Resonant Histories : Pacific artefacts and the voyages of HMS Royalist 1890-1893 /

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This book explores a complex relational assemblage, a collection of 1481 Pacific artefacts brought together by Captain Edward Henry Meggs Davis, during the three voyages of HMS Royalist between 1890-1893. The collection is indicative not just of a period of colonial collecting in the Pacific, but al...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Clark, Alison (Research fellow)
Other Authors: Haddow, Eve, Wright, Christopher
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Leiden : Sidestone Press, 2019.
Series:Pacific presences.
Pacific presences ; 6.
Subjects:
Davis, Ed. H. M. > (Edward Henry Meggs), > 1846-1929 > Travel.
Royalist (Ship)
Sailing ships.
Voyages and travels.
Navires à voiles.
Voyages.
sailing ships.
journeys.
SCIENCE > Earth Sciences > Geography.
TRAVEL > Budget.
TRAVEL > Hikes & Walks.
TRAVEL > Museums, Tours, Points of Interest.
TRAVEL > Parks & Campgrounds.
Sailing ships
Travel
Voyages and travels
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • Notes on names
  • List of Figures
  • Biographies
  • Preface
  • Introduction
  • 'Enacting British Law' in the Pacific: the three voyages of HMS Royalist
  • Collecting the Pacific
  • All the Pacific for sale
  • Tracing Tappea: HMS Royalist in Vanuatu
  • Eve Haddow
  • Histories
  • Christopher Wright
  • The Union Jack Festival, Kiribati
  • Appendix
  • Endnotes
  • Select bibliography
  • Acknowledgements
  • Lege pagina

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