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Vikings of the sunrise

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    Catalogue

    • Object Type
    • Name/Title
      Vikings of the sunrise
    • Primary Maker

      Peter Buck (Author)

    • Contributor/Publisher
      Whitcombe and Tombs
    • Place
    • Date
      1954
    • Physical Description

      xiii, 339 pages, [32] pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm

    • Level of Current Record
      Bib record
    • Member Object

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    • Subject Category
    • Content
      The great ocean -- The manner of men -- Whence came they? -- Ships and their builders -- The Eastern horizon -- Early explorers and settlers -- The centre of the triangle -- The hub of Polynesia -- The Southwest course -- The Northwest atolls -- The Northern equatorial islands -- The Northeastern radial -- South and Southeast -- The Eastern atolls -- On the trail of the rising sun -- The mystery of Pitcairn -- The apex of the triangle -- The Northern angle -- The Southern angle -- The base of the triangle -- The trail of plants and animals -- Epilogue.
    • Public Access Text

      First published in the United States in 1938. New Zealand edition practically identical except for some rearrangement of the illustrations. Map on lining-papers. Includes bibliographical references (pages 327-330) and index.

    • Collection Type
      General Collection
    • Copyright
      All rights reserved
    • Last Update
      05 Dec 2024

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