Webber, John, 1751-1793 :A night dance by men, in Hapaee. J. Webber del. Wm Sharpe sculp. [London, 1784]

Date
1777 - 1784
By
Webber, John, 1751-1793; Sharp, William, 1749-1824
Reference
C-131-016-c
Description

A scene in Lifuka, Tonga, in 1777, with James Cook amongst a circle of Tongan men, watching a large group of men performing a dance, lit by tapers held by the watchers.

Other Titles - Ha-apai, Tonga

Extended Title - From: Cook, J. A voyage to the Pacific Ocean ...(London, Strahan, 1784). Atlas. Plate 16

Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s).

Physical Description: Engraving on cream wove paper, 269 x 408 mm

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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, 269 x 408 mm
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