ERRATA.
Johann Reinhold Forster translation
Page 2, line last, for main-yards, read lower-yards—p. 9. l. 3, for one quarter, read by—ib. l. ib. for one quarter, read by—ib. l. 6. for one quarter, read by—p. 17. l. 16. for the river of Plate, read Rio de la Plata—p. 33. l. 15. for top-masts handed, and main-yards lowered, read yards and top-masts struck—ib. l. 19. for main-sails read courses and top-sails—p. 34. l. 12. for one quarter, read by—p. 245. note, l. 1. for cooes nutisera, read cocos nucifera—ib. l. 2. for parasidiaca, read paradisiaca.
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Transcriber’s Note
The Taitian Vocabulary at the end of the text was printed in two columns, which are presented here as a single continuous table, interspersed with notes.
Given the age of the text, any corrections to spelling is problematic. Corrections have only been made when there are ample examples of our modern spelling.
In the quotation from Virgil at the opening of Part II on p. 199, the English word ‘and’ was (no doubt) mistakenly used rather than the Latin ‘et’. It is given correctly in the French original.
The name of the marquis de Buccarelli (appearing as such ten times) is given three times (pp. 113-117) as ‘Bucarelli’. These have been corrected to facilitate text searches.
On p. 429, the translation is missing the word ‘time’, which has been established based on the French original. See below.
Errors deemed most likely to be the printer’s have been corrected, and are noted here. The references are to the page and line in the original.
10.5 the varia[tia]tions N. which we met with. Removed.
14.18 is insuf[fi]cient to encourage Inserted.
43.25 the wars of king Will[i]am> Inserted.
46.12 The map w[h]ich> we give Inserted.
91.6 Navigation from Montevid[e]o to Baragan. Inserted.
92.17 goes to be repa[ri/ired there Transposed.
98.11 upon this [carrier/career] Mistranslation.
113.17 the marquis de Buc[c]arelli Inserted.
113.22 upon the Ur[a/u]guay Replaced.
115.6 the marquis de Buc[c]arelli Inserted.
117.7 Don Francisco Buc[c]arelli y Ursua Inserted.
135.25 to a[ ]void the rocks Removed.
155.20 to go in my pinna[n]ce Removed.
173.22 Two other p[a/e]riaguas followed Replaced.
179.1 and mistrust amongst them[,/.] Replaced.
180.2 our chaplain administ[e]red Inserted.
190.10 bears E. 9[°] N. and W. 9° S. Restored.
199.9 errantes terris [and/et] fluctibus æstas Replaced.
199.18 make good astronomi[-/ical]observations Completed.
201.25 Mr. Bou[n]gainville writes Removed.
207.19 as the inhabi[bi]tants of the first island Removed.
235.16 [w/W]e then weighed the stream-anchor Replaced.
272.7 is soft, harmoni[o]us, and easy Inserted.
293.14 extended on the south[.] side Removed.
317.22 to assist us in stem[m]ing the tide Inserted.
358.20 The currents ceased set[t]ing us Inserted.
386.8 the isle of Pang[e/a]sani Replaced.
429.2 very little at a [time] from each person Added.
437.8 to get to the anchor[a]ge Inserted.
449.2 the isles of Amsterdam and Midd[le/le]burg Transposed.
463.22 I[s/t] is not without reason Replaced.