Keate, George:

$1,250 · Offered by William Reese Company · No longer available

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 ... The ship Antelope, under Wilson's command, was wrecked near the Pelew Islands in 1783. The crew was treated well by the islanders, who helped them build their return vessel. The King's son, Prince Lee Boo, accompanied them when they returned to England, where he found great favor and much publicity. A grammar of the Pelew language is appended. The plates show scenes in the islands, artifacts, a profile, and a portrait of Lee Boo.

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