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

111. Purchases of musical instruments

Tanna - Vanuatu
Title
Purchases of musical instruments
Short description
Georg Forster describes the trade with the natives. Among the goods bought are some musical instruments.
Text on source
We also purchased several pipes of eight reeds, which the natives brought for sale, and some bows, arrows, and clubs; with all which we returned on board, rather later in the day than usual
English translation
Folios/Pages
p. 321
Date
1774 08 13
Observations on the events description
These musical instruments are described on pages 318-320 (see event number 110).
The dots on the map indicate the places where sound and music events were described. They don't represent travel stages.
Participants
No other participants in this event description.
Narrator
1
Place
1
Sounds
1
How to quote
Fabbrocino A. P., "Purchases of musical instruments" (Event description), Echos. Sound Ecosystems in Travelogues. Published 2024 04 06.

doi: 10.25430/echos.travels.76

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