[Tilesius von Tilenau, Wilhelm Gottlieb], 1769-1857 :Morai (Cimiterio) a Nuka-hiva [1804. 1838-43].

Shows two native figures in the right foreground, walking past two carved statues, and pillars behind them with straight leaves protruding from their tops. Beyond these are some buildings of a compound which is the cemetery. A palm and a large-leaved plant are shown, and there is a range of mountains in the distance.

Plate 138 in Domeny de Rienzi's book. In the French edition, Danvin is inscribed as the copyist and Boys as the engraver.

Other Titles - Polynesie - Morai (espece de cimitiere) a Nouka-Hiva

Other Titles - Polynesia - Morai (cemetery) at Nuku Hiva

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 - 138

Krusenstern's account mentions Dr Tilesius drawing a sketch of this cemetery on 12 May 1804. (see Biblioteca Australiana edition of English translation, 1968, volume 1, page 127) - it is also quoted in French in the French version of Domeny de Rienzi, volume 2, page 247.

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.