Narrative of the United States Exploring Expedition During the Years 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842, Svazek 5G. P. Putnam, 1856 |
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... care is taken . The islets that have been formed on the reef are eight or ten feet above the water , and are covered with cocoa - nut and pandanus trees . As they approached the island , three double canoes were A 2 BOWDITCH ISLAND . 5.
... care is taken . The islets that have been formed on the reef are eight or ten feet above the water , and are covered with cocoa - nut and pandanus trees . As they approached the island , three double canoes were A 2 BOWDITCH ISLAND . 5.
Strana 6
... pandanus - leaves around the neck . Only one of those in the canoes seemed to be a person of note : in his shade were stuck several of the tail - feathers of the tropic - bird . A plane - iron and some blue beads were seen in their ...
... pandanus - leaves around the neck . Only one of those in the canoes seemed to be a person of note : in his shade were stuck several of the tail - feathers of the tropic - bird . A plane - iron and some blue beads were seen in their ...
Strana 7
... pandanus - leaves , was of great thickness , and put on loosely . The interior of the houses was very clean , but there was no furniture except a few gourds , and a reclining stool , cut from a solid block of wood , BOWDITCH ISLAND . 7.
... pandanus - leaves , was of great thickness , and put on loosely . The interior of the houses was very clean , but there was no furniture except a few gourds , and a reclining stool , cut from a solid block of wood , BOWDITCH ISLAND . 7.
Strana 8
... pandanus - leaves , partly on poles in the water . These appeared to be places for securing their canoes , and for the purpose of keeping their fishing implements . Three canoes were seen lying a short distance off in the lagoon ...
... pandanus - leaves , partly on poles in the water . These appeared to be places for securing their canoes , and for the purpose of keeping their fishing implements . Three canoes were seen lying a short distance off in the lagoon ...
Strana 9
... pandanus more than thirty feet high . A tree , believed to be a Pisonia , was more than twenty feet in circum- ference at its base , and about forty feet high . A beautiful species of VOL . V. 2 ficus , the Cape jessamine of Tahiti ...
... pandanus more than thirty feet high . A tree , believed to be a Pisonia , was more than twenty feet in circum- ference at its base , and about forty feet high . A beautiful species of VOL . V. 2 ficus , the Cape jessamine of Tahiti ...
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