History of Micronesia: A Collection of Source Documents: Vol. 22 Lutke Expedition, 1827-1830
Levesque, Rodrigue (2003). History of Micronesia: A Collection of Source Documents: Vol. 22 Lutke Expedition, 1827-1830. 22. Gatineau, Québec: Lévesque Publications. ISBN 978-0-920201-22-0.
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Abstract: HOM.22 presents source documents from 1827–1830 relating to the Russian expedition of Captain Friedrich Lütke aboard the corvette Seniavin and the first expedition of Jules-Sébastien-César Dumont d’Urville aboard the Astrolabe. These voyages significantly expanded European geographic and scientific knowledge of Micronesia, particularly the Caroline Islands, Kosrae (Ualan), Pohnpei (Puinipet), the Mortlock Islands (Lukunor, Satawan), and numerous atolls including Ngatik, Namoluk, Ifaluk, Faraulep, Elato, Lamotrek, and Woleai. The volume also includes references to the Mariana Islands—especially Guam (Guahan) and Umatac—along with visits by naval and commercial vessels such as HMS Blossom, USS Vincennes, the Helen, Minerva, Panther, Roman, and several whaling ships. These records document exploration routes, island contacts, hydrographic surveys, and early mapping efforts across Micronesian waters. 
A major portion of the volume consists of detailed expedition narratives, natural history observations, and ethnographic accounts produced by members of the Lütke expedition, including naturalists Carl Heinrich Mertens, Alexander Postels, and Baron Friedrich von Kittlitz. Their observations describe island landscapes, coral atolls, vegetation, and wildlife, as well as the material culture and social organization of island communities. Particular attention is given to Kosrae, where Lütke recorded extensive descriptions of local villages such as Lela, chiefs including Sipe, Kaki, Nena, and Togoja, and aspects of society including canoe construction, navigation, sakau (kava) ceremonies, land ownership, and social hierarchy. Encounters with islanders across the Caroline Archipelago illustrate trading practices, canoe voyaging networks, and the interactions between visiting ships and local communities. 
The volume also documents encounters between Micronesian societies and expanding global maritime networks. Spanish colonial administration in Guam appears through correspondence of Governor José de Medinilla, reports on population censuses, and descriptions of forts and settlements. Other documents describe whaling voyages, trading expeditions, and exploratory journeys that connected Micronesia with Manila, Valparaíso, Hawaii, and other Pacific ports. Together these accounts highlight the increasing circulation of ships, traders, and scientific expeditions through Micronesia during the late 1820s, while also preserving early ethnographic and geographic observations of island communities before later colonial transformations. 
