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 33
... side of the equator . Their genealogies , he remarks , extend much farther back ; and several names are used in Otaheite and its dependencies , which seem to have been borrowed from Owhyhee as a parent state . If , then , according to ...
... side of the equator . Their genealogies , he remarks , extend much farther back ; and several names are used in Otaheite and its dependencies , which seem to have been borrowed from Owhyhee as a parent state . If , then , according to ...
Side 34
... side of the equator ; and , moreover , that in those regions they are so variable as to render it little more difficult to make a voyage in the one direction than in the other . The observations of this distinguished seaman have been ...
... side of the equator ; and , moreover , that in those regions they are so variable as to render it little more difficult to make a voyage in the one direction than in the other . The observations of this distinguished seaman have been ...
Side 38
... side of the equa- tor . Hence , it appeared to him in the light of a truth demonstrated , that these several nations are derived from Malayan colonies , who , at very remote periods , must have conquered the lands they now possess ; and ...
... side of the equa- tor . Hence , it appeared to him in the light of a truth demonstrated , that these several nations are derived from Malayan colonies , who , at very remote periods , must have conquered the lands they now possess ; and ...
Side 40
... side of Torres Straits , and also by means of casual migrations into the northern parts of America and a subsequent de- parture from the same continent in a lower latitude . The question of origin has been examined with con- siderable ...
... side of Torres Straits , and also by means of casual migrations into the northern parts of America and a subsequent de- parture from the same continent in a lower latitude . The question of origin has been examined with con- siderable ...
Side 44
... latter , being a more civilized and warlike people , succeeded in extirpating them from the smaller groups on both sides of the equator . Mention is likewise made of a third order of natives 44 PHYSICAL ASPECT OF THE SOUTH SEA ISLANDS ,
... latter , being a more civilized and warlike people , succeeded in extirpating them from the smaller groups on both sides of the equator . Mention is likewise made of a third order of natives 44 PHYSICAL ASPECT OF THE SOUTH SEA ISLANDS ,
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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