The countries of the world : being a popular description of the various continents, islands, rivers, seas, and peoples of the globe . TLATFOBM IN THE VICIXtTY OF OTl-ITI (THE LITTLE UILL ) ISLAND. visited these islands. One of the best of these colossal images of stone is now in theBritish Museum. It may be added that, unlike most of the Polynesian Islands, Teapi isgenerally barren, and—perhaps owing to the absence of trees—there were at the date nfthe last visit to it no canoes, except a few very old worn-out ones in a cave. CaptainCook described them as having only four, and in 1852
The countries of the world : being a popular description of the various continents, islands, rivers, seas, and peoples of the globe . TLATFOBM IN THE VICIXtTY OF OTl-ITI (THE LITTLE UILL ) ISLAND. visited these islands. One of the best of these colossal images of stone is now in theBritish Museum. It may be added that, unlike most of the Polynesian Islands, Teapi isgenerally barren, and—perhaps owing to the absence of trees—there were at the date nfthe last visit to it no canoes, except a few very old worn-out ones in a cave. CaptainCook described them as having only four, and in 1852 the few which were seen wereingeniously pieced together out of little bits of wood sewn together, so as to form planks.
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