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Describing Madeira, Georg Forster mentions the musical habits in question of the island's inhabitants.
Georg Forster offers a description of the habits of the natives encountered at the Cape of Good Hope during their stay. The ability to sing, play music and dance makes the women in particular more appreciable.
Georg Forster describes the sounds of the storm hitting the ship as it sails south from the Cape of Good Hope.
Georg Forster reports a dramatic moment experienced by the crew during the night of 29 November 1772 when the cabins began to be flooded with water.
Georg Forster describes the experiment conducted by his father (Johann Reinold) and Mr. Wales (the ship's astronomer) who wanted to measure the temperature of water. The two find themselves in a difficult situation as they are unable to reach the ship again until they hear the ringing of a bell that allows them to approach and then board the Adventure.
Georg Forster describes the first Christmas on board.
Georg Forster describes the bay at sunset: the rudeness of the landscape is softened by the singing of birds.
Returning to the ship, Georg Forster says that his attention and that of his companions is attracted by a group of natives located on a rocky hill. One of them lets out a scream.
Georg Forster witnesses the conversation between Captain Cook and the natives who, finally, let the crew members approach them. The onset of night forces them to leave; upon their departure, the younger of the two women begins to dance noisily.
George Forster describes one of the meetings with the natives. When they went ashore, at first they received no response. The natives were preparing to welcome them to their home.
Georg Forster describes the sounds of Cascade Cove: the noise of running water and the different types of melodies made by various species of animals (birds and creepers).
After describing the beauty of Cascade Cove, Georg Forster concludes observing the flowers all around him and listening to the birds singing.
Georg Forster describes the crew's attempt to get the natives on board by playing some musical instruments: the fife, the bagpipe and the drums.
Georg Forster reports the variety of petrels' sounds heard by his father, Johann Reinold, and Captain Cook, at Anchor Island.
Georg Forster is surprised to see the dog who had abandoned their ship two weeks earlier in good health accompanied by the natives. The animal had survived in the woods for two weeks and had been noticed by the natives due to its howls.
George Forster tells of one of his father's excursions (Johann Reinold): he discovered a lake, going up a stream, on the hill facing the bay. Here, silence reigns and not even the singing of birds is heard.
The natives are convinced to board the ship and on the morning of April 19 the man and the younger woman appear on the shore. Georg Forster describes the ritual performed by the man before boarding.
Georg Forster describes what he heard from his father (Johann Reinhold) and from Captain Cook as they left the bay where the crew had camped for the night to stock up on supplies. As soon as the two had shot a duck, they heard screams coming from the other side of the river.
Georg Forster describes the meeting between Captain Cook and one of the natives: he carries out a sort of peace ritual that guarantees friendship between them.
Georg Forster describes some of the effects of their arrival at Dusky Bay.
Georg Forster describes the dire conditions in which he, his father, and a crew officer find themselves at Wet Jacket Arm suddenly hit by a storm during the night. The sounds of the storm were frightening.
Georg Forster describes the reunion with the Adventure.
Georg Forster describes an encounters with a native family several times hosted on board at mealtimes.
The youngest of the family tastes some liquor: in this passage, its effects are described.
Georg Forster describes a heiva, or dance, performed by a group of natives visting the Resolution.
A group of natives in a canoe approaches the Resolution. Georg Forster describes the way one of them expresses himself before being invited aboard by Captain Cook.
Georg Forster describes some of the musical instruments brought on board the Resolution by the natives.
Georg Forster describes Resolution's departure from Queen Charlotte's Sound.
Georg Forsters describes the way in which the Resolution is received by the Polynesians: "tayo" is the word used by the inhabitants to welcome travellers.
George Forster describes the arrival of the Resolution ashore.
Georg Forster tells of the loud sounds made by the animals on board for lack of food.
Georg Forster describes the pleasant sounds of some birds; he heard them during one of the first excursion to the island.
On another of his excursions, George Forster describes the sound of birds and a loud noise he discovers coming from a hut in the forest. Here he saw women making cloth from mulberry bark.
During one of his excursions to the easternmost part of the island, Georg Forster described the landscape and its sounds.
Georg Forster tells of the hospitality shown to him and to other travellers by the native people. Returning from one of their excursions, they are greeted by a native family, some of whom play and sing for them.
Georg Forster describes the first encounter with the king of Tiarraboo, O-Aheatua. Some of the travellers' gifts drew cheers of admiration from the crowd attending the meeting.
Georg Forster describes the way in which silence is maintained at their first meeting with the king: "mamoò" is translated as "be silent" and the king's attendants use strokes of a stick to ensure that the command is obeyed.
Georg Forster describes the king's surprise at the noise made by the captain Cook's watch.
Georg Forster describes the music played on the bagpipes.
Georg Forster describes the encounter with King O-Too: the sound of the bagpipes delights the natives.
Georg Forster describes the dances and music with which the women entertain the crew of the Resolution on board.
Georg Forster describes the dramatic dance performed by the king's sister Towraï in honour of the captains.
Georg Forster tells of an incident of misbehaviour by some of the crew, which arouses the king's suspicions. Captain Cook is alerted to the incident by a loud noise heard on shore.
During one of their scientific excursions, Georg Forster and his fellow get into trouble. Their guide alerts a group of locals at the bottom of the valley, who come to their aid.
Georg Forster describes the murmuring of a river close to the house to which they had been invited for dinner after an exhausting day's outing.
Georg Forster describes a reconciliation meeting between Captains Cook and Furneaux and the king. The bagpiper plays at the king's request.
Georg Forster describes the behaviour of the dogs that live in Hauhine.
Georg Forster confirms the natives' fascination for the bagpipes.
George Forster reports on the dramatic dance, known as the Heèva, witnessed by Captain Cook and Captain Furneaux while he was gone.
The sound of the drums suggests to Georg Forster that another heèva is about to take place. However, he does not attend in person.
Georg Forster offers a detailed description of a Heeva, the first one he had the opportunity to assist.
Georg Forster tells of another heeva that he could witness. Its characteristics remain unchanged, but its duration is shorter than the one described on 11 September.
Georg Forster has the opportunity to go behind the scenes of a heeva.
Georg Forster reports on the heeva his father and other crew members can experience on Tahaa Island.
Georg Forster describes the song with which he and the other crew members are welcomed into the chief's house on the island of 'Eua.
Georg Forster recounts what his father told him about the afternoon excursion to the island.
Georg Forster recounts what his father, Johann Reinold, and Mr Hodges told him when they went to visit 'Eua.
Georg Forster describes the chirping of birds during his first visit to the isle.
Georg Forster describes the sound some bats make when frightened by gunfire.
Georg Forster describes some of the new musical instruments that they found.
Georg Forster describes the noisy reception he received from the natives surrounding the ship when he returned at sunset from that day's excursion.
Georg Forster describes the tendency of the islanders to steal; after one of these petty thefts, seven shots are fired.
Georg Forster describes the singing and dancing of the native Tasmanians, relating them to the Tahitian heeva.
Georg Forster describes a heeva, this time called a war dance, performed by the natives on board the Resolution off the coast of Cape Kidnappers.
Georg Forster describes the terrifying sounds of the storm.
Georg Forster tells of the birds' beautiful melody at Ship Cove.
Georg Forster describes the sounds of petrels heard during an excursion on the island.
Georg Forster reported hearing penguins all around the Resolution. However, he said that he could not see them because it was fogged in.
Georg Forster describes the sounds made by seabirds during anchoring operations on Easter Island.
Georg Forster describes one of his first encounters with a native of Easter Island.
Georg Forster reflects on the artistic habits of Easter Islanders.
Georg Forster describes the sound of drums coming from the beach after an incident in which one of the natives was killed.
Georg Forster describes the dances of the inhabitants of the Marquesas Islands. He compares their dances and instruments with those of the Tahitians.
Georg Forster describes a terrible storm hitting the ship.
Georg Forster reports on the results of the excursion made by his father, Johann Reinold, and Doctor Sparrman (their assistant). Seeing the fire that has been lit, the ship responds by ringing the midnight bell.
Georg Forster describes the dances performed by the women of Tahiti on board the Resolution.
Georg Forster describes the last dinner with some of the natives. Before setting sail, they are asked to fire a few cannon shots.
Georg Forster describes how Tahitians spend their time reflecting on the peacefulness that characterises island life. So much so that he concludes that "they are free from cares and happy in their ignorance" (p. 112).
Georg Forster describes the customs and entertainments of a particular community in the Society Islands, the Arreoys.
Georg Forster describes a different kind of dramatic dance that he had the opportunity to see.
Georg Forster describes another heeva he had the opportunity to enjoy and compares it to the one he experienced on the 27th (event number 79).
Georg Forster describes a dance performed by Poyadua (the Chief's daughter) and reflects on how the Arreoys affect the people of Raiatea.
Georg Forster speaks of the religious habits of the islanders.
Georg Forster describes how the Resolution greeted the island of Raiatea.
Georg Forster describes what happens when Savage Island gets visited.
Georg Forster tells of a group of natives who attacked him and his party with shouts and spears.
Georg Forster describes the moaning he heard, which was probably caused by the wound inflicted on one of the natives who had attacked them.
Georg Forster describes the sound of the waves that he heard as they were approaching the land.
Georg Forster reported hearing three cannon shots. They were ignored at the time, only to discover later that they were meant to signal the start of a fight between the natives and the crew.
Georg Forster comments on the way of life of the inhabitants of the Friendly Islands and compares it with that of the Society Islands.
Georg Forster describes the music and dances he heard and observed from the Resolution.
Georg Forster describes a moment of tension between the natives and the crew: Captain Cook is forced to fire a shot.
Georg Forster describes the drumming heard from the Resolution, used by the natives to signal alarm.
Georg Forster mentions some voices he heard during an excursion on the island.
Georg Forster describes the squealing of pigs coming from the shore.
Georg Forster tells of the music and dances of the natives. He compares their music to that of the Friendly islanders.
Georg Forster reflects on the musical traditions of the inhabitants of the island of Mollicollo and their musical instruments.
