The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 7, Part 1John Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell Macmillan, 1929 - Great Britain |
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... Tahiti , Cook was to sail southward as far as 40 ° S. , in search of the continent ; then , if he discovered no ... Tahiti with over two months to spare before the transit took place . The observations were successfully made , and ...
... Tahiti , Cook was to sail southward as far as 40 ° S. , in search of the continent ; then , if he discovered no ... Tahiti with over two months to spare before the transit took place . The observations were successfully made , and ...
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... Tahiti , but ten in Tongatabu . A second party sailing in 1798 was captured by the French and returned via Lisbon to London . But , for all their friendliness to Cook , Tahiti and Tonga were not ready for the gospel ; and the first ...
... Tahiti , but ten in Tongatabu . A second party sailing in 1798 was captured by the French and returned via Lisbon to London . But , for all their friendliness to Cook , Tahiti and Tonga were not ready for the gospel ; and the first ...
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... Tahiti in 1837 , whence , as we have seen , he was sub- sequently expelled by the French , the British Government then ap- pointing him consul in Samoa ( 1844 ) as a way out of this difficulty . An American consul was appointed to Tahiti ...
... Tahiti in 1837 , whence , as we have seen , he was sub- sequently expelled by the French , the British Government then ap- pointing him consul in Samoa ( 1844 ) as a way out of this difficulty . An American consul was appointed to Tahiti ...
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