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Hamilton, William 1751-1801 :Capt[ai]n Wallis, on his arrival at O'Taheiti, in conversation with Oberea the Queen while her attendants are performing a favorite dance called the Timrodee / Hamilton delin ; Morris sculp. [London, Alexander Hogg, 1782]
- Date
- 1767
- By
- Hamilton, William, 1751-1801; Morris, Thomas, active 1750-1811; Hingston, William George Cornelius, 1802-1894
- Reference
- A-111-142
- Description
Shows an incident during 1767 when Samuel Wallis captained the first European excursion to encounter Tahiti. Wallis is seated to the right, talking to Oberea, with four young Tahitian women behind them. On the left, three women are dancing, while one man stands and plays the flute and another is seated and playing a large drum. The event is taking place in an open-sided enclosure with pillars, and coconut palms and other trees are visible in the background
Other Titles - Capt Wallis on his arrival in Tahiti ... 1782
Extended Title - From: Millar, George Henry. A New Complete & Universal system of Geography. London, Alexander Hogg, 1782
Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s).
Physical Description: Engraving on paper 190 x 276 mm (to plate-mark) on sheet 232 x 352 mm
Transfers: From Manuscripts & Archives - Hingston Papers, MS Papers 43, folder 4 (Correspondence & Miscellaneous papers, 1831-1891), transferred 7 Nov. 1991 - - Transferred from papers of William George Cornelius Hingston, MS papers 43, folder 4.
- Access restrictions
- Partly restricted - Please use surrogate in place of original
- Format
- 1 b&w art print(s), Works of art, Engravings, Engraving on paper 190 x 276 mm (to plate-mark) on sheet 232 x 352 mm, Orientation: Horizontal image
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