1830 POLYNESIA Missionary Ellis TAHITI South Pacific Hawaii Islands MAP 2v

1830 POLYNESIA Missionary Ellis TAHITI South Pacific Hawaii Islands MAP 2v

“One of the earliest instances of ethnological research by a missionary, and valuable for its information on the mythology, traditions, customs of the south sea islanders” – Cox

William Ellis was a 19^th-century British missionary who is known for his voyages to South Pacific islands, Hawaii, and Madagascar. It was, however, his mission to Polynesia that proved to be his most important. In 1816, Ellis and his family were greeted by numerous tribes from various Polynesian islands. His voyage took him to Tahiti where he was able to establish churches.

His travelogue entitled “Polynesian Researches” became one of the best resources for British readers on the natural history and scenery of Polynesia. This 1830 edition of Ellis’s account of the South Pacific is notable for both full-page and in-text illustrations – views of canoes and ships, pagan idols, portraits of chiefs, and even the highly coveted folding map of Polynesia.

Item number: #27312

Price: $499

ELLIS, William

Polynesian researches, during a residence of nearly six years in the South Sea Islands

London: Fisher, Son, & Jackson, 1830.

Details:

• Collation: Complete with all pages
  • I – xvi, 536
  • II – viii, 576
  • Illustrated throughout
    • 2 maps!
    • 10 steel-engraved plates
    • 16 in-text woodcuts
  • References: Cox II P 502; Pacific Island Lit 100 no. 40
  • Provenance:
    • Armorial bookplate – Bloomfield
      • Lieutenant General Benjamin Bloomfield, 1st Baron Bloomfield GCB GCH PC (1768–1846) was a British Army officer who saw action at the Battle of Vinegar Hill during the Irish Rebellion. He was Member of Parliament for Plymouth (1812-1818) and served as Private Secretary to the Sovereign (1817-1822) before becoming Commanding Officer of Woolwich Garrison in 1826. One of issues that Bloomfield had to contend with as Private Secretary was King George IV’s extravagant spending; he spent much of his time in the position trying to curb expenses particularly surrounding the King’s mistress, Lady Conyngham. Falling out of favor with both led to Bloomfield being forced from the position, though he received his peerage title and Order of Bath in recompense. Motto: FORTES FORTUNA JUVAT
    • [Thrace J. Bridles], 1925
  • Language: English
  • Binding: Leather; tight and secure
  • Size: ~9in X 5.75in (22.5cm x 14.5cm)

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