IMAGE
[Wallis, Samuel] 1728-1795 :King George III Island. June 26 1767.
- Date
- 1767
- By
- Wallis, Samuel, 1728-1795; Turnbull, Alexander Horsburgh, 1868-1918
- Reference
- B-116-007
- Description
Explorer Samuel Wallis' ship surrounded by 35 canoes at Matavai Bay, Tahiti. The drawing is dated two days after the arrival of the Dolphin at Matavai Bay, Tahiti, the first European visit to Tahiti. The ship's sails are furled. The canoes are of varying sizes and styles, some with a superstructure and at least one double-hulled. There is a large dwelling by the shore in the left foreground. Coconut palms line the shore and the tall hills behind are bush-clad.
Tahiti was named King George III Island by Wallis, but reverted to its local name when Captain James Cook visited, two years later.
Other Titles - Tahiti
Inscriptions: Verso - top right - [in pencil] King George III Island June 26 1767. [Also in centre, in pencil, a large] 7
Related views: A similar view is in the National Library of Australia 'Otaheite or King Georges Island', signed lower left S Wallis. A much smaller number of canoes is shown and the ship is closer to the shore on the left.
Quantity: 1 drawing(s).
Physical Description: Ink & wash, 289 x 405 mm
Provenance: Collection of A. H. Turnbull. Purchased with Wallis' log-book from London dealer Quaritch in 1912 for £250.
- Access restrictions
- Partly restricted - Please use surrogate in place of original
- Format
- 1 drawing(s), Works of art, Wash drawings, Ink & wash, 289 x 405 mm, Watermark: J WHATMAN
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