Format:
Online-Ressource (xlix, 271 p)
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ill., maps, ports
ISBN:
1283089793
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9781283089791
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9781409416494
Series Statement:
Hakluyt Society, Second Series v.43
Content:
COVER -- CONTENTS -- LIST OF PLATES AND CHART -- Plate 1 -- Plate 2 -- Plate 3 -- Plate 4 -- Plate 5 -- Plate 6 -- Plate 7 -- Chart -- BIBLIOGRAPHIC REFERENCE LIST -- CORRIGENDA -- SOME ACCOUNT OF MAXIMO RODRIGUEZ AND HIS DIARY: AND THE MYSTIC BOWL OF MARAE TAPUTAPUATEA -- DESCRIPTION OF PLATES AND CHART -- THE DIARY OF MAXIMO RODRIGUEZ -- A DESPATCH (No. 92) FROM THE VICEROY OF PERU TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE INDIES, SUBMITTING A MEMORIAL FROM DON MAXIMO RODRIGUEZ, AND A COPY OF HIS DIARY, FOR THE KING -- THE MEMORIAL -- A DRAFT AND A NOTE RELATING (i) TO THE DELIVERY OF CADIZ OF THE MYSTIC BOWL, AND (ii) THE ISSUE OF A SUB-LIEUTENANT'S COMMISSION FOR TRANSMISSION TO DON MAXIMO RODRIGUEZ IN RECOGNITION OF HIS PAST SERVICES AND MERIT -- EDITORIAL NOTE -- EDITORIAL POSTSCRIPT -- SUPPLEMENTARY PAPERS -- XV. Excerpt from the CALCUTTA GAZETTE (and SUPPLEMENT), no.596, Vol.XII, anno 1826 -- XVI. Excerpts from "POLYNESIAN RESEARCHES," BY WILLIAM ELLIS (missionary) -- a) On Archery Tournaments -- b) On Cock-fighting -- c) Preservation of the bodies of deceased Chiefs -- d) The Heva, or chief mourner's garb -- XVII. Extracts from a monograph on TAHITIAN SOCIETY at the time of its earliest contact with EUROPEAN INFLUENCES: by the late M. EMILE DE BOVIS -- a) The Marae -- b) Staff and personnel of the Marae -- c) The Arch-priest -- d) Priests -- e) The Orero, orator of haranguer -- f) The Oripo or Haera-po, stroller by night -- g) Bearers of idols and emblems -- h) Inspired seers or prophets -- i) Ceremonial -- j) Dances -- XVIII. Extracts from "VOYAGES AUX ILES DU GRAND OCEAN": par J-.A. Moerenhout -- a) On Archery Tournaments -- b) On Cock-fighting -- GLOSSARY -- INDEX OF PERSONAL AND PLACE NAMES -- A -- B -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- V.
Note:
Includes index
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COVER; Plate 1; CONTENTS; LIST OF PLATES AND CHART; BIBLIOGRAPHIC REFERENCE LIST; CORRIGENDA; SOME ACCOUNT OF MAXIMO RODRIGUEZ AND HIS DIARY: AND THE MYSTIC BOWL OF MARAE TAPUTAPUATEA; Plate 2; DESCRIPTION OF PLATES AND CHART; THE DIARY OF MAXIMO RODRIGUEZ; Plate 3; Plate 4; Plate 5; Plate 6; A DESPATCH (No. 92) FROM THE VICEROY OF PERU TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE INDIES, SUBMITTING A MEMORIAL FROM DON MAXIMO RODRIGUEZ, AND A COPY OF HIS DIARY, FOR THE KING; THE MEMORIAL
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A DRAFT AND A NOTE RELATING (i) TO THE DELIVERY OF CADIZ OF THE MYSTIC BOWL, AND (ii) THE ISSUE OF A SUB-LIEUTENANT'S COMMISSION FOR TRANSMISSION TO DON MAXIMO RODRIGUEZ IN RECOGNITION OF HIS PAST SERVICES AND MERITEDITORIAL NOTE; EDITORIAL POSTSCRIPT; SUPPLEMENTARY PAPERS; XV. Excerpt from the CALCUTTA GAZETTE (and SUPPLEMENT), no.596, Vol.XII, anno 1826; XVI. Excerpts from ""POLYNESIAN RESEARCHES,"" BY WILLIAM ELLIS (missionary); a) On Archery Tournaments; b) On Cock-fighting; c) Preservation of the bodies of deceased Chiefs; d) The Heva, or chief mourner's garb; Plate 7
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XVII. Extracts from a monograph on TAHITIAN SOCIETY at the time of its earliest contact with EUROPEAN INFLUENCES: by the late M. EMILE DE BOVISa) The Marae; b) Staff and personnel of the Marae; c) The Arch-priest; d) Priests; e) The Orero, orator of haranguer; f) The Oripo or Haera-po, stroller by night; g) Bearers of idols and emblems; h) Inspired seers or prophets; i) Ceremonial; j) Dances; XVIII. Extracts from ""VOYAGES AUX ILES DU GRAND OCEAN"": par J-.A. Moerenhout; a) On Archery Tournaments; b) On Cock-fighting; GLOSSARY; INDEX OF PERSONAL AND PLACE NAMES; A; B; E; F; G; H; I; L; M; N
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OP; R; S; T; V; Chart
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781409414100
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781409414100
Additional Edition:
Print version The Quest and Occupation of Tahiti by Emissaries of Spain during the Years 1772-1776 : Told in Despatches and other Contemporary Documents. Volume III
Language:
English
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