Title Discoveries & surveys in New Guinea and the D'Entrecasteaux Islands : a cruise in Polynesia and visits to the pearl-shelling stations in Torres Straits of H.M.S. Basilisk / by John Moresby

Published London : J. Murray, 1876

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Location	Call no.	Vol.	Availability
ADPML SPC	919.53 Mor		LIB USE ONLY

Description xviii, 327 pages, 4 leaves of plates : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm Summary Aboriginal settlement a few miles from Somerset, pearl fisheries of Torres Straits Is., life of natives, physical description, shelters, hunting and fishing gear Notes At head of title: New Guinea & Polynesia Spine title : Discoveries in New Guinea Subject Basilisk (Ship) D'Entrecasteaux Islands (Papua New Guinea) -- Discovery and exploration. D'Entrecasteaux Islands (Papua New Guinea) Melanesia -- Description and travel. New Guinea -- Discovery and exploration. Papua New Guinea -- Discovery and exploration. Polynesia -- Description and travel.

Other Titles Discoveries in New Guinea New Guinea and Polynesia

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