Georg Forster reflects on the perilous state of the traveller, exposed to the unpredictability of the sea, and describes the terrifying sound of the waves crashing against the ship.
Georg Forster describes the smoking and smashing sounds coming from the volcano.
Georg Forster describes the eruption of the volcano.
Georg Forster tells of some natives who danced on the shore.
Georg Forster tells of the sound of a musket being fired on shore.
Georg Forster describes the sound of the waves lapping against the shore during one of their excursions on the island.
Georg Forster tells of some voices they heard during one of their excursions. They didn't see the people from whom these voices came.
Georg Forster describes the chirping of birds that enlivens the natural scenery around him.
Georg Forster describes the noise made by the island's volcano.
Georg Forster describes the sound of blowing in a shell, which he heard on one of their excursions and which the natives used to tell them to get away from the volcano.
Georg Forster explains the reasons behind their excursion: they wanted to discover the place from which they heard this kind of lamentation every morning, imagining that it might be a place of worship. It is located on the eastern point of the bay as he says on page 362.
Georg Forster describes the sound that the volcano makes throughout the day and compares it to a thunderous roar.
Georg Forster describes the sound of a man cutting down a tree. They then approached and studied the features of this instrument.
Georg Forster describes a musical encounter with the natives. They had the opportunity to sing some of their songs, to hear the natives' one and to make contact with one of their musical instruments, which was compared to a syrinx.
Georg Forster describes the trade with the natives. Among the goods bought are some musical instruments.
Georg Forster describes another musical encounter with the natives. This time they have the opportunity to hear a song from the island of Irromanga, near Tanna, because the man they have asked to sing is from there. Forster notes the difference from what he had heard that morning (see also event number 110).
Georg Forster describes the sounds made by the natives to prevent them from reaching the volcano.
Georg Forster refers to hearing a musket being fired on the beach.
Georg Forster describes another encounter with the natives. They sing to amuse them.
Georg Forster heard a plantation worker singing.
Georg Forster describes the unexpected birdsong he heard during an excursion to the island.
Georg Forster is called out of his reverie by the sound of Dr Sparrman's footsteps approaching him.
Leaving the island of Tanna, Georg Forster offers some reflections on the life of its inhabitants and the natural characteristics of the island. He reiterates the supremacy of the Tanna islanders' music among the islands of the South Seas.
While describing the conditions of the island's inhabitants, Georg Forster noticed the chirping of birds.
Georg Forster describes a kind of musical instrument that the natives brought with them to sell.
Georg Forster reflects on the small number of musical events that are being attended in New Caledonia.
Georg Forster describes the hissing sound associated with seeing this meteor.
Describing the flora and fauna of this small island, Georg Forster spoke of the pleasant melody of the birds.
Georg Forster describes the welcoming sound of New Zealand birds.
Georg Forster mentions that they heard the natives singing on the shore. He also makes some observations about the quality of New Zealand music, including some musical examples.
Georg Forster reports that he heard this kind of funeral dirge from the same gentleman who gave him the other musical examples in the diary. The words and the way they are intoned are reported. Forster concludes with some general observations on New Zealand music. This event is narrated by Forster in continuity with what was reported in the previous event (event number 126).
Georg Forster describes the sound of the birds around them during one of their excursion.
Georg Forster describes the sound made by sea lions on the coast.
Georg Forster describes Captain Cook's ceremony of taking possession. On this occasion, several muskets were fired to the surprise of all the animals on the shore.
Georg Forster describes the sound made by some creaking rocks on the shore.
In his description of Fayal Island, Georg Forster complains about the noise made by their carts.
Georg Forster describes the sounds made by different species of birds during one of his excursions on the island.
A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean. Undertaken, by the Command of His Majesty, for Making Discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere, to Determine the Position and Extent of the West Side of North America; Its Distance from Asia; and the Practicability of a Northern Passage to Europe. Performed under the Direction of Captains Cook, Clerke, and Gore, in His Majesty’s Ships the Resolution and Discovery, in the Years 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779, and 1780, vol. I / James Cook
James Cook reports William Anderson narration about some officers who make an excursion in the country. They are received by a local gentleman and entertained with some music
A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean. Undertaken, by the Command of His Majesty, for Making Discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere, to Determine the Position and Extent of the West Side of North America; Its Distance from Asia; and the Practicability of a Northern Passage to Europe. Performed under the Direction of Captains Cook, Clerke, and Gore, in His Majesty’s Ships the Resolution and Discovery, in the Years 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779, and 1780, vol. I / James Cook
James Cook describes the singing of two species of birds, founded in the wood.
A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean. Undertaken, by the Command of His Majesty, for Making Discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere, to Determine the Position and Extent of the West Side of North America; Its Distance from Asia; and the Practicability of a Northern Passage to Europe. Performed under the Direction of Captains Cook, Clerke, and Gore, in His Majesty’s Ships the Resolution and Discovery, in the Years 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779, and 1780, vol. I / James Cook
James Cook writes that the natives perform a war song
A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean. Undertaken, by the Command of His Majesty, for Making Discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere, to Determine the Position and Extent of the West Side of North America; Its Distance from Asia; and the Practicability of a Northern Passage to Europe. Performed under the Direction of Captains Cook, Clerke, and Gore, in His Majesty’s Ships the Resolution and Discovery, in the Years 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779, and 1780, vol. I / James Cook
James Cook reports William Anderson testimony where it's described the way the natives lament the loss of their friends
A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean. Undertaken, by the Command of His Majesty, for Making Discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere, to Determine the Position and Extent of the West Side of North America; Its Distance from Asia; and the Practicability of a Northern Passage to Europe. Performed under the Direction of Captains Cook, Clerke, and Gore, in His Majesty’s Ships the Resolution and Discovery, in the Years 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779, and 1780, vol. I / James Cook
James Cook reports William Anderson testimony where are described two kinds of musical entertainment: singing and playing a sort of flute
A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean. Undertaken, by the Command of His Majesty, for Making Discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere, to Determine the Position and Extent of the West Side of North America; Its Distance from Asia; and the Practicability of a Northern Passage to Europe. Performed under the Direction of Captains Cook, Clerke, and Gore, in His Majesty’s Ships the Resolution and Discovery, in the Years 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779, and 1780, vol. I / James Cook
James Cook writes that the two neozelanders on board the Resolution make lamentations leaving their homeland forever
A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean. Undertaken, by the Command of His Majesty, for Making Discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere, to Determine the Position and Extent of the West Side of North America; Its Distance from Asia; and the Practicability of a Northern Passage to Europe. Performed under the Direction of Captains Cook, Clerke, and Gore, in His Majesty’s Ships the Resolution and Discovery, in the Years 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779, and 1780, vol. I / James Cook
James Cook writes that the natives make a shouting noise
A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean. Undertaken, by the Command of His Majesty, for Making Discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere, to Determine the Position and Extent of the West Side of North America; Its Distance from Asia; and the Practicability of a Northern Passage to Europe. Performed under the Direction of Captains Cook, Clerke, and Gore, in His Majesty’s Ships the Resolution and Discovery, in the Years 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779, and 1780, vol. I / James Cook
James Cook writes that the natives perform a sort of song while they are in their canoes near the ship
A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean. Undertaken, by the Command of His Majesty, for Making Discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere, to Determine the Position and Extent of the West Side of North America; Its Distance from Asia; and the Practicability of a Northern Passage to Europe. Performed under the Direction of Captains Cook, Clerke, and Gore, in His Majesty’s Ships the Resolution and Discovery, in the Years 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779, and 1780, vol. I / James Cook
James Cook reports William Anderson description of when the English attend a performance by the natives, with dances and music, and in the end they can attend a fight exibition
A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean. Undertaken, by the Command of His Majesty, for Making Discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere, to Determine the Position and Extent of the West Side of North America; Its Distance from Asia; and the Practicability of a Northern Passage to Europe. Performed under the Direction of Captains Cook, Clerke, and Gore, in His Majesty’s Ships the Resolution and Discovery, in the Years 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779, and 1780, vol. I / James Cook
James Cook reports William Anderson testimony of when Omai explain to the natives how the firearms work, and show them some gunpowder burn
A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean. Undertaken, by the Command of His Majesty, for Making Discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere, to Determine the Position and Extent of the West Side of North America; Its Distance from Asia; and the Practicability of a Northern Passage to Europe. Performed under the Direction of Captains Cook, Clerke, and Gore, in His Majesty’s Ships the Resolution and Discovery, in the Years 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779, and 1780, vol. I / James Cook
James Cook writes that the natives perform some combats as an entertainment, which take part both men and women
A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean. Undertaken, by the Command of His Majesty, for Making Discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere, to Determine the Position and Extent of the West Side of North America; Its Distance from Asia; and the Practicability of a Northern Passage to Europe. Performed under the Direction of Captains Cook, Clerke, and Gore, in His Majesty’s Ships the Resolution and Discovery, in the Years 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779, and 1780, vol. I / James Cook
James Cook writes that the natives entertain the English with a dance, performed by the men, with some musical instruments accompaining them and singing
A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean. Undertaken, by the Command of His Majesty, for Making Discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere, to Determine the Position and Extent of the West Side of North America; Its Distance from Asia; and the Practicability of a Northern Passage to Europe. Performed under the Direction of Captains Cook, Clerke, and Gore, in His Majesty’s Ships the Resolution and Discovery, in the Years 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779, and 1780, vol. I / James Cook
James Cook reports William Anderson's description of a great dance show performed by the natives. At the beginning, some men (the chorus) perform a dance singing a song and playing some instruments, then some women perform a dance singing a song together with the chorus. The show continues with different dances by men an women. In the end we have some observations by the narrator
A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean. Undertaken, by the Command of His Majesty, for Making Discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere, to Determine the Position and Extent of the West Side of North America; Its Distance from Asia; and the Practicability of a Northern Passage to Europe. Performed under the Direction of Captains Cook, Clerke, and Gore, in His Majesty’s Ships the Resolution and Discovery, in the Years 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779, and 1780, vol. I / James Cook
James Cook describes when the english entertain two Chiefs with some music
