A Voyage Round The World, in His Britannic Majesty’s Sloop, Resolution, commanded by capt. James Cook, during the years 1772, 3, 4, and 5 by Georg Forster, F. R. S. in two volumes (vol.1) / Georg Forster
Travel of Georg Forster

35. The first encounter with the king O-Aheatua 1

Tahiti - Society Islands (Otaheite, O-Taheitee)
Title
The first encounter with the king O-Aheatua 1
Short description
Georg Forster describes the first encounter with the king of Tiarraboo, O-Aheatua. Some of the travellers' gifts drew cheers of admiration from the crowd attending the meeting.
Text on source
After the first salutation, captain Cook presented Aheatua with a piece of red baize, a bed-sheet, a broad axe, a knife, nails, looking-glasses, and beads; and my father gave him similar presents, among which was an aigrette or tuft of feathers fixed on a wire, and dyed of a bright crimson; upon this his majesty set a particular value, and at the sight of it the whole croud gave a general shout of admiration, expressed by the word awhay!
English translation
Folios/Pages
p. 306
Date
1773 08 23
Observations on the events description
The dots on the map indicate the places where sound and music events were described. They don't represent travel stages.
Participants
Name
Role
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Cook, James
Travel fellow
Forster, Johann Reinold
Travel fellow
Narrator
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Participants
2
Cook, James participated as Travel fellow
Forster, Johann Reinold participated as Travel fellow
Place
1
Sounds
1
How to quote
Fabbrocino A. P., "The first encounter with the king O-Aheatua 1" (Event description), Echos. Sound Ecosystems in Travelogues. Published 2024 03 16.

doi: 10.25430/echos.travels.76

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