Journal of Thomas Powell, Samoa, 1871

Journal of Thomas Powell, September - December 1871, recording his voyage in the John Williams to the north western out stations of the Samoa mission. This was the same voyage described by James Vivian. Powell joined the ship at Samoa. He describes the visits to the Tokelau group - Olosega (Quiros),...

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Order number: CWM/LMS/South Seas/Journals/Box 11
Date(s) of creation: 19 Sep 1871 - 13 Dec 1871
Level: File
Format: Archive           
URL: Drawings of Gilbert Islands at https://digital.soas.ac.uk/r_kir/all/
Drawings of Ellice Islands at https://digital.soas.ac.uk/tuvalu/all
https://digital.soas.ac.uk/TUV0000029/00001
URL Description: Digital copy available on SOAS Digital Collections

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callnumber CWM/LMS/02/05/166
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title Journal of Thomas Powell, Samoa, 1871
scb_date_creation 19 Sep 1871 - 13 Dec 1871
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scb_extent 81pp + 24 illustrations
format Archive
description Journal of Thomas Powell, September - December 1871, recording his voyage in the John Williams to the north western out stations of the Samoa mission. This was the same voyage described by James Vivian. Powell joined the ship at Samoa. He describes the visits to the Tokelau group - Olosega (Quiros), Fakaofo, Atafu; the Ellice Group [Tuvalu] - Nukulaelae (Mitchell Group), Funafuti, Vaitupu, Nukufetau, Nui (Netherland Island), Nuitao (Spider Island), Niulakita (Independence Island); the Gilbert Islands (Kingsmill Group) [Kiribati]- Nanumanga (Hudson Island), Nanomea (St Augustine Island), Arorae, Nukunau, Peru [Beru], Tamana [Gilbert Islands, Kiribati] and the Loyalty Islands [New Caledonia]. Powell gives detailed descriptions of the people and customs of these islands. There are also 24 loose illustrations accompanying the journal - they appear to be press copies of ink drawings. There are 18 drawings illustrating the chapels and houses of various islands, and 6 maps of different islands. The journal has been edited in pencil. Illustrations captioned as follows: Front view of Chapel at Vaitupu [Ellice Islands, Tuvalu] Chapel at Nukulaelae; Pandanus Trees at Nukulaelae [Ellice Islands, Tuvalu] Chapel at Vaitupu [Ellice Islands, Tuvalu] School-house at Nukufetau [Ellice Islands, Tuvalu] Chapel at Nukufetau [Ellice Islands, Tuvalu] View from the north side of the Lagoon at Niutao [Ellice Islands, Tuvalu] Side view of first Chapel at Arorae, front view of Chapel at Arorae, 1871 [Arorai, Arurai; Gilbert Islands, Kiribati] The god Tapureonai [?] as seen in front of a house at Tamana, Oct 31st 1871 [Gilbert Islands, Kiribati] Temple of the goddess Viteweinei [?], Tamana Gilbert Group [Gilbert Islands, Kiribati] The Chapel at Onoatoa in the Gilbert Group [Onotoa, Kiribati]. Built by the natives a few months after receiving their first Christian teacher, 1871 Chapel at Nukulaelae; Pandanus trees at Nukulaelae [Ellice Islands, Tuvalu] Native huts at Arorae [Arorai, Arurai; Gilbert Islands, Kiribati] The Chapel at Arorae, side view and end or first view [Arorai, Arurai; Gilbert Islands, Kiribati] The Chapel at Onoatoa in the Gilbert Group [Onotoa, Kiribati] Teachers house at Nukufetau [Ellice Islands, Tuvalu] The School House 7 Chapel at Nukufetau [Ellice Islands, Tuvalu] Side view of Chapel at Vaitupu [Ellice Islands, Tuvalu] Front view of Chapel at Vaitupu [Ellice Islands, Tuvalu] Maps include: Nukufetau [Ellice Islands, Tuvalu] Lagoon Vaitupu [Ellice Islands, Tuvalu] Nanumea and Lakena [Lake na, Ellice Islands, Tuvalu] Funafuti, Ellice Islands [Tuvalu] Atafu [Tokelau Fakaofo [Tokelau]
scb_access_status Open
language English
language_search English
scb_file_number 160
scb_copies CWm South Seas Journals FBN 37 Digital copy available on SOAS Digital Collections
scb_url Drawings of Gilbert Islands at https://digital.soas.ac.uk/r_kir/all/
Drawings of Ellice Islands at https://digital.soas.ac.uk/tuvalu/all
https://digital.soas.ac.uk/TUV0000029/00001
scb_url_description Digital copy available on SOAS Digital Collections
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hierarchy_sequence CWM.00LMS.0002.0005.00166

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