Places

Date: 1841 - 1776 - 1779

By: Nyon, Eugene, active 1834-1848

Reference: A-384-068

Description: Sloping land with a Maori village, looking down to water, where two ships and a canoe can be seen. A palm tree and an agave on the left. Other Titles - View of a bay in New Zealand close to Queen Charlotte Sound [translation] Vista tomada en la Nueva Zelandia [Spanish version of the title]. View taken in New Zealand [translation] Extended Title - From 'Nouvelle bibliotheque des voyages". Paris, Dumenil, 1841. Volume 4, p. 310 (Plate 8) Inscriptions: Recto - bottom right - Nyon sculp.; Recto - above image - Vista tomada en la Na. Zealandia. Nlle Bibliotheque des voyages. Tome 4, pl. 8; Recto - beneath image - [Title] Quantity: 1 colour art print(s). Physical Description: Hand-coloured engraving, plate 130 x 190 mm, on page 140 x 208 mm.

From: Nouvelle Bibliotheque des voyages anciens et modernes. Paris, Dumenil, 1841.

By: Nyon, Eugene, active 1834-1848

Reference: PUBL-0192-04-310

Description: Sloping land with a Maori village, looking down to water, where two ships and a canoe can be seen. A palm tree and an agave on the left Purports to illustrate a scene from Cook's third voyage to New Zealand. It does not resemble any of the drawings or prints recording this voyage and appears to be drawn from imagination. It includes several inaccuracies and the landscape is not recognisably of a part of Queen Charlotte Sound Other Titles - View of a bay in New Zealand close to Queen Charlotte Sound [translation] Vista tomada en la Nueva Zelandia [Spanish version of the title]. View taken in New Zealand [translation] Extended Title - From: Nouvelle bibliotheque des voyages. Paris, Dumenil, 1841. Volume 4 , p. 310 (Plate 8) Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s). Physical Description: Engraving, 104 x 161 mm