7. A Fish about 4 feet long caught about 40 leagues to the Eastward of Friendly Isles

Front cover

Inside front cover

Title page

1. A flying fish 10 inches long

2. A sucking fish 9 inches long

3. A Noddy

4. A Dolphin six feet long / A Pilot fish the size of life

5. The Island St. Paul

6. Cannoe of Whytootackee - discovered by H.M.S. Bounty

8. A Sprig of Sea Weed

9. The Island of St. Paul

10. The Island of St. Paul

11. The Island of St. Paul

12. Tasmans Head

13. The Gannet of Van Diemans Land

14. An animal shot at Adventure Bay

15. An Albetross

16. The Wild Parsley of Adventure Bay

17. Sketch of an island

18. Epharre Tuah of Otaheite and Temple Tebbootabooataiah

19. Evattarow or Great Alter sic

20. Cavally or Oorooah of Taheite

21. Aioomee 14 inches long

22. Albecore of Otaheite 4 ft 2 inches long

23. Shipjack or Pappeeyou

24. Wigtootackee? The Mound Hill July 24th 1792

25. Lizard of Van Dieman's Land about 18 inches long

26. Small Paroquet of Van Diemans Land

27. A gull of Vandiemans Land

28. A Blue Wren

29. A small bird, possibly a finch

30. A Blue Wren

31. A small bird, possibly a robin

32. A Parrakeet

33. A bird

34. Van Diemans Land Heron

35. A large Paroquet of Van Diemans Land

36. Two small brown birds of Van Diemans Land

37. Elephant Fish of Van Diemans Land

38. Mow Tommattah - or Bonnet Shark of Maheite 4 feet long

39. Eraowwah of Otaheite caught in abundance in a Seine?

40. Oeeree of Otaheite

41. Oeeree of Otaheite

42. A fish, probably Oeeree of Otaheite

43. Snake found about the Reefs of Otaheite called Eppooee

44. A fish caught in Otaheite, called Aipooee

45. Oh,eeree - of Taheite

46. Spanish Mackrel sic of Otaheite - Errigh

47. The Erropai or large Pidgeon of Otaheite

48. Oo-oopah or Otaheite Doves

49. The green Paraques sic of Otaheite

50. Mother Careys Chicken or Pairooai of Otaheite

51. The small blue Paroquet of Otaheite called Aiwinnee

52. Tebbootaboo, ataiah

53. A small bird of Timor. Natural size

54. A sea bird, probably a gull

55. Humming bird of the Island of Timor

56. Quails of Timor, about half size of life

57. Brown Booby caught to the southward of Cape Deliverance

58. A bird of the gull species caught by hand in Endeaver Straights

Child's scribble

Inside back cover

Back cover

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Drawings by W[illia]m Bligh, Commander of His Majesty's Ship Providence

1. A flying fish 10 inches long
2. A sucking fish 9 inches long
3. A Noddy
4. A Dolphin six feet long / A Pilot fish the size of life
5. The Island St. Paul
6. Cannoe [sic] of Whytootackee - discovered by H.M.S. Bounty
7. A Fish about 4 feet long caught about 40 leag[ue]s to the Eastward of Friendly Isles. It has no scales and small teeth
8. A Sprig of Sea Weed
9-11. The Island of St. Paul
12. Tasmans Head
13. The Gannet of Van Diemans Land
14. An animal shot at Adventure Bay
15. An Albetross [sic]
16. The Wild Parsley of Adventure Bay
17. Sketch of an island
18. Epharre Tuah of Otaheite and Temple Tebbootabooataiah
19. Evattarow or Great Alter [sic]
20. Cavally or Oorooah of Taheite
21. Aioomee 14 inches long
22. Albecore of Otaheite 4 ft 2 inches long
23. Shipjack or Pappeeyou
24. Wigtootackee? The Mound Hill July 24th 1792
25. Lizard of Van Dieman's Land about 18 inches long
26. Small Paroquet of Van Diemans Land
27. A gull of Vandiemans Land
28. [A Blue Wren]
29. [A small bird, possibly a finch]
30. [A Blue Wren]
31. [A small bird, possibly a robin]
32. [A Parrakeet]
33. [A bird]
34. Van Diemans Land Heron
36. Two small brown birds of Van Diemans Land
37a&b. Elephant Fish of Van Diemans Land
38a&b. Mow Tommattah - or Bonnet Shark of Maheite 4 feet long
39. Eraowwah of Otaheite caught in abundance in a Seine?
40-41. Oeeree of Otaheite
42. [A fish, probably Oeeree of Otaheite]
43a&b. Snake found about the Reefs of Otaheite called Eppooee
44a&b. A fish caught in Otaheite, called Aipooee
45. Oh,eeree - of Taheite
46. Spanish Mackrel [sic] of Otaheite - Errigh
47a&b. The Erropai or large Pidgeon of Otaheite
48a&b. Oo-oopah or Otaheite Doves
49. The green Paraques [sic] of Otaheite
50. Mother Careys Chicken or Pairooai of Otaheite
51. The small blue Paroquet of Otaheite called Aiwinnee
52. Tebbootaboo, ataiah
53. A small bird of Timor. Natural size
54. [A sea bird, probably a gull]
55. Humming bird of the Island of Timor
56. Quails of Timor, about half size of life
57. Brown Booby caught to the southward of Cape Deliverance
58. A bird of the gull species caught by hand in Endeaver Straights [sic]

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