tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-645013456263487918.post8265702997262944550..comments2023-09-01T10:19:08.285-07:00Comments on The Adventures of S/V Silhouette: Tahuata: The Undersung IslandSV Silhouettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07584641746877990703noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-645013456263487918.post-59448851386519580972012-07-14T09:35:02.667-07:002012-07-14T09:35:02.667-07:00Thanks for that translation. There seemed to be so...Thanks for that translation. There seemed to be some music in the French which led me to believe the inscription in the plaque was in verse.SV Silhouettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07584641746877990703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-645013456263487918.post-37168131597307210952012-07-07T17:18:54.884-07:002012-07-07T17:18:54.884-07:00It's not a poem, just a declaration: beneath t...It's not a poem, just a declaration: beneath the the original name, it states: "In 1595, it was named Marquesas Islands, by which it was [made] known to the rest of the the world"; then, the reason for the plaque is given: "That today the world may know its original name."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com