A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean. Undertaken, by the Command of His Majesty, for Making Discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere, to Determine the Position and Extent of the West Side of North America; Its Distance from Asia; and the Practicability of a Northern Passage to Europe. Performed under the Direction of Captains Cook, Clerke, and Gore, in His Majesty’s Ships the Resolution and Discovery, in the Years 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779, and 1780, vol. I / James Cook
James Cook writes that the king Poulaho entertain the English with a dance
A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean. Undertaken, by the Command of His Majesty, for Making Discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere, to Determine the Position and Extent of the West Side of North America; Its Distance from Asia; and the Practicability of a Northern Passage to Europe. Performed under the Direction of Captains Cook, Clerke, and Gore, in His Majesty’s Ships the Resolution and Discovery, in the Years 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779, and 1780, vol. I / James Cook
James Cook writes that the natives plays some drums singing
A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean. Undertaken, by the Command of His Majesty, for Making Discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere, to Determine the Position and Extent of the West Side of North America; Its Distance from Asia; and the Practicability of a Northern Passage to Europe. Performed under the Direction of Captains Cook, Clerke, and Gore, in His Majesty’s Ships the Resolution and Discovery, in the Years 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779, and 1780, vol. I / James Cook
James Cook reports William Anderson's description of the "Haiva", a great exibition by the natives, with various dances, singing, musical instruments and fight exibitions
A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean. Undertaken, by the Command of His Majesty, for Making Discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere, to Determine the Position and Extent of the West Side of North America; Its Distance from Asia; and the Practicability of a Northern Passage to Europe. Performed under the Direction of Captains Cook, Clerke, and Gore, in His Majesty’s Ships the Resolution and Discovery, in the Years 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779, and 1780, vol. I / James Cook
James Cook makes a description of the night dances, performed by both men and women
A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean. Undertaken, by the Command of His Majesty, for Making Discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere, to Determine the Position and Extent of the West Side of North America; Its Distance from Asia; and the Practicability of a Northern Passage to Europe. Performed under the Direction of Captains Cook, Clerke, and Gore, in His Majesty’s Ships the Resolution and Discovery, in the Years 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779, and 1780, vol. I / James Cook
James Cook reports that three women make their lamentation for the seizure of a thief
A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean. Undertaken, by the Command of His Majesty, for Making Discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere, to Determine the Position and Extent of the West Side of North America; Its Distance from Asia; and the Practicability of a Northern Passage to Europe. Performed under the Direction of Captains Cook, Clerke, and Gore, in His Majesty’s Ships the Resolution and Discovery, in the Years 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779, and 1780, vol. I / James Cook
James Cook orders some marines to perform their exercise and playing off some fireworks, with the acconpainment of some musical instruments
A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean. Undertaken, by the Command of His Majesty, for Making Discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere, to Determine the Position and Extent of the West Side of North America; Its Distance from Asia; and the Practicability of a Northern Passage to Europe. Performed under the Direction of Captains Cook, Clerke, and Gore, in His Majesty’s Ships the Resolution and Discovery, in the Years 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779, and 1780, vol. I / James Cook
James Cook writes that the natives make some boxing and fighting matches, and are described the noise they make whith their bodies and the song of victory
A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean. Undertaken, by the Command of His Majesty, for Making Discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere, to Determine the Position and Extent of the West Side of North America; Its Distance from Asia; and the Practicability of a Northern Passage to Europe. Performed under the Direction of Captains Cook, Clerke, and Gore, in His Majesty’s Ships the Resolution and Discovery, in the Years 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779, and 1780, vol. I / James Cook
James Cook writes about a new exibition of the "mai" dances, in which are involved both men and women
A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean. Undertaken, by the Command of His Majesty, for Making Discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere, to Determine the Position and Extent of the West Side of North America; Its Distance from Asia; and the Practicability of a Northern Passage to Europe. Performed under the Direction of Captains Cook, Clerke, and Gore, in His Majesty’s Ships the Resolution and Discovery, in the Years 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779, and 1780, vol. I / James Cook
James Cook reports William Anderson's description of some bats among the "etooa" trees that make some noise
A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean. Undertaken, by the Command of His Majesty, for Making Discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere, to Determine the Position and Extent of the West Side of North America; Its Distance from Asia; and the Practicability of a Northern Passage to Europe. Performed under the Direction of Captains Cook, Clerke, and Gore, in His Majesty’s Ships the Resolution and Discovery, in the Years 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779, and 1780, vol. I / James Cook
Two women beat briskly the body of the chief during the night. This practice, a sort of luxury, is called "tooge tooge"
A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean. Undertaken, by the Command of His Majesty, for Making Discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere, to Determine the Position and Extent of the West Side of North America; Its Distance from Asia; and the Practicability of a Northern Passage to Europe. Performed under the Direction of Captains Cook, Clerke, and Gore, in His Majesty’s Ships the Resolution and Discovery, in the Years 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779, and 1780, vol. I / James Cook
Here is described a kind of bird, the only singing one they find in that country
A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean. Undertaken, by the Command of His Majesty, for Making Discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere, to Determine the Position and Extent of the West Side of North America; Its Distance from Asia; and the Practicability of a Northern Passage to Europe. Performed under the Direction of Captains Cook, Clerke, and Gore, in His Majesty’s Ships the Resolution and Discovery, in the Years 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779, and 1780, vol. I / James Cook
The English take part to a public solemnity, the "Natche", in honor of the king's son
A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean. Undertaken, by the Command of His Majesty, for Making Discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere, to Determine the Position and Extent of the West Side of North America; Its Distance from Asia; and the Practicability of a Northern Passage to Europe. Performed under the Direction of Captains Cook, Clerke, and Gore, in His Majesty’s Ships the Resolution and Discovery, in the Years 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779, and 1780, vol. I / James Cook
During the ceremony, a man pronounces an oration
A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean. Undertaken, by the Command of His Majesty, for Making Discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere, to Determine the Position and Extent of the West Side of North America; Its Distance from Asia; and the Practicability of a Northern Passage to Europe. Performed under the Direction of Captains Cook, Clerke, and Gore, in His Majesty’s Ships the Resolution and Discovery, in the Years 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779, and 1780, vol. I / James Cook
Three men pronounce some sentences, and another one make an oration
A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean. Undertaken, by the Command of His Majesty, for Making Discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere, to Determine the Position and Extent of the West Side of North America; Its Distance from Asia; and the Practicability of a Northern Passage to Europe. Performed under the Direction of Captains Cook, Clerke, and Gore, in His Majesty’s Ships the Resolution and Discovery, in the Years 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779, and 1780, vol. I / James Cook
After some speeches, the public make some noises (applauses, laughs)
A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean. Undertaken, by the Command of His Majesty, for Making Discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere, to Determine the Position and Extent of the West Side of North America; Its Distance from Asia; and the Practicability of a Northern Passage to Europe. Performed under the Direction of Captains Cook, Clerke, and Gore, in His Majesty’s Ships the Resolution and Discovery, in the Years 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779, and 1780, vol. I / James Cook
Two men make a short prayer
A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean. Undertaken, by the Command of His Majesty, for Making Discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere, to Determine the Position and Extent of the West Side of North America; Its Distance from Asia; and the Practicability of a Northern Passage to Europe. Performed under the Direction of Captains Cook, Clerke, and Gore, in His Majesty’s Ships the Resolution and Discovery, in the Years 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779, and 1780, vol. I / James Cook
The Chief priest make a prayer
A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean. Undertaken, by the Command of His Majesty, for Making Discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere, to Determine the Position and Extent of the West Side of North America; Its Distance from Asia; and the Practicability of a Northern Passage to Europe. Performed under the Direction of Captains Cook, Clerke, and Gore, in His Majesty’s Ships the Resolution and Discovery, in the Years 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779, and 1780, vol. I / James Cook
The crowd repeat some words
A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean. Undertaken, by the Command of His Majesty, for Making Discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere, to Determine the Position and Extent of the West Side of North America; Its Distance from Asia; and the Practicability of a Northern Passage to Europe. Performed under the Direction of Captains Cook, Clerke, and Gore, in His Majesty’s Ships the Resolution and Discovery, in the Years 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779, and 1780, vol. I / James Cook
After the last procession, there are some praying
A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean. Undertaken, by the Command of His Majesty, for Making Discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere, to Determine the Position and Extent of the West Side of North America; Its Distance from Asia; and the Practicability of a Northern Passage to Europe. Performed under the Direction of Captains Cook, Clerke, and Gore, in His Majesty’s Ships the Resolution and Discovery, in the Years 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779, and 1780, vol. I / James Cook
Some men make a noise like singing
A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean. Undertaken, by the Command of His Majesty, for Making Discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere, to Determine the Position and Extent of the West Side of North America; Its Distance from Asia; and the Practicability of a Northern Passage to Europe. Performed under the Direction of Captains Cook, Clerke, and Gore, in His Majesty’s Ships the Resolution and Discovery, in the Years 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779, and 1780, vol. I / James Cook
Description of some of the musical instruments of the Friendly Islands
A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean. Undertaken, by the Command of His Majesty, for Making Discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere, to Determine the Position and Extent of the West Side of North America; Its Distance from Asia; and the Practicability of a Northern Passage to Europe. Performed under the Direction of Captains Cook, Clerke, and Gore, in His Majesty’s Ships the Resolution and Discovery, in the Years 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779, and 1780, vol. I / James Cook
The different kind of women's dances
A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean. Undertaken, by the Command of His Majesty, for Making Discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere, to Determine the Position and Extent of the West Side of North America; Its Distance from Asia; and the Practicability of a Northern Passage to Europe. Performed under the Direction of Captains Cook, Clerke, and Gore, in His Majesty’s Ships the Resolution and Discovery, in the Years 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779, and 1780, vol. I / James Cook
