Webber, John, 1751?-1793 : View of a hippah or village in New Zealand [1777]; Cook / Sparrow sc. - [London? 178-?]

Date
1784 - 1777
By
Webber, John, 1751-1793; Pouncy, Benjamin Thomas, -1799
Reference
A-111-104-a
Description

Shows a group of four Maori in the centre foreground, and two others on the ground at the right. They are seen in the grounds of a deserted pa, probably at Motuara Island at the entrance to Queen Charlotte Sound (see Joppien and Smith, vol 3 page 18). There are several reed huts overlooking the water, and a large hill in the centre distance.

This image is a reverse version of that at A-111-008 and B-098-023.

Extended Title - Derived from engraving by Pouncy after Webber on Cook's 3rd voyage in: Cook, J. A voyage to the Pacific Ocean. London, 1784. vol. 1, pl. 10.

Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s).

Physical Description: Engraving, b&w, 184 x 232 mm on sheet 201 x 232 mm

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Format
1 b&w art print(s), Works of art, Engravings, Ethnographic illustrations, Engraving, b&w, 184 x 232 mm on sheet 201 x 232 mm, Orientation: Horizontal image
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