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C1871
Landing at Suva, South East Coast of Viti Levu.
In 1862 Chief Cakobau attempted to cede Fiji to Britain in exchange for payment of debts that he ad accrued. These were paid in 1868 by the Australian Polynesia Company who agreed to clear Cakobau’s debts to the Americans in … Read Full Description
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Full Title:
Landing at Suva, South East Coast of Viti Levu.
Date:
C1871
Condition:
In good condition.
Technique:
Original engraving
Image Size:
230mm
x 177mm
AUTHENTICITY
Genuine antique
dated:
1871
Description:
In 1862 Chief Cakobau attempted to cede Fiji to Britain in exchange for payment of debts that he ad accrued. These were paid in 1868 by the Australian Polynesia Company who agreed to clear Cakobau’s debts to the Americans in return for the right to trade in Fiji and land which covered the Suva Peninsula. New Australian settlers the came to the area in 1870. These settlers cleared the land and attempted to grow cotton and sugar cane. Two Australian merchants, Thomson and Renwick, encouraged the government to relocate the capital from Levuka to Suva providing incentives in the form of land grants.
From the original edition of The Illustrated Australian News. Albert Charles Cooke was a painter, engraver, draughtsman and illustrator. Throughout his career he worked for many of the Illustrated newspapers, such as the Illustrated Sydney News, Illustrated Australian News, The Australasian Sketcher and The Leader. He was also well known for a series of birds eye views of a number of Australian cities and towns.
Albert Charles Cooke (1836 - 1902)
Cooke was a painter, engraver, draughtsman and illustrator. Throughout his career he worked for many of the Illustrated newspapers, such as the Illustrated Sydney News, Illustrated Australian News, The Australasian Sketcher and The Leader. He was also well known for a series of birds eye views of a number of Australian cities and towns.
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