Observations Made During a Voyage Round the World
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Observations Made During a Voyage Round the World is an influential 18th-century scientific and ethnographic account by naturalist Johann Reinhold Forster based on his participation in James Cook’s second Pacific voyage.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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ethnographic work ⓘ scientific work ⓘ |
| author | Johann Reinhold Forster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn |
James Cook’s second Pacific voyage
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Johann Reinhold Forster’s field observations ⓘ |
| contributor | Johann Georg Adam Forster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describesRegion |
New Zealand
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Polynesia NERFINISHED ⓘ South Pacific NERFINISHED ⓘ Tahiti NERFINISHED ⓘ Tonga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describesTopic |
climate of Pacific regions
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customs of Pacific islanders ⓘ fauna of Pacific islands ⓘ flora of Pacific islands ⓘ languages of Pacific peoples ⓘ material culture of Pacific peoples ⓘ social organization of Pacific societies ⓘ |
| genre |
ethnography
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natural history ⓘ travel literature ⓘ |
| hasFormat |
prose narrative
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scientific treatise ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
important source on James Cook’s second voyage
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influential in early anthropology ⓘ major contribution to Enlightenment science ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
James Cook’s second voyage
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Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ indigenous peoples of the Pacific NERFINISHED ⓘ natural history of Pacific regions ⓘ |
| methodologicalFeature |
comparative ethnography
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systematic natural history description ⓘ |
| perspective | Enlightenment rationalism ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 18th century ⓘ |
| publicationPlace | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedPerson |
Georg Forster
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James Cook NERFINISHED ⓘ Johann Reinhold Forster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWork | A Voyage Round the World (James Cook’s official account) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scientificDiscipline |
anthropology
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ethnology ⓘ geography ⓘ natural history ⓘ |
| timePeriodDescribed | 1772–1775 ⓘ |
| voyageLeaderDescribed | James Cook NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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