An Account of the Voyages Undertaken by the Order of His Present Majesty for Making Discoveries in the Southern Hemisphere, and Successively Performed by Commodore Byron, Captain Wallis, Captain Carteret, and Captain Cook, in the Dolphin, the Swallow, and the Endeavour:, Band 2W. Strahan; and T. Cadell in the Strand., 1773 - 676 Seiten |
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... fish and gather fhells , which time would not have permitted them to collect for themselves ; and he provided horses and guides to take them to any part of the country which they thould chufe to vifit . With all thefe advantages ...
... fish and gather fhells , which time would not have permitted them to collect for themselves ; and he provided horses and guides to take them to any part of the country which they thould chufe to vifit . With all thefe advantages ...
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... fish , which from the cabbin win- dows appear beautiful beyond imagination , their fides hav- ing the colour and brightness of burnished filver ; when they are seen from the deck they do not appear to so much advantage , because their ...
... fish , which from the cabbin win- dows appear beautiful beyond imagination , their fides hav- ing the colour and brightness of burnished filver ; when they are seen from the deck they do not appear to so much advantage , because their ...
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... fishes , from the bottom of which defcended a number of ftrings , of a bright blue and red , fome of them three or four feet in length , which upon being touched fting like a nettle , but with much more force . On the top of the bladder ...
... fishes , from the bottom of which defcended a number of ftrings , of a bright blue and red , fome of them three or four feet in length , which upon being touched fting like a nettle , but with much more force . On the top of the bladder ...
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... fish , which agitated the water by darting at their prey , fome by the pu- trefaction of fish and other marine animals , fome by elec- tricity , and others referring it into a great variety of diffe- rent causes . It appeared to emit ...
... fish , which agitated the water by darting at their prey , fome by the pu- trefaction of fish and other marine animals , fome by elec- tricity , and others referring it into a great variety of diffe- rent causes . It appeared to emit ...
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... fish at a good distance from the fhore , which they falted in bulk , in a place made for that purpose in the middle of their boat : of this merchandize they had about two quintals on board , which they offered for about 16 fhil- lings ...
... fish at a good distance from the fhore , which they falted in bulk , in a place made for that purpose in the middle of their boat : of this merchandize they had about two quintals on board , which they offered for about 16 fhil- lings ...
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againſt alfo almoſt alſo anſwered appeared Banks and Dr beſt boat bread-fruit called canoes Cape Cape Colville cloſe cloth coaft cocoa-nut confiderable confifted cuſtom defirous diftant diſcovered diſtance eaſt expreffed faid fame fathom feemed feen feet fent feven feveral fhip fhore fide fire firft firſt fiſh fituation fmall fome fometimes foon fouth freſh Friday ftill ftones fuch fuppofed harbour himſelf hogs houſe Indians inhabitants iſland juſt land laſt latitude leagues leaſt lefs leſs longitude miles Monday morning moſt muſt natives neceffary noon o'clock Oberea obferved occafion Otaheite paffed perfons pinnace plantains Poverty Bay prefent provifions purchaſed purpoſe reaſon round ſaid Saturday ſaw ſea ſeemed ſeen ſeven ſeveral ſhe ſhip ſhore ſhould ſmall Solander ſome ſtood Streight ſuch thefe themſelves theſe thoſe Thurſday Tootahah trees Tubourai Tamaide Tueſday Tupia uſed vifit Wednef weft weftward weſt whoſe wind wood