1789 George Keate Account of Pelew Islands Philippines
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1789 George Keate Account of Pelew Islands Philippines War Palau South Pacific
George Keate’s “Account of the Pelew Islands” is a rare 18th-century description of the Pelew people and Oceania regions of the South Pacific including the Philippines and other Pacific islands. Keate wrote this work was based on the account of Henry Wilson, an English sailor in the East India Company. His ship, the Antelope, was shipwrecked off of the Palau islands. Following the premier in 1788, this book became immensely popular to readers in England, a book in which Keate described the local Pelew people as savages and drew in audiences with descriptions of unknown and unfamiliar lands.
Keate’s ‘Account’ gives descriptions of coral Reefs, manners and customs of the natives, details of battles and local wars, weapons and military tactics, canoe making, and more.
This 1789 edition includes a section on the vocabulary of the Pelew language.
Item number: #2238
Price: $399
KEATE, George
An account of the Pelew Islands : situated in the western part of the Pacific Ocean. : Composed from the journals and communications of Captain Henry Wilson, and some of his officers, who, in August 1783, were there shipwrecked, in the Antelope, a packet belonging to the Hon. East India Company
London : Printed for Captain Wilson ; And sold by G. Nicol, 1789. Fourth edition.
Details:
•Collation complete with all pages: [2], xxx, [2], 408
oSignatures: a-b8, B-2C8, 2D4
oIllustrated with 2 portrait engravings (lacking map)
•References: ESTC N 16029; Lowndes 1255
•Provenance: Armorial Bookplate – Michael Marcus Sleight, Binbrook.
oMichael Marcus Sleight was born on 12 August 1924.1 He is the son of George Frederick Sleight and Edith Mary Brockway.oHe gained the rank of officer in the Royal Observer Corps. He fought in the Second World War. He was educated at Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England. He lived in 2003 at Binbrook Hall, Binbrook, Lincolnshire, England.
•Language: English
•Binding: Leather; secure
oFront board detached but present
•Size: ~8.5in X 5in (22cm x 13cm)
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George Keate’s “Account of the Pelew Islands” is a rare 18th-century description of the Pelew people and Oceania regions of the South Pacific including the Philippines and other Pacific islands. Keate wrote this work was based on the account of Henry Wilson, an English sailor in the East India Company. His ship, the Antelope, was shipwrecked off of the Palau islands. Following the premier in 1788, this book became immensely popular to readers in England, a book in which Keate described the local Pelew people as savages and drew in audiences with descriptions of unknown and unfamiliar lands.
Keate’s ‘Account’ gives descriptions of coral Reefs, manners and customs of the natives, details of battles and local wars, weapons and military tactics, canoe making, and more.
This 1789 edition includes a section on the vocabulary of the Pelew language.
Item number: #2238
Price: $399
KEATE, George
An account of the Pelew Islands : situated in the western part of the Pacific Ocean. : Composed from the journals and communications of Captain Henry Wilson, and some of his officers, who, in August 1783, were there shipwrecked, in the Antelope, a packet belonging to the Hon. East India Company
London : Printed for Captain Wilson ; And sold by G. Nicol, 1789. Fourth edition.
Details:
•Collation complete with all pages: [2], xxx, [2], 408
oSignatures: a-b8, B-2C8, 2D4
oIllustrated with 2 portrait engravings (lacking map)
•References: ESTC N 16029; Lowndes 1255
•Provenance: Armorial Bookplate – Michael Marcus Sleight, Binbrook.
oMichael Marcus Sleight was born on 12 August 1924.1 He is the son of George Frederick Sleight and Edith Mary Brockway.oHe gained the rank of officer in the Royal Observer Corps. He fought in the Second World War. He was educated at Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England. He lived in 2003 at Binbrook Hall, Binbrook, Lincolnshire, England.
•Language: English
•Binding: Leather; secure
oFront board detached but present
•Size: ~8.5in X 5in (22cm x 13cm)
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Very Fast. Very Safe. Free Shipping Worldwide.Customer satisfaction is our priority! Notify us with 7 days of receiving, and we will offer a full refund without reservation!2238
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