Journal of Voyages and Travels by the Rev. Daniel Tyerman and George Bennet, Esq: Deputed from the London Missionary Society, to Visit Their Various Stations in the South Sea Islands, China, India, &c., Between the Years 1821 and 1829, 1. köideF. Westley and A.H. Davis, 1831 |
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... HEAD OF FARE HARBOUR , IN THE ISLAND OF HUA- HINE , taken from the back of the Chapel , looking inland.— The tall trees are Cocoa - nuts ; in the centre is the Bread - fruit Tree ; and in the foreground , on the right , the Pandanus ...
... HEAD OF FARE HARBOUR , IN THE ISLAND OF HUA- HINE , taken from the back of the Chapel , looking inland.— The tall trees are Cocoa - nuts ; in the centre is the Bread - fruit Tree ; and in the foreground , on the right , the Pandanus ...
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... head bolted into the open beak of the albatross . The latter struggled hard to carry off its unexpected prize , which , however , proved too weighty , and fell back into the water . Meanwhile the flying - fish escaped with life from ...
... head bolted into the open beak of the albatross . The latter struggled hard to carry off its unexpected prize , which , however , proved too weighty , and fell back into the water . Meanwhile the flying - fish escaped with life from ...
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... head , and also to the tail . The nose was truncated and remarkably blunt and angular . Two - thirds up the face was the blow - hole , through which the animal breathes . When the skin was removed this orifice would admit the open hand ...
... head , and also to the tail . The nose was truncated and remarkably blunt and angular . Two - thirds up the face was the blow - hole , through which the animal breathes . When the skin was removed this orifice would admit the open hand ...
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... head ; consequently , when they breathe , the column of water which thay eject rises per- pendicularly . On the contrary , the sperm whales having the corresponding aperture in the nose , the water is thrown horizontally . The two which ...
... head ; consequently , when they breathe , the column of water which thay eject rises per- pendicularly . On the contrary , the sperm whales having the corresponding aperture in the nose , the water is thrown horizontally . The two which ...
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... head is immense in proportion to the body ; and it is in the cavities of the skull that the valuable matter , called spermaceti , is found , in a liquid form . To obtain this , a hole is made in the 22 MARINE RAINBOWS - THE ALBATROSS ...
... head is immense in proportion to the body ; and it is in the cavities of the skull that the valuable matter , called spermaceti , is found , in a liquid form . To obtain this , a hole is made in the 22 MARINE RAINBOWS - THE ALBATROSS ...
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