Woman of Easter Island.

Rare c.18th engraving of a woman from Easter Island, during Cook’s visit to the island 8 October 1773 to 16 March 1774, from the official British Admiralty sanctioned edition of the accounts of Cook’s second voyage.

Portrait of a woman from Easter Island with long perforated ears and wearing a straw hat

From Cook’s, A Voyage Towards the South Pole, and Round the World, performed in His Majesty’s Ships the ‘Resolution’ and ‘Adventure’, In the Years 1772, 1773, 1774, and 1775.

References:
Beddie, M. Bibliography of Captain James Cook, RN,FRS, Circumnavigator. Sydney 1970: 1381-25, p.268
Hill, J. The Hill Collection of Pacific Voyages. San Diego 1974 358.
Joppien,R. & Smith, B. The Art of Captain Cook’s Voyages; Vol. I, II & III. Melbourne 1985-1987: 2.97, ill.p.199
Sabin, J. A Dictionary of Books Relating to America, from its Discovery to the Present Time. New York. (1936) 1967. 16245.

Collections:
Maritime Museum Greenwich: ID: PAI4104
National Library Australia: Bib ID 90039 /2072924
State Library New South Wales: RECORD IDENTIFIER 74VvMokVOlGA / 74VvMoxg6JJX