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The islands belonging to French Polynesia were settled between the 4th and 9th century A.D. The European discovery took
place between the early 16th and the late 18th century; Tahiti was found in 1767 and, having gained a reputation for
hospitality, soon attracted more visitors, who were followed by Catholic and Protestant missionaries. In 1842 France declared Tahiti and Tahuata a French protectorate; by 1889 this had been expanded to include all of French Polynesia, then called "Etablissements (Français) de l'Oceanie". In 1946 the Polynesians were granted full French citizenship and the Etablissements Français de l'Oceanie were elevated to French overseas territory. In 1946 the name was changed to French Polynesia. Autonomy was introduced in 1977 & 1984; the status was elevated to French overseas collectivity in 2004. Timeline : French Polynesia |
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| Country Profiles | Links, Portals | Organizations | Accounts of History | Politics | Military History | Economic History |
| Social History | Ethnography | History of Religion | Regional History | Local History | Institutions | Culture |
| Biography | Others |
| D o c u m e n t s |
| Historical Data | Documents | Institutions | National Symbols |
| P r i n t e d . R e f e r e n c e |
| Bibliographies | Online Libraries | Online Journals | General Accounts | Specific Topics | Historical Dictionaries | Others |
| DIRECTORY OF INTERNET SOURCES . . . EXTERNAL FILES |
| Country Profiles |
from BBC Country Profiles;
from Wikipedia;
from Wikipedia French edition,
from CIA World Factbook,
Countries : New Caledonia from Index Mundi Jane's Tahiti Home Page |
| Links | General |
from dmoz Category : French Polynesia, from Wikipedia Categorie : Polynesie française, from Wikipedia French edition |
| on History |
Category : History of French Polynesia, from Wikipedia Categorie : Histoire de la Polynesie française, from Wikipedia French edition |
| Organizations |
Pacific History Association Pacific Islands Museums and Cultural Institutions Association (PIMA) Pacific Islands Study Circle (Philately) La Societe des Oceanistes |
| Historical Dictionaries |
Archaeopedia New Zealand |
| Timelines |
| Accounts of History |
Article : French Polynesia : History, from Wikipedia Article : Histoire de la Polynesie française, from Wikipedia French edition History of French Polynesia, from Lonely Planet M. Russell, Polynesia: a history of the South Sea islands, including New Zealand ; with narrative of the introduction of christianity, 1852, GB |
| Politics |
Political Resources on the Web : French Polynesia;
Governments on the WWW : Polynesia, French;
Article Politics of French Polynesia, from Wikipedia Article : Politique de la Polynesie française, from Wikipedia French edition |
| Military |
| Economy & Finances |
Article Economy of French Polynesia, from Wikipedia Article : Economie de la Polynesie française, from Wikipedia French edition La Polynesie française et les perles : une longe histoire, from Futura Sciences, in French |
| Ethnography |
Languages of French Polynesia (9), from Ethnologue World Directory of Minorities and Indigenous Peoples : French Polynesia |
| Religion |
Chronology of Catholic Dioceses : Marquesas,
Tahiti, from Kirken i Norge |
| History of Regions |
| Local History |
| Institutions |
French Polynesia, from Airline History |
| Biographies |
| Others |
Oceania Ecoregion, from WWF |
| WEB-BIBLIOGRAPHY . . . EXTERNALLY POSTED DOCUMENTS |
| Historical Data | Lists of Statesmen |
World Statesmen : French Polynesia, by Ben Cahoon |
| Lists of Consuls |
Political Graveyard : French Polynesia,
has incomplete list of U.S. consuls |
| Lists of Bishops |
Articles : Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Papeete,
Roman Catholic Diocese of Taiohae o Tefenuaenata,
from Wikipedia |
| Population Figures |
Historical Population Statistics : French Polynesia, from
Population Statistics, by Jan Lahmeyer |
| Documents | Historical Newspapers |
Search Papers Past
(New Zealand Newspapers 1839-1920) Historic Australian Newspapers 1803-1954 World History Archives : Polynesia; look under Tahiti Life Magazine 1936-1972, GB, 6 entries for French Polynesia, 228 entries for Tahiti |
| Modern Newspapers |
links from Online Newspapers |
| Image Databanks |
