book chapter
Run from the society to the Friendly Islands
voyage round the world, in His Britannic Majesty's sloop, Resolution, commanded by Capt. James Cook, during the years 1772, 3, 4, and 5 • 2 • Published In 1777 • Pages: HRAF ms: 1-33 [Original: 159-198 ]
By: Forster, Georg.
Abstract
This source, by a member of Captain Cook's crew in his voyage of discovery around the world, is mainly a description of a few days spent at Nomuka Island in June of 1774. The subjects covered include geography, flora, trading with the natives, behavior of the natives toward the Europeans, the collection of plant specimens, and the introduction of dogs to Nomuka.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2006
- Region
- Oceania
- Sub Region
- Polynesia
- Document Type
- book chapter
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Traveler
- Document Rating
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- Marlene Martin; 1978
- Field Date
- 1773-1774
- Coverage Date
- 1774
- Coverage Place
- Nomuka (Rotterdam, Nomoka, Anamocka) Island, Tonga
- Notes
- By George Forster
- Includes bibliographical references
- Because of the illegibility of the original source, the chapter has been retyped and repaginated by HRAF, but spelling peculiarities and inconsistencies have been retained in the HRAF manuscript.
- LCCN
- 05034851
- LCSH
- Tongans