Samoa (Navigator Islands)

Antique Views of Samoa

This category features original antique views and prints of Samoa, an island group in the central Pacific known for its rich culture and early European contact. Historic imagery often focuses on coastal approaches, harbour scenes, village life and island landscapes as recorded by navigators, missionaries and artists in the 18th and 19th centuries.

Many views derive from field sketches that were later engraved or lithographed for inclusion in atlases, travel books and geographic compilations. These prints document the natural environment and evolving settlement character of Samoa at a time of expanding European interest in the Pacific region.

Antique views of Samoa are valued for their scenic quality, historical context and cultural significance. As original period works on paper, they provide collectors and historians with visual records of Samoa’s presence in early Pacific exploration and print history.