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Webber, John, 1751-1793 :An offering before Capt Cook in the Sandwich Islands. Drawn by J. Webber; the landscape eng. by Middiman; the figures by Hall. [Plate] 60. [London, 1784]
- Date
- 1778 - 1784
- By
- Webber, John, 1751-1793; Middiman, Samuel, 1750-1831; Hall, John, 1739-1797
- Reference
- C-131-060
- Description
A scene in Hawaii in 1778. Hawaiian men are seated on the ground around four European men, and are offering suckling pigs. Behind the Europeans stands a figure in a tall mask, and in the background is a fenced enclosure containing a steep-roofed thatched building. There are palms and other native vegetation at left and right.
Semi-bound copy
Extended Title - From: Cook, J. A voyage to the Pacific Ocean ...(London, Strahan, 1784). Atlas. Plate 60
Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s).
Physical Description: Engraving on cream wove paper, 217 x 373 mm.
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- Partly restricted - Please use surrogate in place of original
- Part of
- Webber, John 1751-1793 :[Plates illustrating Captain Cook's third voyage / J. Webber delt, various hands engraved. London, 1784] / Webber, John 1751-1793 :[Plates illustrating Captain Cook's third voyage / J. Webber delt, various hands engraved. London, 1784]
- Format
- 1 b&w art print(s), Works of art, Engravings, Engraving on cream wove paper, 217 x 373 mm.
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