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Page 74
... sight , gave us to understand that that was the name of it . The Indian repeated " Otaheti " so many times that the Captain was thereby put in mind of the tenour of his instructions , and on considering them attentively together with ...
... sight , gave us to understand that that was the name of it . The Indian repeated " Otaheti " so many times that the Captain was thereby put in mind of the tenour of his instructions , and on considering them attentively together with ...
Page 115
... sight of the said island , standing off and on in waiting for the storeship Jupiter ( this being the appointed place of rendez - vous ) until the 9th , when winds from the 4th quadrant , accompanied by numerous squalls and much rain ...
... sight of the said island , standing off and on in waiting for the storeship Jupiter ( this being the appointed place of rendez - vous ) until the 9th , when winds from the 4th quadrant , accompanied by numerous squalls and much rain ...
Page 190
... sight of the northernmost part of AMAT'S . It was seen by us . 1 A South American term of Quéchuan origin meaning a water- hole or well dug near the beach , in which usable though somewhat brackish water collects . 2 The identification ...
... sight of the northernmost part of AMAT'S . It was seen by us . 1 A South American term of Quéchuan origin meaning a water- hole or well dug near the beach , in which usable though somewhat brackish water collects . 2 The identification ...
Contents
List of PLATES and CHARTS | xii |
LETTER from DR COMMERSON of the Boudeuse | xvi |
2128 | xviii |
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afternoon Aguila AMAT'S Island Anaa anchor Andía arii arii Vehiatua arii's arrived beach Bibl boat Boenechea Callao called canoes Capt Captain Chiefs Clota cloth coast coco-nuts Comandante command Cook copy despatch directed distance district Easter Island El Callao English Excellency's Excellent Señor expedition farther fish Frigate Gayangos Geronimo half-past harbour heathen hospice Indians inhabitants Interpreter Island of AMAT Island of Otaheti isle of San journal King lagoon land latitude leagues Lima longitude Majesty Majesty's Manuel de Amat marae Mehetia miles missionary Padres morning Narciso natives night o'clock officers Ohatutira Oriayatea Otahiti palms Pautu Pepys Island plantains Port Port Egmont proceed Ra'iatea reef round Royal sail ship shore side sight Spaniards Spanish Storeship Tahiti Tahitian Tahuas Taiarapu Tayarapu Todos Santos took trees varas Vehiatua vessel Viceroy of Peru voyage wind