The European Discovery of Tahiti
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- Опубліковано 17 жов 2024
- The voyages of HMS Dolphin, Captain John Byron, Captain Samuel Wallis, James Cook, Bougainville, William Bligh, Endeavour, Resolution, HMS Providence, Naval History, 18th Century, Royal Navy. Pacific exploration. Polynesia, Britannia Naval Research Association (BNRA) and Pitcairn Island Study Group presentation
Arthur, we just need more money, and we can go to Tahiti. -Dutch
Beautifully told story in the mid nineties I sailed to Tahiti. It was magical to watch the land rise from the sea. Magical to be there and explore Morea as well.
Thank you, great to hear you enjoyed it. Yes sailing into Moorea and Tahiti is very special indeed. Only wish I could do it again on a tall ship rather than a modern yacht.
@@jameswalters1580 How could either way be any less satisfying? I could float there on a raft made by Tom Hanks and would be happy.
@@heywoodjablowme8120 I just like a bit of comfort now 😊
You’re a good man Arthur Morgan
Thank you. Great stuff!
Thanks for watching. Working on a new one at the moment. Watch this space.
Your channel is super cool! Hope the algorithm blesses you and you get more subscribers!
Thank you so much! Working on a new one at the moment, so keep watching.
I really enjoy your videos! Thanks so much for sharing.
Thanks for watching. I am so pleased you enjoyed it. I am working on another one at the moment. Watch this space.
Thank you, thoroughly enjoyed this. Pictures are wonderful too.
So pleased you enjoyed it. Hope you enjoy the other stories. I am working on a new one at the moment.
I have enjoyed your work very much. As I newly appreciate my priviledge of a dry bunk. Cheers from Germany 🌸:)
Thanks for listening. Been on a few ships myself with leaking decks above my hammock. Wishing you Fair winds and calm seas.
Oh what a blessing this channel is thankyou for this work i hope you blow up this channel deserves to get out there
Glad you enjoy it!
You sir, have earned another subscriber! I love historical videos, and especially old naval voyages. Keep up the great work, I hope more people will subscribe to this awesome channel :)
Thanks so much for listening and so glad you enjoyed it. Look out for the next one that will follow on from a visit to the national archive look at some old log books.
Thanks James, for a well researched presentation
You are very welcome. Hope you enjoy the next one.
Even though I am a land lubber and have never even been on a sailing ship I love your channel! Thank you!
Welcome aboard! Thanks for watching.
Outstanding video - thank you. You have a real skill at engaging, clear, narration.
Wow, thank you! Very kind of you to say so. So pleased you enjoyed it. Keep following the next one.
My first history professor was Greg Denning, the world authority on Tahiti, and pioneer of the larger notion of "the beach".
Yes, my father met him to discuss his Bounty book Mr Bligh’s bad language.
what do you mean by 'notion of "the beach" ' is a beach a concept or is it just a physical thing? im a bit confused now.
God bless Byron. The 'Battle of the Restigouche', took place directly in view of the home I live in. Unfortunately, though well documented in both English and French sources, few know about - the 'last holdout' of Acadians (characters well worth getting to know for their various motives). If only the number killed been greater perhaps it would have more of the fame it deserves ? It certainly had lots of drama.
As it happened there were relatively few casualties on either side after a week or so of much artillery fire and one repulsed landing and it even saw the sinking and raising of a 'ship' in the middle of the struggle.
The greatest tragedy occurred towards the end of the battle when one of the French vessels surrendered/abandoned and it was quickly boarded by a number of young midship's men from various British ships who had been mustered for that very purpose. While investigating below decks a fire suddenly broke out. For some reason the boys were unable to escape and 12 or so of them perished in the smoke and flames.
Sure would like to know their names if anyone out there has access to the logs of the British ships involved and would care to help solve the mystery of their identities. Their old ghosts deserve it.
This sounds like an interesting topic for some further research. Thanks for the inspiration.
Thank you.
You're welcome!
Well done ✅
*Great video
*Great commentary
Thank you very much. Glad you enjoyed it. Keep watching the others.
Excellent details and pictures to enhance ones understanding of the conditions. Keep.up the good work.👍
Thanks, will do!
This is a really good video. Thanks for telling this story.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Great job
Thanks for watching.
