A Voyage to New Guinea and the Moluccas, from Balambangan de Thomas Forrest

A Voyage to New Guinea and the Moluccas, from Balambangan

Thomas Forrest

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A Voyage to New Guinea and the Moluccas, from Balambangan - Including an account of Magindano, Sooloo, and other islands. Performed in the Tartar Galley, belonging to the Honourable East India company, during the years 1774, 1775, and 1776 is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1779. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature. Many works of historical writers and scientists are available today as antiques only. Hansebooks newly publishes these books and contributes to the preservation of literature which has become rare and historical knowledge for the future.

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Paperback (2)

313^.36 lei 22-36 zile

Hansebooks – 19 dec 2017

313^.36 lei 22-36 zile

Cambridge University Press – 9 mai 2018

408^.15 lei 43-57 zile

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Dedication; Introduction; Part I: 1. Intention of the voyage; 2. Departure from Balambangan; 3. Account of the island of Gilolo; 4. Tuan Hadjee returns on board; 5. Sent a boat to the island Salwatty; 6. The Batchian officers refuse to proceed to New Guinea; 7. Description of the north coast of Waygiou; 8. Arrival of the Banguey Corocoro; 9. Departure from Dory harbour; 10. Departure from Bo; 11. Departure from Ef-be harbour; 12. Departure from Leron; Part II: 1. Of the island Magindano; 2. Geographical sketches of places on the banks of the rivers Pelangy and Tamantakka; 3. Description of the coast of Magindano; 4. The history of Magindano; 5. Arrival at Coto Intang; 6. Account of Subudan Watamama; 7. Celebration of a festival at the sultan's palace; 8. The island Bunwoot is granted to the English; 9. Description of the coast of Magindano south of the bar; 10. Of the great Lano or lake; 11. Sent the galley to Bunwoot to be repaired; 12. Ask leave to depart from Magindano; 13. Account of the islands Sangir; 14. Of the island Sooloo; 15. An account of the cinnamon tree in Ceylon; 16. Sail for Kamaladan harbour; 17. On the north part of Borneo; 18. Directions for sailing down the north-west cost of Borneo; A vocabulary of the Magindano tongue.