[Elliot, Robert James], d 1849 :Veduta al nord-est delle stretto di Fari a Houahine nell'archipelago di Taiti. [1820s? 1838-43].

Shows in the right foreground, a fishing boat with one end raised and thickened, trailing a net on an outrigging in the water. l boats further off, and the shore in the background shows dwellings at the water's edge. There are mountains in the background.

Plate 167 in Domeny de Rienzi's book. In the French edition, Danvin is inscribed as the copyist, and Chavannes as the engraver. However, the engraving in the Italian edition is cruder.

Other Titles - Archipel de Taiti - Vue du nord-est du district de Fari a Houahine

Other Titles - Tahiti - view of the north-east of the district of Fari on Huahine

Extended Title - From G L Domeny's "Oceania o quinta parte del mondo revista geografica ed etnografica della Malesia, della Micronesia, della Polinesia e della Melanesia ...". Venezia, Giuseppe Antonelli, 1838-43. (Italian edition of his "Oceanie ...". Paris, Firmin Didot freres, 1835-36).

Inscriptions: Recto - top right - 167

See engraving after Captain R J Elliot, at C-008-003, showing the ship "John Williams" in the Bay of Hauhine [sic]. The background detail appears to be related to the present work, and indeed must be the only part of the picture to have been copied from Elliot, as the "John Williams" was launched in 1844, supposedly well after Elliot was in Tahiti.

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

Physical Description: Engraving, black and white, on paper, 141 x 216 mm.

Provenance: Purchased at Dunbar Sloane Ltd Winter Antique auction, 1997, lots 462, 463, 466, 468, and 470.