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C1824
galago-senegalensis-tarsius-fuscomanus-30814
Mapmaker:
Karl Joseph Brodtmann (1787 - 1862)
Omai (more correctly Mae or Mai), was the young Raiatean (Society Islands) taken on theAdventureto England. He was the embodiment of the concept of the ‘noble savage’ put forward by the influential French philosopher Rousseau. Omai was instrumental during Cook’s … Read Full Description
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Full Title:
galago-senegalensis-tarsius-fuscomanus-30814
Date:
C1824
Mapmaker:
Karl Joseph Brodtmann (1787 - 1862)
Condition:
In good condition
Technique:
Lithograph
Image Size:
150mm
x 170mm
AUTHENTICITY
Genuine antique
dated:
1824
Description:
Omai (more correctly Mae or Mai), was the young Raiatean (Society Islands) taken on theAdventureto England. He was the embodiment of the concept of the ‘noble savage’ put forward by the influential French philosopher Rousseau. Omai was instrumental during Cook’s second and final voyages in being able to communicate with the natives of the Polynesian islands visited by cook. Omai’s return was also one of the specific tasks contained in the Admiralty’s instructions for Cook’s third voyage.
From Naturhistorische Abbildungen der Saeugethiere
Mapmaker:
Karl Joseph Brodtmann (1787-1862)
Brodtman was a Swiss artist, lithographer and a publisher.