A description of the music of the flutes
A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean. Undertaken, by the Command of His Majesty, for Making Discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere, to Determine the Position and Extent of the West Side of North America; Its Distance from Asia; and the Practicability of a Northern Passage to Europe. Performed under the Direction of Captains Cook, Clerke, and Gore, in His Majesty’s Ships the Resolution and Discovery, in the Years 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779, and 1780, vol. II / James Cook
A native make a sort of music blowing in a conch-shell
A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean. Undertaken, by the Command of His Majesty, for Making Discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere, to Determine the Position and Extent of the West Side of North America; Its Distance from Asia; and the Practicability of a Northern Passage to Europe. Performed under the Direction of Captains Cook, Clerke, and Gore, in His Majesty’s Ships the Resolution and Discovery, in the Years 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779, and 1780, vol. II / James Cook
The natives in the canoes say something all together in a loud voice
A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean. Undertaken, by the Command of His Majesty, for Making Discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere, to Determine the Position and Extent of the West Side of North America; Its Distance from Asia; and the Practicability of a Northern Passage to Europe. Performed under the Direction of Captains Cook, Clerke, and Gore, in His Majesty’s Ships the Resolution and Discovery, in the Years 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779, and 1780, vol. II / James Cook
Meeting with a "Eatooas", a possessed man, who talks with the English and make some strange noises
A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean. Undertaken, by the Command of His Majesty, for Making Discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere, to Determine the Position and Extent of the West Side of North America; Its Distance from Asia; and the Practicability of a Northern Passage to Europe. Performed under the Direction of Captains Cook, Clerke, and Gore, in His Majesty’s Ships the Resolution and Discovery, in the Years 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779, and 1780, vol. II / James Cook
The Chiefs in a council debate about hostilities with the island of Eimeo
A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean. Undertaken, by the Command of His Majesty, for Making Discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere, to Determine the Position and Extent of the West Side of North America; Its Distance from Asia; and the Practicability of a Northern Passage to Europe. Performed under the Direction of Captains Cook, Clerke, and Gore, in His Majesty’s Ships the Resolution and Discovery, in the Years 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779, and 1780, vol. II / James Cook
The ceremony of a human sacrifice, with prayers, chants and drums. During the ceremony a king-fisher in the trees makes a noise, that the natives see as divine sign
A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean. Undertaken, by the Command of His Majesty, for Making Discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere, to Determine the Position and Extent of the West Side of North America; Its Distance from Asia; and the Practicability of a Northern Passage to Europe. Performed under the Direction of Captains Cook, Clerke, and Gore, in His Majesty’s Ships the Resolution and Discovery, in the Years 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779, and 1780, vol. II / James Cook
The second day of ceremony begins with some prayers by the priests
A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean. Undertaken, by the Command of His Majesty, for Making Discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere, to Determine the Position and Extent of the West Side of North America; Its Distance from Asia; and the Practicability of a Northern Passage to Europe. Performed under the Direction of Captains Cook, Clerke, and Gore, in His Majesty’s Ships the Resolution and Discovery, in the Years 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779, and 1780, vol. II / James Cook
The priests make a prayer, called the prayer of the maro
A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean. Undertaken, by the Command of His Majesty, for Making Discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere, to Determine the Position and Extent of the West Side of North America; Its Distance from Asia; and the Practicability of a Northern Passage to Europe. Performed under the Direction of Captains Cook, Clerke, and Gore, in His Majesty’s Ships the Resolution and Discovery, in the Years 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779, and 1780, vol. II / James Cook
The English attend a private "heeva", the way the natives amuse theirselves, and later at the king's house, they attend another "heeva", called "heeva raa"
A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean. Undertaken, by the Command of His Majesty, for Making Discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere, to Determine the Position and Extent of the West Side of North America; Its Distance from Asia; and the Practicability of a Northern Passage to Europe. Performed under the Direction of Captains Cook, Clerke, and Gore, in His Majesty’s Ships the Resolution and Discovery, in the Years 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779, and 1780, vol. II / James Cook
Some women make a sort of massage to captain Cook, to cure his rheumatic pain, that make his bones crack
A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean. Undertaken, by the Command of His Majesty, for Making Discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere, to Determine the Position and Extent of the West Side of North America; Its Distance from Asia; and the Practicability of a Northern Passage to Europe. Performed under the Direction of Captains Cook, Clerke, and Gore, in His Majesty’s Ships the Resolution and Discovery, in the Years 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779, and 1780, vol. II / James Cook
A solemnity is performed, after the natives made peace with Eimeo. At the end of the ceremony, a man repeat something in a singing tone
A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean. Undertaken, by the Command of His Majesty, for Making Discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere, to Determine the Position and Extent of the West Side of North America; Its Distance from Asia; and the Practicability of a Northern Passage to Europe. Performed under the Direction of Captains Cook, Clerke, and Gore, in His Majesty’s Ships the Resolution and Discovery, in the Years 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779, and 1780, vol. II / James Cook
A sort of ceremony for Omai
A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean. Undertaken, by the Command of His Majesty, for Making Discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere, to Determine the Position and Extent of the West Side of North America; Its Distance from Asia; and the Practicability of a Northern Passage to Europe. Performed under the Direction of Captains Cook, Clerke, and Gore, in His Majesty’s Ships the Resolution and Discovery, in the Years 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779, and 1780, vol. II / James Cook
A description of the songs of the natives, and their subjects
A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean. Undertaken, by the Command of His Majesty, for Making Discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere, to Determine the Position and Extent of the West Side of North America; Its Distance from Asia; and the Practicability of a Northern Passage to Europe. Performed under the Direction of Captains Cook, Clerke, and Gore, in His Majesty’s Ships the Resolution and Discovery, in the Years 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779, and 1780, vol. II / James Cook
Description of the use of blowing in a conch-shell
A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean. Undertaken, by the Command of His Majesty, for Making Discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere, to Determine the Position and Extent of the West Side of North America; Its Distance from Asia; and the Practicability of a Northern Passage to Europe. Performed under the Direction of Captains Cook, Clerke, and Gore, in His Majesty’s Ships the Resolution and Discovery, in the Years 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779, and 1780, vol. II / James Cook
The natives pray and sing before going on board the Resolution
A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean. Undertaken, by the Command of His Majesty, for Making Discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere, to Determine the Position and Extent of the West Side of North America; Its Distance from Asia; and the Practicability of a Northern Passage to Europe. Performed under the Direction of Captains Cook, Clerke, and Gore, in His Majesty’s Ships the Resolution and Discovery, in the Years 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779, and 1780, vol. II / James Cook
Some women in the canoes near the ship sing a song all together
A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean. Undertaken, by the Command of His Majesty, for Making Discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere, to Determine the Position and Extent of the West Side of North America; Its Distance from Asia; and the Practicability of a Northern Passage to Europe. Performed under the Direction of Captains Cook, Clerke, and Gore, in His Majesty’s Ships the Resolution and Discovery, in the Years 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779, and 1780, vol. II / James Cook
Description of the musical practice of the natives, and two musical instruments
A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean. Undertaken, by the Command of His Majesty, for Making Discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere, to Determine the Position and Extent of the West Side of North America; Its Distance from Asia; and the Practicability of a Northern Passage to Europe. Performed under the Direction of Captains Cook, Clerke, and Gore, in His Majesty’s Ships the Resolution and Discovery, in the Years 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779, and 1780, vol. II / James Cook
The natives in the canoes sing, speak, make some noise and have a sort of rattle
A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean. Undertaken, by the Command of His Majesty, for Making Discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere, to Determine the Position and Extent of the West Side of North America; Its Distance from Asia; and the Practicability of a Northern Passage to Europe. Performed under the Direction of Captains Cook, Clerke, and Gore, in His Majesty’s Ships the Resolution and Discovery, in the Years 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779, and 1780, vol. II / James Cook
During the ceremony the natives perform before going on board, they sing
A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean. Undertaken, by the Command of His Majesty, for Making Discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere, to Determine the Position and Extent of the West Side of North America; Its Distance from Asia; and the Practicability of a Northern Passage to Europe. Performed under the Direction of Captains Cook, Clerke, and Gore, in His Majesty’s Ships the Resolution and Discovery, in the Years 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779, and 1780, vol. II / James Cook
Natives perform some songs from the canoes before starting barter with the crew
A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean. Undertaken, by the Command of His Majesty, for Making Discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere, to Determine the Position and Extent of the West Side of North America; Its Distance from Asia; and the Practicability of a Northern Passage to Europe. Performed under the Direction of Captains Cook, Clerke, and Gore, in His Majesty’s Ships the Resolution and Discovery, in the Years 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779, and 1780, vol. II / James Cook
Description of some birds, where the only one the heard singing are the common wrens
A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean. Undertaken, by the Command of His Majesty, for Making Discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere, to Determine the Position and Extent of the West Side of North America; Its Distance from Asia; and the Practicability of a Northern Passage to Europe. Performed under the Direction of Captains Cook, Clerke, and Gore, in His Majesty’s Ships the Resolution and Discovery, in the Years 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779, and 1780, vol. II / James Cook
A description of a sort of cloak that makes a rattling noise, and a rattle
A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean. Undertaken, by the Command of His Majesty, for Making Discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere, to Determine the Position and Extent of the West Side of North America; Its Distance from Asia; and the Practicability of a Northern Passage to Europe. Performed under the Direction of Captains Cook, Clerke, and Gore, in His Majesty’s Ships the Resolution and Discovery, in the Years 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779, and 1780, vol. II / James Cook
Description of how natives make orations