Thank you for a very entertaining and engrossing episode of maritime history. A couple of points. If you don’t mind my saying, is that I would’ve appreciated if you had spent a little more time integrating the story of the HMS Bounty, since it is after integral to the story of Tahiti. My second point is that you seem to have been a little fatigued towards the end of the episode in your narration, and that it would’ve helped if you’d gotten some rest.
Glad you enjoyed it. I am working on a talk on Captain Bligh’s early career at the moment. the Bounty story will follow with all my Father’s photos taken when filming the 1984 film. Keep following, and sorry if I sounded tired.
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I want to get here. But I need a plan, some goddamn faith and a bit more money.
And one more big score
I went there while working on a cruise ship. You dont get to spend more than 5-7 hours per day out in port, but its free and I was able to go out there 3 different times so it added up to what would normally be a week stay, over the course of 4 years. Just one example of how you can achieve your dream without breaking the bank.
Not sure if youre into the ship life, but ships hire basically any job that you could think of on a floating hotel, bank, casino, chain of restaurants, entertainment, etc.
Thanks for crackling the script, sound effects Always welcome!
Invest in a better mic bro. Worth in the long run. Very cool topic, nice vid
Thanks, will do!
Also you can look into AI generated images to use to generate/find pictures that suit very well with videos. Remember, you can have the most interesting topics but they wont get as much traction if the producement quality is not maximized. Rooting for you dude, you gonna blow up!
@@LilSerx Speaking for myself at least, id much rather see real images than fake images. Not sure why youre suggesting he use fake images in a documentary style video informing people.
Anyway, if I ever see a documentary that has fake images, im closing it immediately. Not sure what audience you think youre speaking for here when you say he'd get more traction by using fake garbage, but thats a horrible suggestion.
@@LilSerx Speaking for myself at least, id much rather see real images than fake images. Not sure why youre suggesting he use fake images in a documentary style video informing people.
Anyway, if I ever see a documentary that has fake images, im closing it immediately. Not sure what audience you think youre speaking for here when you say he'd get more traction by using fake garbage, but thats a horrible suggestion.
i thought the discovery of tahiti was by dutch and his gang
Some say that Abel Tasman may have seen Tahiti, but don’t believe he stopped. I have not read his journals, and must do so.
Tahiti IO RANA
ALOFA ATU 🇼🇸 our history is not their's 🤎
I'm still astounded that people still presume that this is a "Discovery"
There's people there alreay
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Did the Tahitians know who they were? Where they were, in the context of the world?….. NO….they and the land were discovered… dont be a sap
@@guylancaster2055 of course they knew where they were clown...how do you think they use to make their way back after coming here idiot...all of the Polynesian people of the Pacific were navigators
@@guylancaster2055Ancient Tahitians knew who they were and their geographical knowledge has long been underestimated by Westerners. It's preferable to use the term "contact" rather than "discovery".
@@mea5138the term discovery is used in relativity to the old world. They "discovered" those land masses because they brought the idea of their existence to the old world
Get to the point!
Too much detail
Well, these were written for an audience with a deep understanding of maritime history already. It is also quite a complex tale. Sorry if you found it difficult to follow.
I’ve read Cook’s logs. I had Hodges’ “view of Otaheite” in my car, for 2 weeks, before being told what it was. The Kelton Foundation’s maritime collection was a museum of South Pacific discovery. They had all of Cook’s belongings…and even the adze that killed him. They had all that survived from HMS Bounty…the navigation tools. I got to wander around there.
It’s a great shame that the Kelton Foundation have been selling off a lot of the Hodges paintings. Would love to see those artefacts. I think Hodges, along with Sidney Parkinson and John Webber are wonderful artists. We are so lucky that so many of their works have survived.
@@jameswalters1580 Barely survived. The Hodges painting was unprotected, sitting under 2 cardboard boxes filled with boat gear.
@@jameswalters1580 Sadly, the Kelton Foundation’s collection was completely broken up, after the death of the collector. I was the conservator of the collection. I think many items needed to be repatriated..like Cook’s logs, which have made it to the British Museum. And the entirety of the world’s Australian Aboriginal Dot paintings were returned to Australia, where people are beginning to recognize their heritage.
Tahiti was discovered in the age of sail by Polynesian people and their fast multihulls since 3000 years ago. Since "Europe" doesn't exist that boat is not German either since Germanic-slavic baltic people were steppe nomads mostly riding horses, and after Christian expansion cultural genocide they copied Phoenician trade boats disguised as rape and pillage "Viking" boats. Those slow monohull boats shown there are Mediterranean, red sea and Indic boats' variations