Narrative of the United States Exploring Expedition: During the Years 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842, Vydání 3Lea and Blanchard, 1845 Trade or public edition of Wilkes's narrative of the expedition directed to the general reader. The expedition roved from the southern most tip of South America to the Oregon coast, through the south and north Pacific and Antarctic waters. In the course of the expedition many locations were visited: Brazil, Patagonia, Chile, Peru, Samoa, Fiji, Tahiti, Borneo, the Philippines, Singapore with extended stays at Hawaii, Australia and New Zealand. This and all eds later than 1845 appeared without an atlas. |
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... engaged by Captain Bachelor to assist in getting a cargo of biche de mar . The brig then went to Rewa , where the captain made a con- tract with Vendovi , a chief of that island , and Vasu of Kantavu , for further assistance in ...
... engaged by Captain Bachelor to assist in getting a cargo of biche de mar . The brig then went to Rewa , where the captain made a con- tract with Vendovi , a chief of that island , and Vasu of Kantavu , for further assistance in ...
Strana 119
... engaged in making mats , tapa , and baskets . They were gay and merry , though busily engaged at their work . Another large spirit - house was next visited , in which the moun- taineers congregate ; and on their exit from it they saw a ...
... engaged in making mats , tapa , and baskets . They were gay and merry , though busily engaged at their work . Another large spirit - house was next visited , in which the moun- taineers congregate ; and on their exit from it they saw a ...
Strana 309
... engaged in surveying some small harbours that I was desirous should be more particularly examined than had been done previously . Captain Hudson now began a very particular survey of the harbour of Muthuata , continuing it as far as ...
... engaged in surveying some small harbours that I was desirous should be more particularly examined than had been done previously . Captain Hudson now began a very particular survey of the harbour of Muthuata , continuing it as far as ...
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ambati Ambau anchorage anchored appearance arrival biche de mar boats brig Bulotu called canoe Captain Hudson ceremony CHARLES WILKES chief cocoa-nut coral crew custom desirous despatched feast Feejee Group feet fire Flying-Fish ground harbour heathen hundred inhabitants island Kantavu killed King George Lakemba land Lieutenant Alden Lieutenant Emmons Lieutenant Underwood Lieutenant-Commandant Ringgold Malolo Mbenga Mbua mbure miles missionaries morning Moturiki musket Muthuata Nairai Naitasiri natives Ndengei Ngaraningiou night Nukualofa Oahu observations obtained officers Ovolau Paddy party passage Passed Midshipman Peacock Phillips Porpoise present priest reached received reef residence Rewa Rotuma sail savage seen sennit sent Seru shore side Somu-somu soon survey Tanoa tapa taro tender thing told Tonga Tongese took town trees Tubou Tui Levuka Vanua-levu Vavao Vendovi Verata vessel village Vincennes Vitilevu Whippy wind wives women yams