their physical characters , approach to the least favoured portion of the ...
Side 44
To account for this circumstance it has been suggested , that the negro race may have possessed the whole of the islands prior to the invasion of the copper - coloured tribes from the north - west , and that the latter , being a more ...
To account for this circumstance it has been suggested , that the negro race may have possessed the whole of the islands prior to the invasion of the copper - coloured tribes from the north - west , and that the latter , being a more ...
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afterwards already American appear arrived arts attended authority body called Captain carried character chiefs christian civilized communicated considerable continued Cook death desire direction discovered divine doubt effect English established European extend faith favourable feeling followed give gospel ground habits hand human hundred important improvement individuals influence inhabitants instruction interesting islands king knowledge known labours land language less live manner means miles mind mission missionaries natives nature Navigators nearly object observed occasion once origin Otaheite Pacific period persons Polynesian possession present principles produced received reference regard religion remarks residence respect Sandwich Sandwich Islands savage seemed ship shore side similar Society soon South Sea spirit success supplied taken teachers thing thousand tion tribes vessel visited Voyage whole worship Zealand
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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 |