Ellis, William Wade, d 1785 :[A collection of drawings made by William Ellis on H.M.S. Discovery and Resolution during Captain Cook's third voyage to the Pacific 1776-1780]

Date: 1777

From: Ellis, William Wade, d 1785 :[A collection of drawings made by William Ellis on H.M.S. Discovery and Resolution during Captain Cook's third voyage to the Pacific 1776-1780]

Reference: A-264-019-2

Description: A low open-sided dwelling with trees either side. To the right is a naked figure seen from behind, holding a stick across his shoulder, with fruit suspended from it. The drawing is a study for a detail in Ellis' A view in Vaitepiha Bay' Joppien / Smith number for this drawing is 3.85. Other Titles - A Tahitian and a hut [Joppien / Smith's title]. A view in Vaitepiha Bay, Tahiti Inscriptions: Recto - top right - 'Otaheite?' in ink. In the National Library of Australia is the finished version of this drawing, an ink, wash and watercolour work, titled A view in Vaitepeha Bay [August 1777], ref. no. NK 6577. The details of the hut and figure are reversed in the fuller version Drawn on Cook's third circumnavigation Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil, 191 x 311 mm Provenance: Astley family; sold 1974

Date: 1777 - 1778

From: Ellis, William Wade, d 1785 :[A collection of drawings made by William Ellis on H.M.S. Discovery and Resolution during Captain Cook's third voyage to the Pacific 1776-1780]

Reference: A-264-019-1

Description: Frontal view of a standing male figure in ceremonial mourning dress including headgear and mask, with a clapper in his right hand, a shark-toothed club in his left. Joppien / Smith number for this drawing is 3.112. There is a similar but more finished drawing in the British Library (Add. MS 15513, f.18). An engraved version appeared in Ellis' Narrative (1782) Vol 1, fp, p. 130 titled A man of Otaheitee in a mourning dress.. Other Titles - A man of Otaheite in a mourning dress. A priest in ceremonial mourning dress [former title] Inscriptions: Recto - top right - 'See Cook's Voyage by Ellis' in ink. Drawn on Cook's third circumnavigation Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil, 311 x 191 mm Provenance: Astley family; sold 1974

Date: 1777

From: Ellis, William Wade, d 1785 :[A collection of drawings made by William Ellis on H.M.S. Discovery and Resolution during Captain Cook's third voyage to the Pacific 1776-1780]

Reference: A-264-015-1

Description: Frontal portraits of two men, one and moustached with a cloak over his right shoulder, the other bearded and older. Joppien / Smith number for this drawing is 3.77 Detailed catalogue prepared by the South Sea Library London, accompanies drawings in box A-264 Other Titles - Portraits of two men, Tonga Inscriptions: Recto - top right - title in ink. Drawn on Cook's third circumnavigation Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Ink and wash on laid paper, 296 x 187 mm Provenance: Astley family; sold 1974.

Date: 1778

From: Ellis, William Wade, d 1785 :[A collection of drawings made by William Ellis on H.M.S. Discovery and Resolution during Captain Cook's third voyage to the Pacific 1776-1780]

Reference: A-264-043-1

Description: A view from the sea of a symmetrical volcanic peak, identified from the text of Ellis' Voyage, Vol. II, p. 281 'A sugarloaf hill bore S. E. by E. and a part of the land making in a kind of a cape N. E. This cape was denominated Shoal Ness by Captain Cook ...'. The volcano is now named Mount Shishaldin, located on Unimak Island in the Aleutian Islands, Alaska On the front of a sheet of paper, containing two views. The second view, on the back is Isanotski Volcano, reference number A-264-043-2 Other Titles - Shoal Ness Cape [former title] Inscriptions: Recto - bottom right - the numbers I.210? 308? in pencil Drawn on Cook's third circumnavigation Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Ink and watercolour, on laid paper 191 x 371 mm

Date: 1777

From: Ellis, William Wade, d 1785 :[A collection of drawings made by William Ellis on H.M.S. Discovery and Resolution during Captain Cook's third voyage to the Pacific 1776-1780]

Reference: A-264-008-2

Description: Coastal profiles of two volcanic islands, most probably Tofua and Kao. Drawn on Cook's third circumnavigation Other Titles - Tofua and Kao, Friendly Islands, Tonga Inscriptions: Recto - centre - title in ink, also title in faint pencil immediately above the profiles Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Ink and wash on laid paper 192 x 310 mm Provenance: Astley family; sold 1974.

