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Polynesia - Description and travel

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    An account of the discoveries made in the South Pacifick Ocean, previous to 1764. Part I. Containing, I. A Geographical Description of Places. II. An Examination of the Conduct of the Discoverers in the Tracks they pursued. III. Investigations of what may be further expected.

    Dalrymple, Alexander, 1737-1808. | Date: Printed in the Year 1767 [1769]
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    A descriptive account of the islands lately discovered in the South-Seas. Giving a full detail of the present state of the inhabitants, their government, religion, Language, Manners, Customs, &c. &c. &c. from the first Discovery to the present Time. Carefully collected, digested, and systematically arranged, by the Reverend Dr. John Trusler, From Mendana, De Quiros, Schouten, Tasman, Dalrymple, Bouganville, Byron, Carteret, Wallis, Hawkesworth, Parkinson, Fourneaux, Forster, Cook, and others. With some Account of the Country of Camchatca, A late Discovery of the Russians.

    Trusler, John, 1735-1820. | Date: 1778
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