Volume 2

The world in miniature / edited by Frederic Shoberl.

Date:
[1821-1827?]
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

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

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    erystal, nor do they, like other savages of these parts, cut off a portion of the little finger. Towards the sailors they manifest a faithful and affectionate attachment, but are at the same time extremely jealous. They are exceedingly afraid of being forsaken by them and abandoned to the cruelty of their countrymen, who never fail to treat such unfortunate fugitives as again fall into their power with the utmost severity. The children pro- duced by this connexion with Euro- peans are taken from them and burned. One of these women, who had lived for some years with a young seaman of good family, but of a violent temper and fickle disposition, having one even-