IMAGE
Webber, John, 1751-1793 :A Man of the Sandwich Islands, with his helmet. J. Webber del. J. K. Sherwin sc. [London, 1784]
- Date
- 1784 - 1779
- By
- Sherwin, John Keyse, 1751-1790
- Reference
- C-131-064-b
- Description
Head and shoulder portrait of a man wearing a feather cloak and helmet made of feathers, and identified as the Hawaiian chief Kana'ina (Kanina, Kaneina, Kaneena), who was killed in the fighting ensuing from the death of Captain Cook (14 Feb 1779).
Source of descriptive information. Joppien, R, and Smith, B. The Art of Captain Cook's voyages. Vol 3, Catalogue [Oxford University Press, 1987], p 543
Extended Title - From: Cook, J and King, J. A voyage to the Pacific Ocean ...(London, Nicholl and Cadell, 1784). Atlas. Plate 64
Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s).
Physical Description: Engraving on cream wove paper, 230 x 185 mm
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- 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, 230 x 185 mm
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