William Mariner (writer)
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William Charles Mariner was an Englishman who lived in Tonga from 29 November 1806 to 8 November 1810. His notes were published in 1818 by John Martin in An Account of the Natives of the Tonga Islands
An 1816 engraving depicting William Mariner in Tongan dress
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Tonga, officially known as the Kingdom of Tonga, is an island country in Polynesia, part of Oceania. The country has 171 islands, of which 45 are inhabited. Its total surface area is about 750 km2, sc
William Mariner (writer)
…William Charles Mariner (10 September 1791 – 20 October 1853) was an Englishman who lived in Tonga from 29 November 1806 to (probably) 8 November 1810. His notes were published in 1818 by John Martin in An Account of the Natives of the Tonga Islands…
The arrival of Abel Tasman in Tongatapu, 1643; drawing by Isaack Gilsemans
Reception for Captain Cook, Ha'apai, Tonga, 1773-1784
William Mariner was a teenaged English sailor adopted into a royal Tongan family.
Wattled honeyeater in Tonga