Bankes, Thomas, 1744-

Date: 1788

By: Webber, John, 1751-1793; Scott, E, active 1783

Reference: A-343-038

Description: Shows a view of a bay surrounded by high cliffs, with a native settlement on the beach. Several canoes (two with triangular sails) are rowing to and from the shore in the foreground, and a large sailing ship is surround by small craft at the far left. Other Titles - Kealakekua Bay, Hawaii Other Titles - Captain Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s). Physical Description: Engraving, plate size 225 x 350 mm, on sheet 245 x 385 mm. Provenance: Purchased at Dunbar Sloane auction, Wellington, 27 November 2002, lot 309.

Date: 1770 - 1788

By: Parkinson, Sydney, 1745-1771

Reference: A-293-004

Description: An engraving after Sydney Parkinson, showing an open-sided building with religious significance, with offering table. There is a small pond beside the building, with two figures bathing. This engraving has been cut from the top of the page of illustrations, facing page 68, in Thomas Bankes' "New Royal authentic and complete system of universal geography" [1788?]. The name of the engraver is not specified. Some engravers of other images within this book are identified. Other Titles - Huahine Other Titles - Fare atua Extended Title - From Thomas Bankes' "A new royal authentic and complete system of universal geography ...". London, for C Cooke [1788? Inscriptions: Recto - above image - Engraved for Bankes's New system of Geography, published by Royal Authority Quantity: 1 colour art print(s). Physical Description: Handcoloured engraving, 115 x 176 mm, on sheet cropped to 175 x 223 mm.

Date: 1779 - 1787 - 1790

By: Webber, John, 1751-1793

Reference: A-438-028

Description: An engraving showing the image by Webber reversed, with Cook on land at the left raising his hand to stop his men from firing from their rowing boat at the right. Molesworth Phillips, Lieutenant of the Marines, seated on the very edge of the water, fires his musket into the crowd of island inhabitants. Other Titles - Captain; February Extended Title - Probably from "A new, royal, authentic and complete system of universal geography, antient and modern", by Thomas Bankes [1787-1790 Quantity: 2 b&w art print(s). Physical Description: Engraving 102 x 170 mm, plate 115 x 177 mm, on sheet 129 x 189 mm.

Date: 1778 - 1787 - 1790

By: Webber, John, 1751-1793

Reference: A-438-026

Description: Upper image shows two inhabitants of the Chukotski Peninsula, Siberia in the right foreground. Two tents are at the left with another figure and two dogs. There are three other figures in the right middle distance and mountains in the background. The lower image shows seven sailors in a rowing boat in the right foreground; four of them are aiming rifles at the group of walruses in the left foreground. At the far right beyond, the crew of another rowing boat is lifting a walrus carcass from the sea. There are two large sailing ships in the far right distance. Other Titles - Chukchi, Tschuktschi Extended Title - From "A new, royal, authentic and complete system of universal geography, antient and modern", by Thomas Bankes [1787-1790 Quantity: 2 b&w art print(s). Physical Description: Engravings on shared plate 320 x 218 mm, on sheet 373 x 237 mm.