Aphrodite's island : the European discovery of Tahiti

Publication Data

• Title Aphrodite's island : the European discovery of Tahiti
• Author Anne Salmond
• Publisher University of California Press
• Publication date 2010
• Publication location Berkeley, Calif.
• Language English

Descriptive Notes

Originally published: Auckland, N.Z. : Viking, 2009.

Contents

Aphrodite's island
Thunder in 'Opoa
The glorious children of Tetumu
Purea, 'Queen' of Tahiti
Happy island of Cythera
Ahutoru at the opéra
A Polynesian Venus
Captain Cook in Arcadia
The transit of Venus
Circling the land
Tupaia's ship
The Viceroy of Peru
Tute's return
Hitihiti's odyssey
The red feathers of 'Oro
Three Tahitians in Lima
Boenechea's burial
Matimo and the friars
Ma'i on ice skates
A bare-chested captain
Tute's portThe angel of history
Appendix. The seasons in Tahiti.

Topics

• Pacific Islanders :: First contact with Europeans :: French Polynesia :: Tahiti (Island)
• Tahitians :: History
• Tahitians :: Travel :: History
• Public opinion :: Europe :: History
• Tahiti (French Polynesia : Island) :: Discovery and exploration :: European
• Tahiti (French Polynesia : Island) :: Ethnic relations
• Tahiti (French Polynesia : Island) :: Foreign public opinion, European
• Tahiti (French Polynesia : Island)

Aphrodite's island : the European discovery of Tahiti by Anne Salmond. ISBN 9780520261143. Published by University of California Press in 2010. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.