February 1966 Issue [Article] The opening of the South Seas Adjust Share Part I by Alan Moorehead, This article is only available as a PDF to subscribers. Download PDF Tags 18th century Discovery and exploration First contact of aboriginal peoples with Westerners French Polynesia History James Cook Social life and customs Tahiti Tahiti (French Polynesia) More from Alan Moorehead Venus observed The opening of the South Seas, part II When Cripps went to India Gandhi, Nehru, Jinnah, Cripps, Linlithgow in action Adjust Share