IMAGE
Webber, John, 1751-1793 :View of the harbour of Taloo, in the Island of Eimeo. J Webber fecit. London, pub'd April 1 1809 by Boydell & Comp, no.90 Cheapside. Vide Cook's last voyage v.II chap.V. Plate 7. 1809 [1820]
- Date
- 1809 - 1820
- By
- Webber, John, 1751-1793; Boydell & Company
- Reference
- C-173-009
- Description
Shows the ships Resolution and Discovery moored in a bay backed by high volcanic rock structures and surrounded by Tahitian canoes. A coconut tree and several people can be seen on a shelf of flat land to the left
Plate Seven of Webber's 'Views in the South Seas', though from a later edition than 1809, as the paper is watermarked 1820
Other Titles - Moorea, Tahiti
Inscriptions: Verso - bottom right - Paper watermarked 1820 [in pencil]
See also B-091-006, preliminary pencil drawing on laid paper
Quantity: 1 colour art print(s).
Physical Description: Hand-coloured aquatint, 325 x 445 mm, on mat 501 x 630 mm
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- Partly restricted - Please use surrogate in place of original
- Format
- 1 colour art print(s), Works of art, Aquatints, Hand-coloured aquatint, 325 x 445 mm, on mat 501 x 630 mm, Orientation: Horizontal image
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