Abba Thulle Explained

Abba Thulle was the ibedul, of Koror whom the sailor Henry Wilson and his crew met on their voyage to Palau in 1783.[1] [2] His second son Prince Lee Boo became one of the first people from the Pacific Islands to visit Great Britain, but died six months after he departed.[3] He learned of his son's death when Captain John McCluer later visited the islands.[4] Andrew Cheyne wrote about his encounter with Abba Thulle in the book A description of islands in the western Pacific ocean, north and south of the equator.[5] William Lisle Bowles wrote a poem about him entitled Abba Thule's Lament For His Son Prince Le Boo.[6] A horse was named after him that later won the Doncaster Cup in 1790.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ibedul. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20231230094242/https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/term/AUTH227266. 30 December 2023. 12 July 2021. The British Museum.
  2. Web site: Capt Henry Wilson. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20231230094736/https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/term/BIOG129711. 30 December 2023. 30 December 2023. The British Museum.
  3. Web site: Prince Lee Boo, second son of Abba Thule [picture]]. National Library of Australia. 13 July 2021.
  4. Book: Micronesian Histories: An Analytical Bibliography and Guide to Interpretations . 13 July 2021. 9780313291036 . Goetzfridt . Nicholas J. . Peacock . Karen M. . 2002 .
  5. Web site: A description of islands in the western Pacific ocean, north and south of the equator. 13 July 2021. Google Books. Cheyne. Andrew. 1852.
  6. Web site: ABBA THULE'S LAMENT FOR HIS SON PRINCE LE BOO. . 13 July 2021. Project Gutenberg.
  7. Web site: Doncaster Cup Winners. 13 July 2021. tbheritage.

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