An account of the Marquesas Islands, 1797-1799
By: William Pascoe Crook ; [edited by] Greg Dening ... [et al.] ; copy editor, Denise Koenig.
Contributors: Dening, Greg.
Publisher: Haere Po
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Papeete, Tahiti
Language: eng
Number of pages: 205
Subjects: Crook, William Pascoe, -- Travel -- French Polynesia -- Marquesas Islands.; Marquesas Islands (French Polynesia) -- Description and travel.; Marquesas Islands (French Polynesia) -- Social life and customs -- 18th century.
Notes: "With forewords by Greg Dening, H.-M. Le Cleac'h, an editorial note, a short biography by Douglas Peacocke, a preliminary discourse by Samuel Greatheed, and observations made during a voyage to the Marquesas Islands by Captain James Wilson in the Duff (1797), Captain Josiah Roberts in the Hope (1791), Captain Edmund Fanning in the Betsey (1798) and Edward Robarts (1799), with a letter by Crook, and instructions and report by the L.M.S. ; illustrated with charts, portraits or persons of that time, and new maps drawn by Andreas Dettloff ; edited by Haere Po, Tahiti"--Cover.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 201-202) and index.