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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... party , who endeavoured to interdict their comforts , and force laws upon them in the shape of taboos through their king ; that they even prohibited the smoking of tobacco , an innocent pleasure , which the natives have long been ...
... party , who endeavoured to interdict their comforts , and force laws upon them in the shape of taboos through their king ; that they even prohibited the smoking of tobacco , an innocent pleasure , which the natives have long been ...
Strana 78
... party takes advantage to extend his dominions or increase his wealth . This is sometimes accomplished by a mere threat , by which the weaker party is terrified into submis- sion to the demand for territory or property . When threats ...
... party takes advantage to extend his dominions or increase his wealth . This is sometimes accomplished by a mere threat , by which the weaker party is terrified into submis- sion to the demand for territory or property . When threats ...
Strana 302
... party , he undertook to capture it , but underrated the strength of its fortification and its means of defence . For this purpose he landed a large party from his ship ( the Favourite sloop - of - war ) , and proceeded to the town of ...
... party , he undertook to capture it , but underrated the strength of its fortification and its means of defence . For this purpose he landed a large party from his ship ( the Favourite sloop - of - war ) , and proceeded to the town of ...
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