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Photographs of scenes and natives in the Pacific Islands and Straits of Magellan - Photographs taken by Corporal C Newbold, Frederick Hodgeson and Jesse Lay
- Date
- [1872-1876]
- By
- Newbold, C, active 1872-1876
- Reference
- PA1-f-237
- Description
Album compiled from photographs taken 1872-1876 on the voyage of HMS Challenger. Photographs taken by three photographers: Corporal Caleb Newbold, official photographer of the Challenger Expedition, 7 December 1872 to 6 April 1874; Frederick Hodgeson, 8 June 1874 to 11 January 1875; and Jesse Lay, 14 January 1875 to 26 May 1876. Comprises topographical, ethographical and architectural views in Fiji, New Guinea, Admiralty Islands, Friendly Islands (Tonga), Hawaii, Society Islands, Valparaiso, Juan Fernandez, Puntas Arena and the Straits of Majellan. Included are portraits of Queen Salote Lupe Pau'u and King Taufa'ahu Tupou I of Tonga, King Kalakaua and Queen Emma of Hawaii, and Titaua Brander of Tahiti.
The Challenger expedition was a scientific survey of the seabed of the worlds oceans, funded by the British Government. It left Portsmouth aboard the corvette HMS Challenger on 7 December 1872 and returned to Spithead on 24 May 1876.
Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s).
Physical Description: Album 42 x 32 cm, bound with contemporary red half-morocco, red cloth boards; gilt-lettered on front cover "Photographs of Scenes and Natives in Pacific Islands and Straits of Magellan"
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- Part of
- Various photographers :Photographs of scenes and natives in the Pacific Islands and Straits of Magellan
- Format
- 1 album(s) Album(s), Photographs, Album 42 x 32 cm, bound with contemporary red half-morocco, red cloth boards; gilt-lettered on front cover "Photographs of Scenes and Natives in Pacific Islands and Straits of Magellan"
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Levuka, Fiji
Date: [Between 28 July and 1 August 1874]
From: Various photographers :Photographs of scenes and natives in the Pacific Islands and Straits of Magellan
Reference: PA1-f-237-01
Description: Panoramic sequence of three photographs showing Levuka, Fiji, from the shore. Photographs taken between 28 July and 1 August 1874 by Frederick Hodgeson. Inscriptions: Album page - beneath image - Levuka the Capital HMS Challenger visited Tonga with the Challenger expedition between 19 and 22 July 1874. Source of information: H N Moseley, Notes by a naturalist (London: Murray, 1892) pp 244-253 Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Composite albumen print 56.3 x 13.4 cm, mounted on album page
Portraits of Tongan men
Date: [Between 19 and 22 July 1874]
From: Various photographers :Photographs of scenes and natives in the Pacific Islands and Straits of Magellan
Reference: PA1-f-237-10
Description: Portraits of three Tongan men. The top left image is labelled "Governor Tungi;" the top right image is labelled "Amatabaulay;" the bottom image is labled "one of the boats crew" and shows a Tongan seaman standing on the deck of an unidentified ship. Photographs taken by Frederick Hodgeson between 19 and 22 July 1874. Inscriptions: Album page - beneath image - Governor Tungi. Amatabaulay. One of the boats crew HMS Challenger visited Tonga with the Challenger expedition between 19 and 22 July 1874. Source of information: H N Moseley, Notes by a naturalist (London: Murray, 1892) pp 244-253 Quantity: 3 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Albumen prints