contenant 1. l'histoire proprement dite..., 2. la biographie universelle..., 3. la mythologie..., 4. la géographie ancienne et moderne... ; ouvrage autorisé par le Conseil de l'Instruction publique et approuvé par Mgr l'Archevêque de Paris

embracing their antiquities, mythology, legends, discovery by Europeans in the sixteenth century, re-discovery by cook, with their civil, religious and political history, from the earliest traditionary period to the year 1846

in sechsundachtzig Karten

including a historical review of Hawaiian volcanic action for the past sixty-seven years, a discussin of the relations of volcanic islands to deep-sea topography, and a chapter on volcanic-island denudation

from the old to the new