A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean. Undertaken, by the Command of His Majesty, for Making Discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere, to Determine the Position and Extent of the West Side of North America; Its Distance from Asia; and the Practicability of a Northern Passage to Europe. Performed under the Direction of Captains Cook, Clerke, and Gore, in His Majesty’s Ships the Resolution and Discovery, in the Years 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779, and 1780, vol. II / James Cook
A description of the way of singing of the natives of Nootka Sound and their musical instruments
A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean. Undertaken, by the Command of His Majesty, for Making Discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere, to Determine the Position and Extent of the West Side of North America; Its Distance from Asia; and the Practicability of a Northern Passage to Europe. Performed under the Direction of Captains Cook, Clerke, and Gore, in His Majesty’s Ships the Resolution and Discovery, in the Years 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779, and 1780, vol. II / James Cook
A description of the hunt methods of the natives, like making some kind of noises
A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean. Undertaken, by the Command of His Majesty, for Making Discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere, to Determine the Position and Extent of the West Side of North America; Its Distance from Asia; and the Practicability of a Northern Passage to Europe. Performed under the Direction of Captains Cook, Clerke, and Gore, in His Majesty’s Ships the Resolution and Discovery, in the Years 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779, and 1780, vol. II / James Cook
The natives in their canoes near the ship sing
A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean. Undertaken, by the Command of His Majesty, for Making Discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere, to Determine the Position and Extent of the West Side of North America; Its Distance from Asia; and the Practicability of a Northern Passage to Europe. Performed under the Direction of Captains Cook, Clerke, and Gore, in His Majesty’s Ships the Resolution and Discovery, in the Years 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779, and 1780, vol. II / James Cook
Description of some different kinds of rattles
A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean. Undertaken, by the Command of His Majesty, for Making Discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere, to Determine the Position and Extent of the West Side of North America; Its Distance from Asia; and the Practicability of a Northern Passage to Europe. Performed under the Direction of Captains Cook, Clerke, and Gore, in His Majesty’s Ships the Resolution and Discovery, in the Years 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779, and 1780, vol. II / James Cook
An alarming sound heard from the ship
A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean. Undertaken, by the Command of His Majesty, for Making Discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere, to Determine the Position and Extent of the West Side of North America; Its Distance from Asia; and the Practicability of a Northern Passage to Europe. Performed under the Direction of Captains Cook, Clerke, and Gore, in His Majesty’s Ships the Resolution and Discovery, in the Years 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779, and 1780, vol. II / James Cook
The roaring of some animal that they called sea-horses
A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean. Undertaken, by the Command of His Majesty, for Making Discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere, to Determine the Position and Extent of the West Side of North America; Its Distance from Asia; and the Practicability of a Northern Passage to Europe. Performed under the Direction of Captains Cook, Clerke, and Gore, in His Majesty’s Ships the Resolution and Discovery, in the Years 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779, and 1780, vol. II / James Cook
The roaring of the sea-horses directs the ship
A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean. Undertaken, by the Command of His Majesty, for Making Discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere, to Determine the Position and Extent of the West Side of North America; Its Distance from Asia; and the Practicability of a Northern Passage to Europe. Performed under the Direction of Captains Cook, Clerke, and Gore, in His Majesty’s Ships the Resolution and Discovery, in the Years 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779, and 1780, vol. II / James Cook
They hear the noise productet by the sea against the ice
A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean. Undertaken, by the Command of His Majesty, for Making Discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere, to Determine the Position and Extent of the West Side of North America; Its Distance from Asia; and the Practicability of a Northern Passage to Europe. Performed under the Direction of Captains Cook, Clerke, and Gore, in His Majesty’s Ships the Resolution and Discovery, in the Years 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779, and 1780, vol. II / James Cook
A family of natives cries after receiving gifts
A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean. Undertaken, by the Command of His Majesty, for Making Discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere, to Determine the Position and Extent of the West Side of North America; Its Distance from Asia; and the Practicability of a Northern Passage to Europe. Performed under the Direction of Captains Cook, Clerke, and Gore, in His Majesty’s Ships the Resolution and Discovery, in the Years 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779, and 1780, vol. II / James Cook
The natives near the ships sing a song, accompained by a drum and some gestures
A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean. Undertaken, by the Command of His Majesty, for Making Discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere, to Determine the Position and Extent of the West Side of North America; Its Distance from Asia; and the Practicability of a Northern Passage to Europe. Performed under the Direction of Captains Cook, Clerke, and Gore, in His Majesty’s Ships the Resolution and Discovery, in the Years 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779, and 1780, vol. II / James Cook
Description of squalls with thunder
A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean. Undertaken, by the Command of His Majesty, for Making Discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere, to Determine the Position and Extent of the West Side of North America; Its Distance from Asia; and the Practicability of a Northern Passage to Europe. Performed under the Direction of Captains Cook, Clerke, and Gore, in His Majesty’s Ships the Resolution and Discovery, in the Years 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779, and 1780, vol. II / James Cook
Another description of thunder and lightning
A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean. Undertaken, by the Command of His Majesty, for Making Discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere, to Determine the Position and Extent of the West Side of North America; Its Distance from Asia; and the Practicability of a Northern Passage to Europe. Performed under the Direction of Captains Cook, Clerke, and Gore, in His Majesty’s Ships the Resolution and Discovery, in the Years 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779, and 1780, vol. III / James King
The natives near the ship sing
A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean. Undertaken, by the Command of His Majesty, for Making Discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere, to Determine the Position and Extent of the West Side of North America; Its Distance from Asia; and the Practicability of a Northern Passage to Europe. Performed under the Direction of Captains Cook, Clerke, and Gore, in His Majesty’s Ships the Resolution and Discovery, in the Years 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779, and 1780, vol. III / James King
Natives perform a ceremony in honor of captain Cook. The natives chant, sometimes in concert and sometimes alternatively, sometimes one of of them says something snapping his fingers
A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean. Undertaken, by the Command of His Majesty, for Making Discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere, to Determine the Position and Extent of the West Side of North America; Its Distance from Asia; and the Practicability of a Northern Passage to Europe. Performed under the Direction of Captains Cook, Clerke, and Gore, in His Majesty’s Ships the Resolution and Discovery, in the Years 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779, and 1780, vol. III / James King
Another ceremony for captain Cook, with the sacrifice of a pig and a repetition of chanting
A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean. Undertaken, by the Command of His Majesty, for Making Discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere, to Determine the Position and Extent of the West Side of North America; Its Distance from Asia; and the Practicability of a Northern Passage to Europe. Performed under the Direction of Captains Cook, Clerke, and Gore, in His Majesty’s Ships the Resolution and Discovery, in the Years 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779, and 1780, vol. III / James King
The natives continue to perform solemnities to captain Cook, with the offerings of hogs by some inferior chiefs
A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean. Undertaken, by the Command of His Majesty, for Making Discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere, to Determine the Position and Extent of the West Side of North America; Its Distance from Asia; and the Practicability of a Northern Passage to Europe. Performed under the Direction of Captains Cook, Clerke, and Gore, in His Majesty’s Ships the Resolution and Discovery, in the Years 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779, and 1780, vol. III / James King
The natives bring provisions to the ship, and some priests in a canoe sing hymns
A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean. Undertaken, by the Command of His Majesty, for Making Discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere, to Determine the Position and Extent of the West Side of North America; Its Distance from Asia; and the Practicability of a Northern Passage to Europe. Performed under the Direction of Captains Cook, Clerke, and Gore, in His Majesty’s Ships the Resolution and Discovery, in the Years 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779, and 1780, vol. III / James King
Boys and girls always stop the English where there is space for dancing, and also some women amuse them with singing and dancing
A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean. Undertaken, by the Command of His Majesty, for Making Discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere, to Determine the Position and Extent of the West Side of North America; Its Distance from Asia; and the Practicability of a Northern Passage to Europe. Performed under the Direction of Captains Cook, Clerke, and Gore, in His Majesty’s Ships the Resolution and Discovery, in the Years 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779, and 1780, vol. III / James King
During a boxing match, the spectators laugh
A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean. Undertaken, by the Command of His Majesty, for Making Discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere, to Determine the Position and Extent of the West Side of North America; Its Distance from Asia; and the Practicability of a Northern Passage to Europe. Performed under the Direction of Captains Cook, Clerke, and Gore, in His Majesty’s Ships the Resolution and Discovery, in the Years 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779, and 1780, vol. III / James King
After the dead of one of the gunner's crew, the natives bury him in the "Morai", with a solemn ceremony that lasts for three nights
A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean. Undertaken, by the Command of His Majesty, for Making Discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere, to Determine the Position and Extent of the West Side of North America; Its Distance from Asia; and the Practicability of a Northern Passage to Europe. Performed under the Direction of Captains Cook, Clerke, and Gore, in His Majesty’s Ships the Resolution and Discovery, in the Years 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779, and 1780, vol. III / James King
A native entertains the English with a dance with ridiculous gestures, accompained by a rattle
A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean. Undertaken, by the Command of His Majesty, for Making Discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere, to Determine the Position and Extent of the West Side of North America; Its Distance from Asia; and the Practicability of a Northern Passage to Europe. Performed under the Direction of Captains Cook, Clerke, and Gore, in His Majesty’s Ships the Resolution and Discovery, in the Years 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779, and 1780, vol. III / James King
During some disorders between the English and the natives, the natives shout
A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean. Undertaken, by the Command of His Majesty, for Making Discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere, to Determine the Position and Extent of the West Side of North America; Its Distance from Asia; and the Practicability of a Northern Passage to Europe. Performed under the Direction of Captains Cook, Clerke, and Gore, in His Majesty’s Ships the Resolution and Discovery, in the Years 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779, and 1780, vol. III / James King
King hears the muskets firing
