[A view of the island of Otaheite, with several vessels of that island.] - Antique View from 1773

C1773

[A view of the island of Otaheite, with …

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Rare c.18th engraving recording Cook’s visit to the Society Islands by the artist Sydney Parkinson in August 1769. From the official British Admiralty sanctioned edition of the accounts of Cook’s second voyage and the first and most superior issue of … Read Full Description

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S/N: CK01E-PI-SOC-TAH-004-V2-P184–222817

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Full Title:

[A view of the island of Otaheite, with several vessels of that island.]

Date:

C1773

Artist:

Sydney Parkinson (1745 - 1771)

Engraver:

Condition:

In good condition, with folds as issued.

Technique:

Copper engraving.

Image Size:

400mm

x 200mm

Paper Size:

426mm

x 283mm

Genuine antique
dated:

1773

Description:

A double canoe (pahi) with carved figures on bow and stern. Another double canoe in the background at right and a boathouse at left. ‘There are a great number of boathouses all round the bays built with a Catanarian arch, thatched all over; and the boats kept in them are very long, bellying out on the sides, with a very high peak stern, and are used only at particular seasons’. Parkinson 74.

From Hawkesworth, An Account of the Voyages Undertaken By the Order of His Majesty, for Making Discoveries in the Southern Hemisphere.

References:
Beddie, M. Bibliography of Captain James Cook, RN,FRS, Circumnavigator. Sydney 1970:: 932.
Joppien, R. & Smith, B. The Art of Captain Cook's Voyages; Vol. I, II & III. Melbourne 1985-1987 :: 1.58A.

Collections:
National Library Australia: Bib ID 2084490
National Maritime Museum Greenwich: ID: PAJ2150
David Rumsey Collection: List No: 3403.025

Sydney Parkinson (1745 - 1771)

Sydney Parkinson (1745 - 1771) Parkinson was born in Edinburgh, Scotland and from an early age his artistic abilities were noticed. He was employed by Joseph Banks in London before joining him and Daniel Solander on James Cook’s Endeavour on a circumnavigation of the globe (1768-1771) as a botanical draughtsman. During the voyage, he made at least 1,300 drawings and paintings. Parkinson was the first European to draw eucalypts. On the return voyage, he died in Batavia.

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