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- A detailed history of Tristan da Cunha - A detailed history of Tristan da Cunha, discovered in 1506, garissoned in 1816 and currently the most remote inhabited island in the world. The site covers the garissoning of the island in some detail, along with the "West Riding" disaster and visit of the first HRH The Duke of Edinburgh. The difficulties of living in such a remote location are graphically described.
- The Annals of Tristan da Cunha - A fascinating record of the history of Tristan from 1506 to 1926, written by Professor Arnaldo Faustini. It contains details of all ships calling at the island, detailed censuses and all major historical events. Downloadable in Adobe .PDF format
- Tristan da Cunha Group and Gough Island - Some notes on the plant species of Tristan and Gough
- Tristan da Cunha - A brief history of Tristan da Cunha, from its discovery in 1506 to the modern day.
- Tristan da Cunha - A brief page on the Radio St Helena site describing this small island group that is administered from St Helena, but located quite a distance away.
- Atlantic islands - Albert Beintema's brief descriptions of the South Atlantic Islands he visited as part of his Atlantic Odyssey: he has also written about Tristan in "Het Waterhoentje van Tristan da Cunha"
- Tristan da Cunha - Barry Weaver's Tristan page contains both a history of the island and a short bibliography. It's part of his South Atlantic Islands site.
- Tristan Mena Immobilier - Spécialisé dans la transaction de bien immobilier dans le Sud Ouest et au Maroc, Tristan Mena vous aidera dans toutes vos démarches d'acquisition ou de vente de biens immobiliers. Bordeaux.
- Augustus Earle Exhibition : Tristan da Cunha - Earle was stranded there in March 1824 when his ship, the Duke of Gloucester, inexplicably set sail without him. (Many of his South American watercolours presumably disappeared at that time as well.) It was fortunate that Earle had taken painting equipment ashore and was able to occupy himself recording his impressions of the island until his supplies ran out. He subsequently described the eight-month ordeal in a letter to a Hobart newspaper and published a lengthier account after his arrival back in England.
- Texte zu Tristan und Isolde - Erläuterung des Tristan-Vorspiels, Offener Brief Richard Wagners an Friedrich Uhl, Ansprache vor der Münchner Generalprobe.
Wikipedia Articles
- Tristan Wilds - Tristan Wilds (born Tristan Paul Mack Wilds on July 15, 1989 in Staten Island, New York) actor currently starring on the HBO original series The Wire as Michael Lee. Tristan started acting at age seven; however, it was not until 2003 that he began acting professionally.
- Prose Tristan - The Prose Tristan is an adaptation of the Tristan and Iseult story into a long prose romance, and the first to tie the subject entirely into the arc of the Arthurian legend. It was also the first major Arthurian prose cycle commenced after the widely popular Lancelot-Grail (Vulgate Cycle), which influenced especially the later portions ...
- Tristan (novella) - Tristan is a 1903 novella by German writer Thomas Mann. It contains many references to the myth of Tristan and Iseult.
- Flag of Tristan da Cunha - The Flag of Tristan da Cunha was adopted on October 20, 2002 in a proclamation made by the Governor of Saint Helena under a Royal Warrant granted by Queen Elizabeth II. Prior to this, as a dependency of Saint Helena, Tristan da Cunha used the Flag of Saint Helena for official purposes.
- Administrator of Tristan da Cunha - The Administrator of Tristan da Cunha is the head of government and representative of the Governor of Saint Helena in Tristan da Cunha. The role of the Administrator is to chair the territory's Island council which consists of 8 elected members and 3 appointed members.