-
large sum at the time. In turn, Cook
brought back with him a
tattooed Raiatean man, Omai, whom he
presented to King
George and the
English Court. On subsequent...
-
James Cook
first sighted New
Zealand in 1769, he had
Tupaia on board, a
Raiatean navigator and priest. Cook's
arrival seemed to be a
confirmation of a prophecy...
- Polynesia, as
since his grandfather's time the
extent of
voyaging by
Raiateans has
diminished to the
islands of
eastern Polynesia. His
grandfather and...
- ploy was
discovered by the
French colonial officials in
Tahiti and the
Raiatean nobles scapegoated two
Americans residents:
Joseph Jordan and
Thomas Croft...
-
Retrieved 9
March 2023. Flude,
Anthony G. (March 2012). "M****cript XXIII: A
Raiatean Petition for
American Protection". The
Journal of
Pacific History. 47 (1)...
- ISBN 978-0-8130-4426-2. Flude,
Anthony G. (March 2012). "M****cript XXIII: A
Raiatean Petition for
American Protection". The
Journal of
Pacific History. 47 (1)...
- (3,200 km)
radius and was able to name 74 of them.
Banks welcomed the
Raiatean's interest in
travelling with
Endeavour to
England because of his usefulness...
- with the
Bible tied to his head. He was
joined five
months later by a
Raiatean preacher, Tiberio. The two men
convinced the
Rarotongans to burn their...
- Polynesia, as
since his grandfather's time the
extent of
voyaging by
Raiateans had
diminished to the
islands of
eastern Polynesia. His
grandfather and...
-
pounds in the expedition. In turn, Cook
brought back with him a
tattooed Raiatean man, Omai, whom he
presented to King
George and the
English Court. Many...
