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

76. Firing a cannon to salute Tahiti

Tahiti - Society Islands (Otaheite, O-Taheitee)
Title
Firing a cannon to salute Tahiti
Short description
Georg Forster describes the last dinner with some of the natives. Before setting sail, they are asked to fire a few cannon shots.
Text on source
As soon as the dinner was over we weighed our anchor, and set sail. O-Too requested the captain to fire some cannon, and was the last Taheitian who stepped into his canoe, after cordially embracing us all. The noise of the cannon, by stunning our ears in some measure, diverted our thoughts from taking that melancholy turn which is natural on these occasions.
English translation
Folios/Pages
p. 107
Date
1774 05 14
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.
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Cook, James
Travel fellow
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Cook, James participated as Travel fellow
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How to quote
Fabbrocino A. P., "Firing a cannon to salute Tahiti" (Event description), Echos. Sound Ecosystems in Travelogues. Published 2024 03 31.

doi: 10.25430/echos.travels.76

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