Date: 1779

From: Ellis, William Wade, d 1785 :[A collection of drawings made by William Ellis on H.M.S. Discovery and Resolution during Captain Cook's third voyage to the Pacific 1776-1780]

Reference: A-264-048

Description: A duck's head seen in profile Drawn on Cook's third circumnavigation Other Titles - Kamchatka Inscriptions: Recto - beneath image - title in ink and top right, the number 2.211 in pencil. Also the faint remains of the title in pencil above and to the right of the duck's head Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Ink & wash, 84 x 139 mm

Date: 1777

From: Ellis, William Wade, d 1785 :[A collection of drawings made by William Ellis on H.M.S. Discovery and Resolution during Captain Cook's third voyage to the Pacific 1776-1780]

Reference: A-264-006-1

Description: A Cook Islands outrigger canoe Joppien / Smith number for this drawing is 3.34 Detailed catalogue prepared by the South Sea Library London, accompanies drawings in box A-264 Other Titles - Atiu, Cook Islands Inscriptions: Recto - above image - title in ink. Also the word 'Whatdue' faintly in pencil top centre Drawn on Cook's third circumnavigation Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil on laid paper, 205 x 168 mm Provenance: Astley family; sold 1974.

Date: 1779

From: Ellis, William Wade, d 1785 :[A collection of drawings made by William Ellis on H.M.S. Discovery and Resolution during Captain Cook's third voyage to the Pacific 1776-1780]

Reference: A-264-035

Description: The head of a bird, seen in profile, probably a guillemot of North West America Drawn on Cook's third circumnavigation Inscriptions: Recto - top right - the number 1.210 in pencil Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour, 107 x 162 mm Provenance: Astley family; sold 1974.

Date: 1779

From: Ellis, William Wade, d 1785 :[A collection of drawings made by William Ellis on H.M.S. Discovery and Resolution during Captain Cook's third voyage to the Pacific 1776-1780]

Reference: A-264-042

Description: A duck's head seen in profile (in pencil) on the top half of the page, and from above (in watercolour) on the bottom half of the page Drawn on Cook's third circumnavigation Other Titles - Unalaska Inscriptions: Recto - beneath image - title in ink and top right, the number II.243 in pencil. Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Pencil, ink & watercolour, 133 x 198 mm

Date: 1778

From: Ellis, William Wade, d 1785 :[A collection of drawings made by William Ellis on H.M.S. Discovery and Resolution during Captain Cook's third voyage to the Pacific 1776-1780]

Reference: A-264-024

Description: Frontal view of a young woman of Vaitepeha Bay, Tahiti, daped in a huge amount of tapa cloth from the ribs down, the cloth hung with two feathered breasptplates and both cloth and breastplates intended as presents Joppien / Smith number for this drawing is 3.108. This may be the earliest version of this drawing, for which 2 ink and wash versions by Webber exist (British Library Add Ms 15513, f.17 and Dixson Library, State Library of New South Wales, PXX 2,12) as well as an engraved version 'A young woman of Otaheite bringing a present' (Cook / King, 1784, Plate 27, Vol.II, p. 50-51) with loose copy held at C-131-1-027 Inscriptions: Recto - top right - 'Girl of Otaheite bringing presents' in ink. Drawn on Cook's third circumnavigation Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil on laid paper, 240 x 180 mm Provenance: Astley family; sold 1974.