The Malay ArchipelagoThis Is A New Release Of The Original 1869 Edition. |
Contents
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BORNEOJOURNEY IN THE INTERIOR | 49 |
BORNEOTHE DYAKS | 67 |
JAVA | 72 |
SUMATRA | 93 |
VOYAGE TO THE KAIÓA ISLANDS AND BATCHIAN | 244 |
BATCHIAN | 250 |
CERAM GORAM AND THE MATABELLO ISLANDS | 267 |
BOURU | 293 |
THE NATURAL HISTORY OF THE MOLUCCAS | 299 |
THE PAPUAN GROUP XXVIII MACASSAR TO THE ARU ISLANDS IN A NATIVE PRAU | 308 |
THE KÉ ISLANDS | 317 |
THE ARU ISLANDSRESIDENCE IN DOBBO | 327 |
NATURAL HISTORY OF THE INDOMALAY ISLANDS | 106 |
BALI AND LOMBOCK | 115 |
LOMBOCKMANNERS AND CUSTOMS | 125 |
LOMBOCKHOW THE RAJAH TOOK THE CENSUS | 136 |
TIMOR | 141 |
NATURAL HISTORY OF THE TIMOR GROUP | 155 |
CELEBESMACASSAR | 175 |
CELEBESMENADO | 185 |
NATURAL HISTORY OF CELEBES | 207 |
CHAP PAGE XIX BANDA | 219 |
AMBOYNA | 223 |
TERNATE | 234 |
GILOLO | 240 |
THE ARU ISLANDSJOURNEY AND RESIDENCE IN THE INTERIOR | 337 |
THE ARU ISLANDSSECOND RESIDENCE IN DOBBO | 361 |
THE ARU ISLANDSPHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY AND ASPECTS OF NATURE | 369 |
NEW GUINEADOREY | 376 |
VOYAGE FROM CERAM TO WAIGIOU | 391 |
WAIGIOU | 400 |
VOYAGE FROM WAIGIOU TO TERNATE | 410 |
THE BIRDS OF PARADISE | 419 |
NATURAL HISTORY OF THE PAPUAN ISLANDS | 440 |
THE RACES OF MAN IN THE MALAY ARCHIPELAGO | 446 |
APPENDIX ON CRANIA AND LANGUAGES | 459 |
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Common terms and phrases
abundant Alfuros allied Amboyna animal appearance Archipelago Aru Islands Australia Bali bamboo Batchian beautiful beetles Birds of Paradise boat Borneo Bouru brought Bugis butterflies Celebes Ceram chief close coast coffee collections colour continued cultivation curious district Durian Dutch Dyaks east European feathers feet high forest fruit Galela genus Gilolo green ground Guinea head hills hundred inches inhabitants insects Java Javanese land leaves lofty Lombock luxuriant Macassar Malacca Malay Malay race Menado Mias miles Moluccas morning mountain Mysol native naturalist never night obtained Orang Papilio Papuan Paradise Birds passed peculiar plants plumage praus produce race Rajah rare reached resemble rice river rock Sarawak seems seen shot side skin species specimens stay stream Sumatra tail Ternate Tidore Timor trade trees tropical vegetation village volcanic voyage Waigiou walk whole wind wings
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