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C1875
Submission of the Mountain Chiefs, Fiji.
Artist:
Scarce engraving of Fiji. In 1862 Chief Cakobau attempted to cede Fiji to Britain in exchange for payment of debts that he had accrued. These were paid in 1868 by the Australian Polynesia Company who agreed to clear Cakobau’s debts … Read Full Description
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Full Title:
Submission of the Mountain Chiefs, Fiji.
Date:
C1875
Artist:
Condition:
In good condition.
Technique:
Hand coloured engraving.
Image Size:
225mm
x 223mm
AUTHENTICITY
Genuine antique
dated:
1875
Description:
Scarce engraving of Fiji.
In 1862 Chief Cakobau attempted to cede Fiji to Britain in exchange for payment of debts that he had 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 then 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.
Collections:
University Queensland: Identifier 991000982479703131
State Library Victoria: PCINF IAN 04-09-76 P.133
National Library Australia: Bib ID 2495305
State Library New South Wales: CALL NUMBERS F079/55, TN380
Royal Geographic Society SA: RGS Special Coll. 079.94 I29d
References:
Syme, E. & D, Illustrated Australian News. ISSN 2208-5386.
Samuel Calvert (1828 - 1913)
Samuel Calvert (1828-1913) English painter and engraver who moved to Adelaide after his older brothers John and William migrated to South Australia in 1843. By 1850 Calvert had set up on his own account in King William Street then then moved to Melbourne as an engraver in 1853. He was a prolific and left a large body of work.
