Voyage of captain don felipe gonzález to easter island, 1770–1, the: preceded by an extract from mynheer jacob roggeveen's official log of his discovery of and visit to easter island
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9781108078238
Date de publication :
22 oct. 2015
Dimensions :
21,6 x 14,0 x 1,5 cm
Poids :
340 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
These English translations of first-hand accounts from the first Europeans to land on Easter Island were published in 1908. Their descriptions of the enormous moai make clear their wonder at the mysterious monolithic statues, and their incredulity that the inhabitants had the means to carve and move such structures.