Polynesia: or an historical account of the principal Islands in the South-Sea, including New Zealand: With a Map and VignetteOliver & Boyd, 1842 |
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Side 6
... Zealand , which , viewed in reference to trade and colonization , has of late assumed a paramount degree of importance in the eye of the public . Details are pre- sented illustrating the progress which has been already made at 6 PREFACE .
... Zealand , which , viewed in reference to trade and colonization , has of late assumed a paramount degree of importance in the eye of the public . Details are pre- sented illustrating the progress which has been already made at 6 PREFACE .
Side 9
... important objects , do not devote any par- ticular attention to the zoology , the flora , or the silva of the respective islands . For this reason it has been resolved to defer all details on these various heads till a future occasion ...
... important objects , do not devote any par- ticular attention to the zoology , the flora , or the silva of the respective islands . For this reason it has been resolved to defer all details on these various heads till a future occasion ...
Side 10
... Importance of the Subject - The geographical Position of the Islands to be de- scribed - The Effect of civilized Life on the external Quali- ties of Nature - The Import of the Term Polynesia - The various Clusters of Islands specified ...
... Importance of the Subject - The geographical Position of the Islands to be de- scribed - The Effect of civilized Life on the external Quali- ties of Nature - The Import of the Term Polynesia - The various Clusters of Islands specified ...
Side 14
... important - Exertions of the Chief Fauea - Progress of the Missionaries - Conduct of Malietoa - Motives of Conversion -Number of professed Christians - Beneficial Effects of the Gospel ,. .Page 241 CHAPTER VIII . NEW HEBRIDES , THE ...
... important - Exertions of the Chief Fauea - Progress of the Missionaries - Conduct of Malietoa - Motives of Conversion -Number of professed Christians - Beneficial Effects of the Gospel ,. .Page 241 CHAPTER VIII . NEW HEBRIDES , THE ...
Side 21
... important in the history of South Sea discovery . Viewed on a large scale , the various insular groups which may be traced between the eastern borders of the old continents and the western shores of the new , include a much wider range ...
... important in the history of South Sea discovery . Viewed on a large scale , the various insular groups which may be traced between the eastern borders of the old continents and the western shores of the new , include a much wider range ...
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