Volume 2

The world in miniature / edited by Frederic Shoberl.

Date:
[1821-1827?]
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: The world in miniature / edited by Frederic Shoberl. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    At length-every thing was adjusted and the grave was filled in by the natives and some of the colonists. In laying the body in the grave, par- ticular care was taken to place it in such a position that the sun might look on it as he passed ; Bennillong and Colebe taking their observations for this pur- . pose, and cutting down every shrub that could be supposed to obstruct the view. The deceased was placed on his right side, with his head towards the north-west. Yowwarre appeared to have much to do in this ceremony. Whenthe grave was covered in and laid up all round, he collected several branches of shrubs and placed them in a half circle on the zZ3