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The Project Gutenberg EBook of A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Vol. 13, by Robert Kerr This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net Title: A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Vol. 13 Author: Robert Kerr Release Date: December 25, 2004 [EBook #14464] Language: English Character set encoding: ASCII *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK VOYAGES AND TRAVELS, 13 *** Produced by Robert Connal, Graeme Mackreth and the PG Online Distributed Proofreading Team. This file was produced from images generously made available by the Canadian Institute for Historical Microreproductions A GENERAL HISTORY AND COLLECTION OF VOYAGES AND TRAVELS. ARRANGED IN SYSTEMATIC ORDER: FORMING A COMPLETE HISTORY OF THE ORIGIN AND PROGRESS OF NAVIGATION, DISCOVERY, AND COMMERCE, BY SEA AND LAND, FROM THE EARLIEST AGES TO THE PRESENT TIME. BY ROBERT KERR; F.R.S. & F.A.S. EDIN. ILLUSTRATED BY MAPS AND CHARTS. VOL. XIII. WILLIAM BLACKWOOD, EDINBURGH: AND T. CADELL, LONDON. MDCCCXXIV. CONTENTS OF VOL. XIII. * * * * * PART III.--BOOK I. CHAP. IV. SECT. XVII. A particular Description of the Island of Otaheite; its Produce and Inhabitants; their Dress, Habitation, Food, Domestic Life and Amusements. SECT. XVIII. Of the Manufactures, Boats, and Navigation of Otaheite. XIX. Of the Division of Time at Otaheite; Numeration, Computation of Distance, Language, Diseases, Disposal of the Dead, Religion, War, Weapons, and Government; with some general Observations for the Use of future Navigators. XX. Description of the several Islands in the Neighbourhood of Otaheite, with various Incidents; a Dramatic Entertainment; and many Particulars relative to the Customs and Manners of the Inhabitants. XXI. The Passage from Oteroah to New Zealand; Incidents which happened in going ashore there, and while the Ship lay in Poverty Bay. SECT. XXII. A Description of Poverty Bay, and the Face of the adjacent Country. The Range from thence to Cape Turnagain, and back to Tolaga, with some Account of the People and the Country and several Incidents that happened on that Part of the Coast. XIII. The Range fro
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