A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean. Undertaken, by the Command of His Majesty, for Making Discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere, to Determine the Position and Extent of the West Side of North America; Its Distance from Asia; and the Practicability of a Northern Passage to Europe. Performed under the Direction of Captains Cook, Clerke, and Gore, in His Majesty’s Ships the Resolution and Discovery, in the Years 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779, and 1780, vol. III / James King
King hears the marines firing
A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean. Undertaken, by the Command of His Majesty, for Making Discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere, to Determine the Position and Extent of the West Side of North America; Its Distance from Asia; and the Practicability of a Northern Passage to Europe. Performed under the Direction of Captains Cook, Clerke, and Gore, in His Majesty’s Ships the Resolution and Discovery, in the Years 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779, and 1780, vol. III / James King
During the night, after the fights with the natives, the English hear some howlings and lamentations from the shore
A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean. Undertaken, by the Command of His Majesty, for Making Discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere, to Determine the Position and Extent of the West Side of North America; Its Distance from Asia; and the Practicability of a Northern Passage to Europe. Performed under the Direction of Captains Cook, Clerke, and Gore, in His Majesty’s Ships the Resolution and Discovery, in the Years 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779, and 1780, vol. III / James King
Conchs blowing from the coast
A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean. Undertaken, by the Command of His Majesty, for Making Discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere, to Determine the Position and Extent of the West Side of North America; Its Distance from Asia; and the Practicability of a Northern Passage to Europe. Performed under the Direction of Captains Cook, Clerke, and Gore, in His Majesty’s Ships the Resolution and Discovery, in the Years 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779, and 1780, vol. III / James King
The English hear howlings and lamentations
A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean. Undertaken, by the Command of His Majesty, for Making Discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere, to Determine the Position and Extent of the West Side of North America; Its Distance from Asia; and the Practicability of a Northern Passage to Europe. Performed under the Direction of Captains Cook, Clerke, and Gore, in His Majesty’s Ships the Resolution and Discovery, in the Years 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779, and 1780, vol. III / James King
The natives blowing their conchs
A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean. Undertaken, by the Command of His Majesty, for Making Discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere, to Determine the Position and Extent of the West Side of North America; Its Distance from Asia; and the Practicability of a Northern Passage to Europe. Performed under the Direction of Captains Cook, Clerke, and Gore, in His Majesty’s Ships the Resolution and Discovery, in the Years 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779, and 1780, vol. III / James King
Two boys swim towards the ships and sing a song in a solemn manner
A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean. Undertaken, by the Command of His Majesty, for Making Discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere, to Determine the Position and Extent of the West Side of North America; Its Distance from Asia; and the Practicability of a Northern Passage to Europe. Performed under the Direction of Captains Cook, Clerke, and Gore, in His Majesty’s Ships the Resolution and Discovery, in the Years 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779, and 1780, vol. III / James King
After the English set fire to some huts, during the night they hear cries and lamentations on shore
A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean. Undertaken, by the Command of His Majesty, for Making Discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere, to Determine the Position and Extent of the West Side of North America; Its Distance from Asia; and the Practicability of a Northern Passage to Europe. Performed under the Direction of Captains Cook, Clerke, and Gore, in His Majesty’s Ships the Resolution and Discovery, in the Years 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779, and 1780, vol. III / James King
A native at the shipd sing a song
A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean. Undertaken, by the Command of His Majesty, for Making Discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere, to Determine the Position and Extent of the West Side of North America; Its Distance from Asia; and the Practicability of a Northern Passage to Europe. Performed under the Direction of Captains Cook, Clerke, and Gore, in His Majesty’s Ships the Resolution and Discovery, in the Years 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779, and 1780, vol. III / James King
Some men carry off the body of the boy killed during the fights the day before, singing
A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean. Undertaken, by the Command of His Majesty, for Making Discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere, to Determine the Position and Extent of the West Side of North America; Its Distance from Asia; and the Practicability of a Northern Passage to Europe. Performed under the Direction of Captains Cook, Clerke, and Gore, in His Majesty’s Ships the Resolution and Discovery, in the Years 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779, and 1780, vol. III / James King
The natives make a kind of procession, accompained by drums
A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean. Undertaken, by the Command of His Majesty, for Making Discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere, to Determine the Position and Extent of the West Side of North America; Its Distance from Asia; and the Practicability of a Northern Passage to Europe. Performed under the Direction of Captains Cook, Clerke, and Gore, in His Majesty’s Ships the Resolution and Discovery, in the Years 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779, and 1780, vol. III / James King
Some natives laugh at the English
A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean. Undertaken, by the Command of His Majesty, for Making Discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere, to Determine the Position and Extent of the West Side of North America; Its Distance from Asia; and the Practicability of a Northern Passage to Europe. Performed under the Direction of Captains Cook, Clerke, and Gore, in His Majesty’s Ships the Resolution and Discovery, in the Years 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779, and 1780, vol. III / James King
During an excursion through the country, some natives throw stones in some chinks, producing some noise
A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean. Undertaken, by the Command of His Majesty, for Making Discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere, to Determine the Position and Extent of the West Side of North America; Its Distance from Asia; and the Practicability of a Northern Passage to Europe. Performed under the Direction of Captains Cook, Clerke, and Gore, in His Majesty’s Ships the Resolution and Discovery, in the Years 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779, and 1780, vol. III / James King
Description of the dances of the natives, and their resemblance with those of the New Zelanders
A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean. Undertaken, by the Command of His Majesty, for Making Discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere, to Determine the Position and Extent of the West Side of North America; Its Distance from Asia; and the Practicability of a Northern Passage to Europe. Performed under the Direction of Captains Cook, Clerke, and Gore, in His Majesty’s Ships the Resolution and Discovery, in the Years 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779, and 1780, vol. III / James King
Description of their music, and a way of singing that King calls sing in parts
A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean. Undertaken, by the Command of His Majesty, for Making Discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere, to Determine the Position and Extent of the West Side of North America; Its Distance from Asia; and the Practicability of a Northern Passage to Europe. Performed under the Direction of Captains Cook, Clerke, and Gore, in His Majesty’s Ships the Resolution and Discovery, in the Years 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779, and 1780, vol. III / James King
Description of a rite with their idols, with drums and singing
A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean. Undertaken, by the Command of His Majesty, for Making Discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere, to Determine the Position and Extent of the West Side of North America; Its Distance from Asia; and the Practicability of a Northern Passage to Europe. Performed under the Direction of Captains Cook, Clerke, and Gore, in His Majesty’s Ships the Resolution and Discovery, in the Years 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779, and 1780, vol. III / James King
Description of the ceremony with the "ava", before their meals, with hymns and prayers
A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean. Undertaken, by the Command of His Majesty, for Making Discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere, to Determine the Position and Extent of the West Side of North America; Its Distance from Asia; and the Practicability of a Northern Passage to Europe. Performed under the Direction of Captains Cook, Clerke, and Gore, in His Majesty’s Ships the Resolution and Discovery, in the Years 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779, and 1780, vol. III / James King
Description of the funeral rites, where the natives howl, sing and cry
A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean. Undertaken, by the Command of His Majesty, for Making Discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere, to Determine the Position and Extent of the West Side of North America; Its Distance from Asia; and the Practicability of a Northern Passage to Europe. Performed under the Direction of Captains Cook, Clerke, and Gore, in His Majesty’s Ships the Resolution and Discovery, in the Years 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779, and 1780, vol. III / James King
Three women cying and singing for a dead man
A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean. Undertaken, by the Command of His Majesty, for Making Discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere, to Determine the Position and Extent of the West Side of North America; Its Distance from Asia; and the Practicability of a Northern Passage to Europe. Performed under the Direction of Captains Cook, Clerke, and Gore, in His Majesty’s Ships the Resolution and Discovery, in the Years 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779, and 1780, vol. III / James King
The english are awakened by the howlings of the sledge dogs
A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean. Undertaken, by the Command of His Majesty, for Making Discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere, to Determine the Position and Extent of the West Side of North America; Its Distance from Asia; and the Practicability of a Northern Passage to Europe. Performed under the Direction of Captains Cook, Clerke, and Gore, in His Majesty’s Ships the Resolution and Discovery, in the Years 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779, and 1780, vol. III / James King
Description of the dogsled and some little bells on them
A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean. Undertaken, by the Command of His Majesty, for Making Discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere, to Determine the Position and Extent of the West Side of North America; Its Distance from Asia; and the Practicability of a Northern Passage to Europe. Performed under the Direction of Captains Cook, Clerke, and Gore, in His Majesty’s Ships the Resolution and Discovery, in the Years 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779, and 1780, vol. III / James King
Description of a russian dance
A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean. Undertaken, by the Command of His Majesty, for Making Discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere, to Determine the Position and Extent of the West Side of North America; Its Distance from Asia; and the Practicability of a Northern Passage to Europe. Performed under the Direction of Captains Cook, Clerke, and Gore, in His Majesty’s Ships the Resolution and Discovery, in the Years 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779, and 1780, vol. III / James King
Description of a Kamtschadale dance
A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean. Undertaken, by the Command of His Majesty, for Making Discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere, to Determine the Position and Extent of the West Side of North America; Its Distance from Asia; and the Practicability of a Northern Passage to Europe. Performed under the Direction of Captains Cook, Clerke, and Gore, in His Majesty’s Ships the Resolution and Discovery, in the Years 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779, and 1780, vol. III / James King
Leaving the village of Bolcheretsk the English are saluted with a song, music and cheers
