The mystery of Easter Island by Mrs. Scoresby Routledge

About this eBook

Author

Routledge, Katherine, 1866-1935

Title

The mystery of Easter island: the story of an expedition

Original Publication

United Kingdom: Printed for the author by Hazell, Watson and Viney,1919.

Credits

Richard Tonsing and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)

Language

English

LoC Class

F3051: Latin America local history: Chile

Subject

Easter Island

Category

Text

Project Gutenberg

eBook-No. 69807

Release Date

January 15, 2023

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.THE MYSTERY OF EASTER ISLAND THE STORY OF AN EXPEDITION
2. 2.PREFACE
3. 3.PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION
4. 4.CONTENTS
5. 5.ILLUSTRATIONS
6. 6.PART I THE VOYAGE TO EASTER ISLAND — CHAPTER I THE START — CHAPTER II THE VOYAGE TO SOUTH AMERICA — MADEIRA — GRAND CANARY — CAPE VERDE ISLANDS — CHAPTER III BRAZIL — CHAPTER IV ARGENTINA — CHAPTER V PATAGONIA — CHAPTER VI CHILE — CHAPTER VII JUAN FERNANDEZ — CHAPTER VIII LIFE ON BOARD
7. 7.PART II EASTER ISLAND — GLOSSARY OF NATIVE WORDS FREQUENTLY EMPLOYED — CHAPTER IX ARRIVAL AT EASTER ISLAND — CHAPTER X CONDITIONS OF LIFE ON THE ISLAND — CHAPTER XI A NATIVE RISING — CHAPTER XII A GERMAN BASE — CHAPTER XIII PREHISTORIC REMAINS AHU OR BURIAL-PLACES — CHAPTER XIV PREHISTORIC REMAINS ( continued ) STATUES AND CROWNS — Stone Crowns of the Images — CHAPTER XV NATIVE CULTURE IN PRE-CHRISTIAN TIMES — CHAPTER XVI NATIVE CULTURE IN PRE-CHRISTIAN TIMES ( continued ) — Religion — The Miru Clan — The Script — The Bird Cult — Wooden Carvings — CHAPTER XVII CAVES AND CAVE-HUNTING — CHAPTER XVIII LEGENDS — First Arrival on the Island — CHAPTER XIX THE PRESENT POSITION OF THE PROBLEM
8. 8.PART III THE HOMEWARD VOYAGE EASTER ISLAND TO SAN FRANCISCO — CHAPTER XX PITCAIRN ISLAND — CHAPTER XXI TAHITI, HAWAIIAN ISLANDS, SAN FRANCISCO — TAHITI — HAWAIIAN ISLANDS — CALIFORNIA
9. 9.PART IV THE HOMEWARD VOYAGE —Continued SAN FRANCISCO TO SOUTHAMPTON By S. R. — CHAPTER XXII SAN FRANCISCO TO PANAMA — CHAPTER XXIII PANAMA TO JAMAICA — CHAPTER XXIV JAMAICA TO SOUTHAMPTON — JAMAICA — BERMUDAS — BERMUDA TO AZORES — AZORES TO SOUTHAMPTON
10. 10.EPILOGUE
11. 11.ITINERARY OF THE EXPEDITION
12. 12.INDEX

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