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.2) / Georg Forster
Travel of Georg Forster

74. The ringing of the ship's bell

Tahiti - Society Islands (Otaheite, O-Taheitee)
Title
The ringing of the ship's bell
Short description
Georg Forster reports on the results of the excursion made by his father, Johann Reinold, and Doctor Sparrman (their assistant). Seeing the fire that has been lit, the ship responds by ringing the midnight bell.
Text on source
The fire was seen on board our ship; and in return they heard the ringing of the ship's bell at midnight, though they were upwards of a league distant from it.
English translation
Folios/Pages
p. 81
Date
1774 04 28
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
Notes
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Forster, Johann Reinold
Teller
Sparrman, Anders
Travel fellow
Narrator
1
Participants
2
Forster, Johann Reinold participated as Teller
Sparrman, Anders participated as Travel fellow
Place
1
Sounds
1
How to quote
Fabbrocino A. P., "The ringing of the ship's bell" (Event description), Echos. Sound Ecosystems in Travelogues. Published 2024 03 30.

doi: 10.25430/echos.travels.76

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