A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean. Undertaken, by the Command of His Majesty, for Making Discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere, to Determine the Position and Extent of the West Side of North America; Its Distance from Asia; and the Practicability of a Northern Passage to Europe. Performed under the Direction of Captains Cook, Clerke, and Gore, in His Majesty’s Ships the Resolution and Discovery, in the Years 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779, and 1780, vol. III / James King
Description of the noises produced by the eruption of a volcano
A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean. Undertaken, by the Command of His Majesty, for Making Discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere, to Determine the Position and Extent of the West Side of North America; Its Distance from Asia; and the Practicability of a Northern Passage to Europe. Performed under the Direction of Captains Cook, Clerke, and Gore, in His Majesty’s Ships the Resolution and Discovery, in the Years 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779, and 1780, vol. III / James King
Description of the gull and his screams
A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean. Undertaken, by the Command of His Majesty, for Making Discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere, to Determine the Position and Extent of the West Side of North America; Its Distance from Asia; and the Practicability of a Northern Passage to Europe. Performed under the Direction of Captains Cook, Clerke, and Gore, in His Majesty’s Ships the Resolution and Discovery, in the Years 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779, and 1780, vol. III / James King
Description of the noise made by walruses when hunted
A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean. Undertaken, by the Command of His Majesty, for Making Discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere, to Determine the Position and Extent of the West Side of North America; Its Distance from Asia; and the Practicability of a Northern Passage to Europe. Performed under the Direction of Captains Cook, Clerke, and Gore, in His Majesty’s Ships the Resolution and Discovery, in the Years 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779, and 1780, vol. III / James King
The Resolution lose sight of the Discovery, and keep firing guns as a signal. after some hours they heard the Discovery's guns in answer
A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean. Undertaken, by the Command of His Majesty, for Making Discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere, to Determine the Position and Extent of the West Side of North America; Its Distance from Asia; and the Practicability of a Northern Passage to Europe. Performed under the Direction of Captains Cook, Clerke, and Gore, in His Majesty’s Ships the Resolution and Discovery, in the Years 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779, and 1780, vol. III / James King
The naitves say that the party is too large and making too much noise, so they have to separate
A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean. Undertaken, by the Command of His Majesty, for Making Discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere, to Determine the Position and Extent of the West Side of North America; Its Distance from Asia; and the Practicability of a Northern Passage to Europe. Performed under the Direction of Captains Cook, Clerke, and Gore, in His Majesty’s Ships the Resolution and Discovery, in the Years 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779, and 1780, vol. III / James King
King attend the church during a celebration, and three boys sing
A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean. Undertaken, by the Command of His Majesty, for Making Discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere, to Determine the Position and Extent of the West Side of North America; Its Distance from Asia; and the Practicability of a Northern Passage to Europe. Performed under the Direction of Captains Cook, Clerke, and Gore, in His Majesty’s Ships the Resolution and Discovery, in the Years 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779, and 1780, vol. III / James King
During a hunt, they hear the growlings of bears, and some terrible noises one of them makes after being wounded
A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean. Undertaken, by the Command of His Majesty, for Making Discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere, to Determine the Position and Extent of the West Side of North America; Its Distance from Asia; and the Practicability of a Northern Passage to Europe. Performed under the Direction of Captains Cook, Clerke, and Gore, in His Majesty’s Ships the Resolution and Discovery, in the Years 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779, and 1780, vol. III / James King
Description of a kind of duck and its cry
A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean. Undertaken, by the Command of His Majesty, for Making Discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere, to Determine the Position and Extent of the West Side of North America; Its Distance from Asia; and the Practicability of a Northern Passage to Europe. Performed under the Direction of Captains Cook, Clerke, and Gore, in His Majesty’s Ships the Resolution and Discovery, in the Years 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779, and 1780, vol. III / James King
Description of the roaring of a herd of buffaloes
A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean. Undertaken, by the Command of His Majesty, for Making Discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere, to Determine the Position and Extent of the West Side of North America; Its Distance from Asia; and the Practicability of a Northern Passage to Europe. Performed under the Direction of Captains Cook, Clerke, and Gore, in His Majesty’s Ships the Resolution and Discovery, in the Years 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779, and 1780, vol. III / James King
The shooting parties in the woods hear the crowing of the cocks
A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean. Undertaken, by the Command of His Majesty, for Making Discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere, to Determine the Position and Extent of the West Side of North America; Its Distance from Asia; and the Practicability of a Northern Passage to Europe. Performed under the Direction of Captains Cook, Clerke, and Gore, in His Majesty’s Ships the Resolution and Discovery, in the Years 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779, and 1780, vol. III / James King
Description of thunder and lightning during the navigation
Description of the sonority and the functioning of the Congolese language, with linguistics correlations with latin languages.
Louis de Grandpré gives us his perception and evaluation of traditional songs in the Angola Coast, applying western music rules to measure it.
After analyzing the voices comparatively to the western rules, Louis de Grandpré describes the traditional dance of Angola's inhabitants, accompanied by drumrolls, which consists in a dialogue between a leader and the crowd. The leader is supposed to teach the crowd the song and the dance, whilst separating the crowd into two groups (depending on the person's voice nature).
In the end, the song becomes a dialogue between the crowd and the leader.
Coming from a mapou fruit, this violin is composed of three "poorly" stretched strings which produce an unpleasant sound due to the poor construction of the instrument (still a Western-centric judgment).
The author also offers an analysis of the harmony created by the instrument, which sounds "wrong" and struggles to produce major thirds.
Short description of the production of trumpets from wood or elephants tooth.
Congolese former tradition about the prince's life claims that the prince, selected by the princess, cannot see women nor be seen by them in his entire life, for he is supposed to be dedicated to the princess. Thus, each travel outside is announced by a mule bell, the "gongon".
"Sanga" is a military procession executed in celebrations and national funerals. It consists in many dances accompanied by drums, and a performance by pantomimes.
In the Congolese culture, "Cabale" means a reunion of two parties in conflict for them to compromise. It takes place in an open area where anyone can speak. This is always accompanied by traditional songs that are answered by a specific nasal sound by the crowd.
For the vast majority of cases, the saquila is a hand salute which can differ depending of the hierarchy of the two parties.
For one of the three existing saquilas which concerns two equals persons on the social scale, it consists on the extending of the arms followed by the strike of the palms, producing a big and concentrated sound.
During military conflicts opposing two regions, Congolese military happen to dance at drumroll all night until the next morning, not worrying about the enemy's next move.
During the funeral, some female cryers are often there, crying, hurling, asking why he left the family. They perform of lamentation, of which some parts are repeated by the crowd, and also dancing a moderate choregraphy.
Mungo Park is welcomed in the presence of the King and found his court singing and clapping hands
The attendant give thanks to the king of Medina with a loud song
Description of the Mumbo Jumbo, a peculiar character of the culture of this region between the Gambia and Senegal River
Mungo Park is invited to a wrestling match animated by music and dances
Mungo Park is entertained by a singing man
Mungo Park is invited to a sport event in Joag featuring sensual dances along with the music of drums
A peloton of men march towards the city of Teesee (Moulinè) with musicians and singers accompanying them with songs
The inhabitants of a small suburb of Kouniakary, called Jumbo, sing a song to praise their fellow citizen who have come back home
Dogs signals the presence of dangerous animals by howling loudly
Mungo Park's guide whistle on his bamboo stick to make sure the area is free of danger
Mungo Park describes the call to prayer he hears in Guemou
Mungo Park comes in Dilly during a Holiday and is welcomed by the sound of music played by the inhabitans
Mungo Park describes a wedding he saw celebrating in Bienou
Soldiers shoots some shots in the air in Diarra to celebrates the military success against king Daisy
The family that gave hospitality to Mungo Park in Segou sings a song improvising lyrics about Mungo while spinning cotton
Outside of a village, called Song, surrounding the city of Saye, Mungo Park is scared by the roaring sound of a lion and begs the inhabitants to let him inside the walls of the village
In the last Ramadan night, the new moon finally makes his appearance through the clouds and the Muslims express loudly their joy
During the highly demanding journey to the coast, a group of slave snaps their finger to express their heavy feelings of sorrow and fatigue
Marco Augusto Costanzi recounts the encounter with the cavalry that will accompany them to the city. In the arrangement of the personalities that make up the parade there are also fifes and drummers.
Marco Augusto Costanzi comments on the music of piva pipers and drummers being played by the military band in the city of Aleppo.
Marco Augusto Costanzi meets in Aleppo the daughter of Signor Esdra de Picciotto, whom he calls a "horrid Tuscan." Describing his daughter, he also extols her for her piano and singing talents.
Marco Augusto Constanzi describes the tone of voice in which he speaks to the Arabs he encounters in Alexandria, and he fears that they are about to argue, but instead they speak loudly because they are accustomed to doing so.
Marco Augusto Costanzi describes the Turks and the way of speaking out loud.
The soul of the Hebrews in Egypt at the moment it is stirred up, seems to Marco Augusto Costanzi like a torrent that heaves with its noise.
Marco Augusto Costanzi describes the cries of the jackals, very fierce animals that devour everything.
Marco Augusto Costanzi describes the movements and noises of jackals in the night in Alexandria.
Marco Augusto Costanzi describes the cries of young boys outside the mosque.
Marco Augusto Costanzi tells of his hearing problem that does not allow him to hear whether others are near him on the night of a journey from Alexandria to Rosetta.
Marco Augusto Costanzi describes the presence of places of union between Arab and Egyptian cultures namely the so-called "Cafenè".
Marco Augusto Costanzi tells how women are not treated well and how love songs are not dedicated to them. Egyptian men do not respect women and do not know love.
Marco Augusto Costanzi describes the customs of the city of Rosetta.
Marco Augusto Costanzi tells how singing or whistling can increase the pace of loaded camels in a caravan, but he actually claims that people sing to take their minds off the boring road because the caravan leaders have whips.
The young females described by Marcus Augustus Costanzi have a "harmonious sound in their lips."
Confusion for musical moments at the monastery where Marco Augusto Costranzi is located.
Outside the monastery, Marco Augusto Costanzi talks about a bell attached to a rope must be rung to announce oneself.
Marco Augusto Costanzi mentions the presence of the bell outside the monastery dè Soriani.
Marco Augusto Costanzi reports a moment of loud-voiced dialogue in the dè Soriani monastery.
Marco Auguro Costanzi describes the music accompanying the procession of the bride on the camel through the streets of the city.
Marco Augusto Costanzi tells of the noises and cries of animals in Cairo.
Marco Augusto Costanzi describes the dances and costumes of the dancers he met in a Cairo neighborhood, also dwelling on the music that accompanied these dances.
Marco Augusto Costanzi recounts the procession of brides in Egypt and the musical instruments that accompany it.
Marco Augusto Costanzi tells about the music and the courts found after the bride was led to the bath and the hair was removed from her vulva.
Marco Augusto Costanzi writes of the music that accompanies the ceremony of circumcision of boys, a major festive event in Egypt.
