1900 William T. Brigham's “Index to the Islands of Pacific Ocean”, Illustrated
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1900“Index to the Islands of the Pacific Ocean”, 1 st Edition Title continues: "A Handbook to the Chart on the Walls of the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum of Polynesian Ethnology and Natural History." The first 32 pages is an introduction to the Pacific Islands by Brigham, covering such topics as: Depth, currents, and winds of the Pacific, climate, island forms, volcanic systems, coral islands, flora, land fauna, whaling, human inhabitants, cannibalism, languages, religion, missions, the kapu system, and the "partitioning" of the islands. The second half of the book is an incredibly thorough alphabetical index to the islands. Publishing Date: 1900, First EditionAuthor: William T. Brigham, Director of the Bernice Pauahi Bishop MuseumPublisher: Bishop Museum Press of HonoluluBinding and Features: Softcover with 24 full page mapsCondition: Good general condition with some cover wear and page yellowing, two pages have slight torn pages repaired. It appears that a portion of the original cover has been glued onto a softcover binder. Else, good general stateBook(s) Dimensions: 12x10” Pages: 172 Worldwide shipping is available. All orders are shipped from Vallejo, California within 48 hours of payment and securely packaged. My company Marquis Enterprises specializes in sourcing scarce literary treasures for private collectors and collections
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