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 16
Michael Russell. CHAPTER XI . GENERAL REMARKS ON THE PAST AND PRESENT CONDITION OF POLYNESIA . Principles of a higher Knowledge discoverable among Natives of South Sea ... POLYNESIA . CHAPTER I. On the Physical Aspect of the 16 CONTENTS .
Michael Russell. CHAPTER XI . GENERAL REMARKS ON THE PAST AND PRESENT CONDITION OF POLYNESIA . Principles of a higher Knowledge discoverable among Natives of South Sea ... POLYNESIA . CHAPTER I. On the Physical Aspect of the 16 CONTENTS .
Side 17
... Polynesia - The various Clusters of Islands specified - Melanesia , a Name which has reference to the Colour of the Inhabitants - Geo- logical Structure of the several Islands - Their volcanic Origin - The Natural History of Coral Reefs ...
... Polynesia - The various Clusters of Islands specified - Melanesia , a Name which has reference to the Colour of the Inhabitants - Geo- logical Structure of the several Islands - Their volcanic Origin - The Natural History of Coral Reefs ...
Side 21
... Polynesia , according to our acceptation of the term , comprehends the several groups which lie within fifty degrees on either side of the prime meridian , and be- tween the fiftieth parallel of south , and the thirtieth of north ...
... Polynesia , according to our acceptation of the term , comprehends the several groups which lie within fifty degrees on either side of the prime meridian , and be- tween the fiftieth parallel of south , and the thirtieth of north ...
Side 22
... Polynesia , while the more numerous clusters which extend into the bosom of the southern Pacific are de- scribed as the Farther Polynesia . Before entering on the details of discovery and settle- ment , it may prove not less ...
... Polynesia , while the more numerous clusters which extend into the bosom of the southern Pacific are de- scribed as the Farther Polynesia . Before entering on the details of discovery and settle- ment , it may prove not less ...
Side 23
... Polynesia , too , lie north and south , of which New Caledonia and the New He- brides form very distinct examples . The group of the Solomon Islands , bending from the south - east to the north - west , is continued in New Ireland and ...
... Polynesia , too , lie north and south , of which New Caledonia and the New He- brides form very distinct examples . The group of the Solomon Islands , bending from the south - east to the north - west , is continued in New Ireland and ...
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