Marco Augusto Costanzi tells of the flooding of the Nile that occurs in the month of June or so, and tells of how public criers shout out in the streets of Cairo the heights of the water according to the Nilometer.
Marco Augusto Costanzi talks about collecting water from a well and mentions the songs of men collecting water for work.
Marco Augusto Costanzi visits the cavities of Siout (Asyut) and in some of them there are wells. Here he and companions throw stones to test through the returning sound their depth.
Also ad Siout (Asyut), Marco Augusto Constanzi, witnesses the procession of the ceremony of the circumcision of the boys and mentions the musical instruments and songs present.
Marco Augusto Costanzi talks about the Nubians and the sound of their voice, referring also to the sound of the voice of the black slave girls.
Marco Augusto Costanzi believes it is the fault of cannon noise that hippos are no longer in the waters of the Nile.
Marco Augusto Costanzi describes the costumes of thebaid females, comparing them to Mohammedan females and their metal rings.
Marco Augusto Costanzi points out that Memnon giants once produced sounds.
Marco Augusto Costanzi talks about the cry of the sheep and the noises made by the beaks.
Marco Augusto Costanzi describes the bleating of the goats of the Saïd.
Marco Augusto Constanzi tells how the mere bursting of rifles seemed to shake their tranquility of the crocodiles they encountered in the Nile near Thebes.
Marco Augusto Costanzi tells about the presence of dancers in a Café and their trade as prostitutes.
Marco Augusto Costanzi arrives in front of the Kiaschef amid shouts from the audience.
Marco Augusto Costanzi reports a saying of a bernian poet.
Marco Augusto Costanzi mentions the glare of the mountains.
Marco Augusto Costanzi attends the procession on the occasion of Ramadan.
Marco Augusto Costanzi mentions entertainment during the eve of Ramadan.
Marco Augusto Costanzi tells of the labor of farmers and the use of a basket that seems to be useless because it loses half of the harvest.
Marco Augusto Costanzi is invited to serve as secretary to the octogenarian Tuscan-born consul in Alexandria of the Austrian, Russian, Danish, Tuscan and Sardinian nations. The consul's name is Pietro Lazzari.
Marco Augusto Costanzi is asked about music and invited to sing by Consul Pietro Lazzari. The latter is introduced by Costanzi as "orondo Schiavone, but educated in Venice, by many in Egypt and Consul General of Sweden."
Marco Augusto Costanzi sings at Consul Lazzari's house with the latter's daughter accompanying her on the piano. She is later joined by Avo on mandolin (Antonio Godard).
Marco Augusto Costanzi is still a guest of the Lazzari family and tells about another evening of talk and music.
Marco Augusto Costanzi receives an authorized leave of absence from Rossetti and leaves for Italy. In Alexandria the people and chancellors greet him with shouts and signs of thanks.
Giovanni Battista Belzoni writes that he sees some Arabs who are dancing to the rhythm of tambourines.
Giovanni Battista Belzoni is forced to stay at home because of a leg wound caused by a soldier on horseback. From his home he describes some of the customs of the Arabs.
Giovanni Battista Belzoni was invited to the pasha's garden to attend a performance, as Belzoni's house in Soubrah bordered the palace of Governor Zulfur Carcaja.
Giovanni Battista Belzoni watches a wedding ceremony from the window of his home.
Giovanni Battista Belzoni describes the continuation of the wedding festivities by telling of the ringers, dancing by two well-known dancers, and a performance.
Giovanni Battista Belzoni describes a dinner and event where the noise of peppercorns dropped on the metal tray of roasted mutton.
Arriving in Meimond, Giovanni Battista Belzoni witnessed a Bedouin dance with 30 men lined up in a single row, rhythmically clapping their hands to provide some accompaniment to their song, and in front of them two armed women.
Giovanni Battista Belzoni describes the sound of the metal alloy of a vase he bought at a farmer's house in Gournou.
Giovanni Battista Belzoni tells of hitting the walls and analyzing the sound response to understand whether there was a cavity behind them
Giovanni Battista Belzoni is in Gournou and describes the paintings of a tomb. Here six maidens are depicted dancing accompanied by tambourines, reed instruments, and guitars.
Giovanni Battista Belzoni writes that he sees some Arabs who are dancing to the rhythm of tambourines.
Giovanni Battista Belzoni is forced to stay at home because of a leg wound caused by a soldier on horseback. From his home he describes some of the customs of the Arabs.
Giovanni Battista Belzoni was invited to the pasha's garden to attend a performance, as Belzoni's house in Soubrah bordered the palace of Governor Zulfur Carcaja.
Giovanni Battista Belzoni watches a wedding ceremony from the window of his home.
Giovanni Battista Belzoni describes the continuation of the wedding festivities by telling of the ringers, dancing by two well-known dancers, and a performance.
Giovanni Battista Belzoni describes a dinner and event where the noise of peppercorns dropped on the metal tray of roasted mutton.
Arriving in Meimond, Giovanni Battista Belzoni witnessed a Bedouin dance with 30 men lined up in a single row, rhythmically clapping their hands to provide some accompaniment to their song, and in front of them two armed women.
Giovanni Battista Belzoni describes the sound of the metal alloy of a vase he bought at a farmer's house in Gournou.
Giovanni Battista Belzoni tells of hitting the walls and analyzing the sound response to understand whether there was a cavity behind them
Giovanni Battista Belzoni is in Gournou and describes the paintings of a tomb. Here six maidens are depicted dancing accompanied by tambourines, reed instruments, and guitars.
Sarah Parker-Brown recounts her first encounter with Daud Casheff's wife, noticing a low tone of voice as the latter spoke to a young girl.
Sarah Parker-Brown has caught ophthalmia and the women of Luxor scream when they see her washing her eyes with water.
Sarah Parker-Brown argues with a woman called "the Deviless" because she sold her chickens full of worms.
Sarah Parker-Brown recounts her first encounter with Daud Casheff's wife, noticing a low tone of voice as the latter spoke to a young girl.
Sarah Parker-Brown has caught ophthalmia and the women of Luxor scream when they see her washing her eyes with water.
Sarah Parker-Brown argues with a woman called "the Deviless" because she sold her chickens full of worms.
Girolamo Segato recounts that while sailing on board we were entertained by singing and laughing.
Girolamo Segato recounts the welcome to Zakynthos with a lunch accompanied by dancing and a time of walking accompanied by singing and laughter.
Travels in western Africa in 1818, 19, 20, and 21, From the river Gambia, through Bondoo, Galam, Kasson, Kaarta, and Foolidoo, to the river Niger / William Gray
Gray notes that every night the inhabitants dance at the sound of drums and balafo, which he thoroughly describes
Travels in western Africa in 1818, 19, 20, and 21, From the river Gambia, through Bondoo, Galam, Kasson, Kaarta, and Foolidoo, to the river Niger / William Gray
A man dressed in a traditional manner for the ritual of circumcision is accompanied by musicians and singer in mocking the white explorers
Travels in western Africa in 1818, 19, 20, and 21, From the river Gambia, through Bondoo, Galam, Kasson, Kaarta, and Foolidoo, to the river Niger / William Gray
The king of wouli comes into the village with his group of court musicians
Travels in western Africa in 1818, 19, 20, and 21, From the river Gambia, through Bondoo, Galam, Kasson, Kaarta, and Foolidoo, to the river Niger / William Gray
The king, having arrived in a small village, is welcomed by a dance
Travels in western Africa in 1818, 19, 20, and 21, From the river Gambia, through Bondoo, Galam, Kasson, Kaarta, and Foolidoo, to the river Niger / William Gray
A male griot sing a praise-song to his patron
Travels in western Africa in 1818, 19, 20, and 21, From the river Gambia, through Bondoo, Galam, Kasson, Kaarta, and Foolidoo, to the river Niger / William Gray
An agonizing person is screaming
Travels in western Africa in 1818, 19, 20, and 21, From the river Gambia, through Bondoo, Galam, Kasson, Kaarta, and Foolidoo, to the river Niger / William Gray
Gray describes the ritual of the Mumbo Jumbo
Travels in western Africa in 1818, 19, 20, and 21, From the river Gambia, through Bondoo, Galam, Kasson, Kaarta, and Foolidoo, to the river Niger / William Gray
The Mansa, the king of the Wouli kingdom, is announced by many musicians
Travels in western Africa in 1818, 19, 20, and 21, From the river Gambia, through Bondoo, Galam, Kasson, Kaarta, and Foolidoo, to the river Niger / William Gray
The bugle horn calls the European soldiers to draw their weapons
Travels in western Africa in 1818, 19, 20, and 21, From the river Gambia, through Bondoo, Galam, Kasson, Kaarta, and Foolidoo, to the river Niger / William Gray
Gray describes the loud noise made by monkeys
Travels in western Africa in 1818, 19, 20, and 21, From the river Gambia, through Bondoo, Galam, Kasson, Kaarta, and Foolidoo, to the river Niger / William Gray
Fula griots annoys the explorers by constantly playing praise-song, hoping to receive gifts
Travels in western Africa in 1818, 19, 20, and 21, From the river Gambia, through Bondoo, Galam, Kasson, Kaarta, and Foolidoo, to the river Niger / William Gray
A lion is captured and the village cheers their hunter
Travels in western Africa in 1818, 19, 20, and 21, From the river Gambia, through Bondoo, Galam, Kasson, Kaarta, and Foolidoo, to the river Niger / William Gray
The noise of cattle is heard by the explorers
Travels in western Africa in 1818, 19, 20, and 21, From the river Gambia, through Bondoo, Galam, Kasson, Kaarta, and Foolidoo, to the river Niger / William Gray
The chief of Dramanè is preceded by some griots who announce his presence to the explorers
Travels in western Africa in 1818, 19, 20, and 21, From the river Gambia, through Bondoo, Galam, Kasson, Kaarta, and Foolidoo, to the river Niger / William Gray
A political rally is held in Dramanè and the griots are in charge of moderating between the different speaker
Travels in western Africa in 1818, 19, 20, and 21, From the river Gambia, through Bondoo, Galam, Kasson, Kaarta, and Foolidoo, to the river Niger / William Gray
A suffering woman slave moans loudly