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Samoafahrten: Reisen in Kaiser Wilhelms-Land und Englisch-Neu-Guinea in den Jahren 1884 u. 1885 an Bord des deutschen Dampfers "Samoa"

Abstract

Rare ethnographical work on New Guinea by the ethnographer and naturalist Otto Finsch (1839-1917). The title is misleading, and does not relate to the Samoan Islands, but rather to the ship “Samoa” Finsch travelled on. Text volume in German; Atlas text in German, English and French.
SubjectVoyages and travels
Germany–Colonies
Great Britain–Colonies
Colonization
Ethnology
Papua New Guinea–History
Category1. Settlement
AuthorFinsch, Otto
PublisherFerdinand Hirt & Sohn
Place Of PublicationLeipzig
Keywordsdescription of landscape and Aboriginal people
Current HolderNational Library of Australia
Period Of Reference 1884/1885
Date1888-01-01
Item Number4734674
Access RightsRequest at location
Rights Out of Copyright
Country Of OriginGermany
PlaceNew Ireland
New Britain
Language German
English
French
Description From Source390 p. 11 pl., front. (port.) ill., 6 maps in the text., 23 cm + 1 Atlas (56 p., 24 leaves of plates: ill., 29 cm. Hallstrom Pacific Collection (Hallstrom no. 46) Rare ethnographical work on New Guinea by the ethnographer and naturalist Otto Finsch (1839-1917). The title is misleading, and does not relate to the Samoan Islands, but rather to the ship “Samoa” Finsch travelled on
Physical FormatBooks
Maps
Bibliographic Citationhttps://www.zotero.org/groups/4688363/oama/items/I2W9E7ES/
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