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An account of the Pelew Islands

Account of the journey of the Antelope which was shipwrecked off the coast of the Palau Islands; the first extensive contact of Palauans with Westerners; the experiences of the crew on the Palau Islands, friendship and high adventure; and their return to England with Lee Boo, Prince of Coorooraa (1764-1784), one of the sons of Abba Thulle, king of Coorooraa (= Kururaa = Koror Island); and of the death of Lee Boo from smallpox.

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2002

Publisher

Leicester University Press

Language

English

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406

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01 An account of the Pelew Islands 2002, Leicester University Press in English 0718501551 9780718501556	aaaa Not in Library Libraries near you: WorldCat
02 An account of the Pelew Islands: situated in the great South Sea 1802, Printed by Daniel Lawrence, for John Tiebout Microform in English	zzzz Not in Library
03 An account of the Pelew Islands: situated in the great South Sea 1802, Printed by Daniel Lawrence, for John Tiebout Microform in English	zzzz Not in Library
04 An account of the Pelew Islands: by George Keate. = Ein Engliches Lesebuch für Anfänger und Schulen. Mit fortlaufendfn [sic] Anmerkungen und einem vollständigen Wörterbuche herausgegeben von I.B. Frise, ... 1800, bey Ioh. Gottl. Roehss [gedruckt bey Joh. Wilh. Seringhausen] Microform in German	zzzz Not in Library
05 An account of the Pelew Islands.: Situated in the great South Sea. : Composed from the journals of Captain Henry Wilson, and his officers; who, in August, 1783, were there ship-wrecked in the Antelope packet. : [Two lines from Keate] 1800, From the press of E. Merriam & Co. Sold by them in Brookfield, and by G. Merriam in Worcester. Electronic resource in English	zzzz Not in Library
06 An account of the Pelew Islands: in the western part of the Pacific Ocean, and the shipwreck of the Antelope, East-India packet, there. 1797, by M. Croswell-- Microform in English	zzzz Not in Library
07 An account of the Pelew Islands: situated in the great South Sea. : Composed from the journals of Captain Henry Wilson, and his officers; who, in August, 1783, were there ship-wrecked in the Antelope packet. : [Two lines from Keate] 1797, by Josiah Fay, for S. Williams & Co. Microform in English	zzzz Not in Library
08 An account of the Pelew Islands: situated in the great South Sea. : Composed from the journals of Captain Henry Wilson, and his officers; who, in August, 1783, were there ship-wrecked in the Antelope packet. : [Two lines from Keate] 1797, by Josiah Fay, for S. Williams & Co. Microform in English	zzzz Not in Library
09 An account of the Pelew Islands: in the western part of the Pacific Ocean, and the shipwreck of the Antelope, East-India packet, there. 1797, by M. Croswell-- Microform in English	zzzz Not in Library
10 An account of the Pelew Islands: situated in the western part of the Pacific Ocean. : Composed from the journals and communications of Captain Henry Wilson, and some of his officers, who, in August, 1783, were there shipwrecked, in the Antelope, a packet belonging to the Hon. East India Company. 1796, Printed by Manning & Loring, for S. Hall, W. Spotswood, J. White, Thomas & Andrews, D. West, E. Larkin, W.P. Blake, and J. West. Microform in English	zzzz Not in Library
11 An account of the Pelew Islands: situated in the great South Sea. : Composed from the journals of Capt. Henry Wilson, and his officers; who, in August, 1783, were there ship-wrecked in the Antelope packet. : [Two lines from Keate] 1796, Printed by Tiebout & O'Brien, for Evert Duyckinck, and Co. booksellers and stationers, no. 110, Pearl-Street. Microform in English	zzzz Not in Library
12 An account of the Pelew Islands: situated in the great South Sea. : Composed from the journals of Capt. Henry Wilson, and his officers; who, in August, 1783, were there ship-wrecked in the Antelope packet. : [Two lines from Keate] 1796, Printed by Tiebout & O'Brien, for Evert Duyckinck, and Co. booksellers and stationers, no. 110, Pearl-Street. Microform in English	zzzz Not in Library
13 An account of the Pelew Islands: situated in the western part of the Pacific Ocean. : Composed from the journals and communications of Captain Henry Wilson, and some of his officers, who, in August, 1783, were there shipwrecked, in the Antelope, a packet belonging to the Hon. East India Company. 1796, Printed by Manning & Loring, for S. Hall, W. Spotswood, J. White, Thomas & Andrews, D. West, E. Larkin, W.P. Blake, and J. West. Microform in English	zzzz Not in Library
14 An account of the Pelew Islands: situated in the great South Sea. : Composed from the journals of Capt. Henry Wilson, and his officers; who, in August, 1783, were there shipwrecked in the Antelope packet. : [One line from Keate] 1794, Printed for the Rev. M.L. Weems, by Samuel and John Adams, corner of King and High-Streets. Microform in English	zzzz Not in Library
