Trading nature : Tahitians, Europeans, and ecological exchange /

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When Captain Samuel Wallis became the first European to land at Tahiti in June 1767, he left not only a British flag on shore but also three guinea hens, a pair of turkeys, a pregnant cat, and a garden planted with peas for the chiefess Purea. Thereafter, a succession of European captains, missionar...

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Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Newell, Jennifer
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Honolulu : University of Hawaiʻi Press, ©2010.
Subjects:
Animal introduction > French Polynesia > Tahiti (Island) > History.
Plant introduction > French Polynesia > Tahiti (Island) > History.
Animaux > Introduction > Polynésie française > Tahiti > Histoire.
Plantes > Introduction > Polynésie française > Tahiti > Histoire.
SCIENCE > Microscopes & Microscopy.
NATURE > Animals > Wildlife.
HISTORY > Oceania.
Animal introduction.
Commerce.
Plant introduction.
Tahiti (French Polynesia : Island) > Commerce > Europe > History.
Europe > Commerce > French Polynesia > Tahiti (Island) > Europe > History.
Tahiti (Polynésie française) > Commerce > Europe > Histoire.
Europe.
French Polynesia > Tahiti (Island)
Electronic books.
History.
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