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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 ... / by George Keate
Bib ID 747711
Format BookBook
Author
Keate, George, 1729-1797
 
Edition 3rd ed. 
Description London : Printed for Captain Wilson and sold by G. Nicol, 1789 
xxvii, 378 p., [17] leaves of plates (2 folded) : ill., 1 chart, 1 plan, 4 ports. ; 29 cm. (4to) 
Series

Rex Nan Kivell Collection ; NK4117

Notes

"Directions to the binder" on unnumbered page following p. xxvii.

Includes a vocabulary of the Pelew language, p. 365-378.

In English and Palauan

Rex Nan Kivell Collection NK4117.

Subjects Lee Boo, -1784.  |  Antelope (Ship)  |  Palauan language -- Glossaries, vocabularies, etc.  |  Palau -- Description and travel -- Early works to 1800.  |  Palau -- Social life and customs -- Early works to 1800.
Other authors/contributors Wilson, Henry, -1810

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