15 An account of the Pelew Islands: situated in the great South Sea 1794, Printed for the Rev. M.L. Weems, by Samuel and John Adams ... in English	zzzz Not in Library
16 An account of the Pelew Islands: situated in the great South Sea. : Composed from the journals of Capt. Henry Wilson, and his officers; who, in August, 1783, were there shipwrecked in the Antelope packet. : [One line from Keate] 1794, Printed for the Rev. M.L. Weems, by Samuel and John Adams, corner of King and High-Streets. Microform in English	zzzz Not in Library
17 An account of the Pelew Islands: situated in the western part of the Pacific Ocean. Composed from the journals and communications of Captain Henry Wilson, and some of his officers, who, in August 1783, were there shipwrecked in the Antelope, ... By George Keate, ... 1793, Luke White	zzzz Not in Library
18 An account of the Pelew Islands: situated in the western part of the Pacific Ocean. : Composed from the journals and communications of Captain Henry Wilson, and some of his officers, who, in August 1783, were there shipwrecked, in the Antelope, a packet belonging to the Hon. East India Company. 1792, Printed and sold by Joseph Crukshank, no. 87, High-Street. Microform in English	zzzz Not in Library
19 An account of the Pelew Islands: situated in the western part of the Pacific Ocean 1789, Printed for Captain Wilson; sold by G. Nicoll in English - 4th ed.	zzzz Not in Library
20 An account of the Pelew Islands: situated in the western part of the Pacific Ocean. Composed from the journals and communications of Captain Henry Wilson, and some of his officers, ... by George Keate, ... 1789, printed for Captain Wilson; and sold by G. Nicol Microform in English - The fourth edition.	zzzz Not in Library
21 An account of the Pelew Islands: situated in the western part of the Pacific Ocean. : Composed from the journals and communications of Captain Henry Wilson, and some of his officers, who, in August 1783, were there shipwrecked, in the Antelope, a packet belonging to the Hon. East India Company. 1789, Printed by Joseph Crukshank, in Market-Street, between Second and Third-Streets. Microform in English	zzzz Not in Library
22 An account of the Pelew Islands 1789, printed by J. J. Tourneisen (Basil), sold by Pissot (Paris) Microform in English - A new edition.	zzzz Not in Library Libraries near you: WorldCat
23 An account of the Pelew Islands: situated in the western part of the Pacific Ocean. : Composed from the journals and communications of Captain Henry Wilson, and some of his officers, who, in August 1783, were there shipwrecked, in the Antelope, a packet belonging to the Hon. East India Company. 1789, Printed by Joseph Crukshank, in Market-Street, between Second and Third-Streets. Microform in English	zzzz Not in Library
24 An account of the Pelew islands: situated in the western part of the Pacific ocean 1788, Printed for Captain Wilson, and sold by G. Nicol ... in English - The second edition.	zzzz Not in Library
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26 An account of the Pelew Islands: situated in the western part of the Pacific Ocean. Composed from the journals and communications of Captain Henry Wilson, ... by George Keate, ... 1788, printed for W. Nicoll Microform in English	zzzz Not in Library
27 An account of the Pelew Islands: situated in the western part of the Pacific Ocean. Composed from the journals and communications of Captain Henry Wilson, and some of his officers, ... by George Keate, ... 1788, Luke White Microform in English	zzzz Not in Library

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Machine generated contents note: Introduction: Bridging Worlds 1

Acknowledgements 5

Keate's Account of the Pelew Islands: A View of Koror and Palau 7

Karen L. Nero

'The Pelew Islands' in British Culture 27

Nicholas Thomas

Note on the Text 41

George Keate's An Account of the Pelew Islands 43

John Pearce Hockin's A Supplement to the Account of the Pelew Islands 270

Vocabulary to the First Edition of the Account 326

Vocabulary to the Fifth Edition of the Account 335

Glossary of Place Names 359

Appendix: Objects Collected on the Voyage Now Held at the British Museum Ethnography Department 360.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. [392]-397) and index.

Published in: London, New York
Series: The literature of travel, exploration, and empire
Genre: Glossaries, vocabularies, etc., Early works to 1800.

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class: 919.66
Library of Congress: DU780 .K26 2002, DU780.K26 2001

The Physical Object

Pagination: ix, 406 p. :
Number of pages: 406

ID Numbers

Open Library: OL6792404M
ISBN 10: 0718501551
LCCN: 00057397
OCLC/WorldCat: 44573390
Library Thing: 4149273
Goodreads: 2406243

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An account of the Pelew Islands

by George Keate