C1773

[Fly flaps South Sea Isles]

Artist:

Rare c.18th engraving of a fly whisk with ‘Janus’ figures on the handles from the official British Admiralty sanctioned edition of the accounts of Cook’s first voyage. The whisk was collected from Rurutu one of the Austral Islands, Windward Islands … Read Full Description

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Full Title:

[Fly flaps South Sea Isles]

Date:

C1773

Artist:

John Frederick Miller (1759 - 1796)

Condition:

In good condition.

Technique:

Copper engraving.

Image Size:

187mm

x 225mm

Paper Size:

213mm

x 285mm

Genuine antique
dated:

1773

Description:

Rare c.18th engraving of a fly whisk with ‘Janus’ figures on the handles from the official British Admiralty sanctioned edition of the accounts of Cook’s first voyage.

The whisk was collected from Rurutu one of the Austral Islands, Windward Islands and part of the Society Islands. Situated 570kms from Tahiti.

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

References:
Joppien, Art of Cooks Voyages: 1.94A ill. pp.155
Hakluyt Society, The Charts and Coastal Views of Captain Cook’s Voyages. Volume 1. The Voyages of the Endeavour 1768-1771. No. 42. London 1988 : 1.118A ll. p.112.
Hill, J. The Hill Collection of Pacific Voyages. San Diego 1974 : 782.
Beddie, M. Bibliography of Captain James Cook, RN,FRS, Circumnavigator. Sydney 1970: 648.

Collections:
National Library Australia: Bib ID 861232
State Library Victoria: RARELTF 910.41 H31V
State Library New South Wales: CALL NUMBERS Q77/16
State Library South Australia: 990T

John Frederick Miller (1759 - 1796)

Miller was the son of Johann Muller, an engraver from Nuremberg, who settled in England in 1744. Of his twenty-seven children, two sons followed in their father's career. It was probably through Banks acquaintance with his father that John Frederick came into Banks employment. He was given the task of making drawings of artefacts collected by Banks and others on the Endeavour's voyage, and was to have accompanied Banks as a natural history draughtsman on Cook's second voyage to the Pacific, on the Resolution, together with his brother James.

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