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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Strana 205
... land inside of the reef . The shores of Vitilevu are here low ; but the land within a short distance rises to the height of one thousand feet , and has a brown and barren appearance . It is destitute of trees , except on the low points ...
... land inside of the reef . The shores of Vitilevu are here low ; but the land within a short distance rises to the height of one thousand feet , and has a brown and barren appearance . It is destitute of trees , except on the low points ...
Strana 373
... land there was no town to be seen , and every one then knew that a mistake had been made , of which no one was willing to assume the blame . Instead of being off Honolulu , we were under the high land of Mauna Kaala , on the west side ...
... land there was no town to be seen , and every one then knew that a mistake had been made , of which no one was willing to assume the blame . Instead of being off Honolulu , we were under the high land of Mauna Kaala , on the west side ...
Strana 404
... land or on an island , unless the latter should be uninhabited . Every precaution must be observed in treating with the natives : none of them must be suffered to come alongside or near your boats , without your boarding - nettings ...
... land or on an island , unless the latter should be uninhabited . Every precaution must be observed in treating with the natives : none of them must be suffered to come alongside or near your boats , without your boarding - nettings ...
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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