Systematic Collections General |
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Systematic Collections Specialist |
| Accidental Collections |
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Universal Collections Items on French Polynesia |
License Plates, from Francoplaque Images of Tahiti, from Pacific Picture Agency Airline Timetable Images : French Polynesia |
| Video Documentaries |
Search INA for Polynesie Francaise |
| Archival Deposits |
Archives Nationales d'Outre Mer Search Archives New Zealand for French Polynesia |
| Constitutions, Laws |
| Treaties |
| Document Collections |
Discours de la Reine de Tahiti, a l'Ouverture de l'Assemblee Legislative, 1860, pp.1293-1294
1860-1861, 1868, GB Discours de la Reine de Tahiti, a l'Ouverture de l'Assemblee Legislative, 1861, pp.1192- in vol.52 of British and foreign state papers, 1861-1862, 1868, GB |
| Historical Maps |
Oceania Maps, from Perry Castaneda Map Collection, UTexas; scroll down for
French Polynesia Papeete Harbour, 1920, Nautical Chart, at Berkeley |
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Historical Encyclopedia Entries |
Secular |
Articles Tahiti,
Society Islands,
Marquesas, from Encyclopaedia Britannica 1911 edition |
| Religious |
Article Tahiti, from Catholic Encyclopedia, 1912 edition |
| Economic |
| Geographical |
Marquesas, pp.697-699 in vol.2 of
A system of geography, 1807, GB Society Islands, pp.688-697 in vol.2 of A system of geography, 1807, GB Society Islands, pp.630-638 in C. Malte-Brun, Universal Geography, 1822, GB Marquesas, pp.639-643 in C. Malte-Brun, Universal Geography, 1822, GB Society Islands, pp.158-159 in vol.3 of H. Murray et al., The encyclop©Ądia of geography, 1837, GB Mendana Archipelago, pp.162-163 in vol.3 of H. Murray et al., The encyclop©Ądia of geography, 1837, GB The Marquesas, pp.978-992 in A.G. Findlay, A Directory for the Navigation of the Pacific Ocean, 1851, GB Society Islands, pp.875-895 in A.G. Findlay, A Directory for the Navigation of the Pacific Ocean, 1851, GB |
| Ethnographical |
Iles de la Societe, pp.472-473 in X. Heuschling, Manual de statistique
ethnographique universelle, 1847, in French, GB |
| Historical |
Archipel de Taïti, pp.1-20 in vol.2 of G.L.D. de Rienzi,
L'Univers: histoire et description de tous les peuples, 1837, in French, GB Society Islands, pp.305-306 in S.G. Goodrich, Peter Parley's common school history, 1853, GB Society Islands, p.417 in vol.2 of S. Maunder, The history of the world, 1856, GB |
| Parliamentary Debates |
Hansard (British Parliament) |
| Tour Guides, Travelogues |
| Institutions | Archives, Musea, Libraries |
Territoire de Polynesie Française, from
Archives de France |
| Official Symbols | Flags, Coats of Arms |
Flag, from FOTW Anthem, from David's National Anthem Reference Page |
| Coins, Banknotes |
Banknotes of the French Pacific Territories,
of Tahiti, from World Currency Museum;
of Tahiti,
of French Oceania & French Polynesia, from Ron Wise's World Paper Money |
| Stamps |
Stamps of the French Oceanic Settlements, 1893-1916, from
Stamps Catalogue 1840-1920 by Evert Klaseboer; subfile on Tahiti |
| PRINTED REFERENCE |
| Bibliographies | general |
Search ISBN Database |
| general bibliographies |
pp.281-365 in R.D. Craig, Historical Dictionary of Polynesia, Lanham Md : Scarecrow 2002 [G] |
| Online Libraries | General |
Gutenberg Library Online,
Internet Archive Persee (French search engine) |
| Online Journals | On Oceania |
Journal of the Polynesian Society 1892-1991 |
| Historiography |
Article : Pacific Islands Historiography, by K.R. Howe, pp.685-687, in vol.2 of A Global Encyclopedia of Historical Writing, NY 1998 [G] |
| General Accounts | On Oceania |
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 15th edition, Macropaedia, Vol.25, pp.266-269
Article Pacific Islands : New Caledonia. KMLA Lib.Sign. R 032 B862h v.25 |
| On New Caledonia |
| Historical Dictionaries |
R.D. Craig and F.P. King, Historical Dictionary of Oceania, Westport CT : Greenwood 1981 [G] R.D. Craig, Historical Dictionary of Polynesia, Lanham Md : Scarecrow 2002 [G] |
| Historical Atlas |
Colin McEvedy, The Penguin Historical Atlas of the Pacific,
London : Penguin 1998, 120 pp. [G] |
| Statistical Data |
IHS : B.R. Mitchell, International Historical Statistics. Africa, Asia & Oceania 1750-2000, London : Palgrave 2003 [G] |
