Narrative of a tour through Hawaii, or Owhyhee with observations on the natural history of the Sandwich Islands, and remarks on the manners, customs, traditions, history, and language of their inhabitants

Title Variants

Alternative: Missionary tour through Hawaii, or Owhyhee

Alternative: Tour through Hawaii

By

Ellis, William, 1794-1872 , author

Type

Book

Material

Published material

Publication info

London H. Fisher, Son, and P. Jackson; Hatchard and Son; Seeley and Son; Hamilton, Adams, and Company; Sherwood and Company; J. Nisbet; Simpkin and Marshall; and J. Duncan 1827

Edition

Third edition

Notes

"H. Fisher, Caxton, Printer to His Majesty"--Verso of title page

Colophon has variant printer's statement: "Printed at the Caxton Press by H. Fisher, Son, and Co"

First published in 1826

Frontispiece portrait of author, with his facsimile signature

Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum Preliminary catalogue, | part V, page 32 (lists pagination as: vi, 480 pages)

Rodiek, G., Mrs. Library of Hawaiiana, | page 14

University of California, San Diego. Hill collection of Pacific voyages, | number 546

With an account of Captain Cook's visit and death and an appendix on the Hawaiian language, including some vocabulary

Subjects

1794-1872 , 19th century , Description and travel , Ellis, William, , Hawaii , History , Missions , Natural history , Social life and customs , To 1893 , Travel , Travel literature

Call Number

DU623 .E48 1827

Language

English

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.163283
LCCN: https://lccn.loc.gov/22020773
OCLC: 228675987