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  • Krakatoa: plantain trees (Musa x paradisiaca) and coconut palms (Cocos nucifera) in a forest clearing, with native man and his hut. Coloured soft-ground etching after J. Webber, 1788.
  • Krakatoa: fan palm (Chamaerops humilis L.) with surrounding tropical forest and native woman. Coloured soft-ground etching after J. Webber, 1788.
  • The body of Vehiatua II, chief of Teahupo'o, lying in state in Tahiti two years after his death, as encountered by Captain Cook on his third voyage (1777-1780). Coloured soft-ground etching by J. Webber, 1789.
  • A boxing match in Tonga witnessed by Captain Cook. Engraving by J. Taylor, 1782, after J. Webber, 1778.
  • Fatafehi Paulaho, King (Tui) of Tonga, wearing an elaborate headdress of feathers. Engraving by J. Hall, 1784, after J. Webber, 1777.
  • The dead body of Tee, one of the chiefs of the island of Tahiti, in a state of preservation. Engraving by W. Byrne, 1784, after J. Webber.
  • A canoe with men from the Hawaiian Islands wearing masks, encountered by Captain Cook on his third voyage (1777-1780). Engraving by C. Grignion, 1784, after J. Webber.
  • Two pairs of men fighting in combat, watched by a crowd, on the island of Lifuka, Tonga, May 1777, in honour of Captain Cook. Engraving by J. Heath, 1784, after J. Webber.
  • A Maori village (a hippah or pa) in New Zealand visited by Captain Cook during his third voyage, 1776-1780. Engraving by B.T. Pouncy, 1784, after J. Webber, ca. 1782.
  • Interior of a house occupied by men, women and children in Unalaska, Alaska, visited by Captain Cook on his third voyage (1777-1780). Engraving by W. Sharp, 1784, after J. Webber.
  • A woman from Kamchatka wearing a scarf on her head. Engraving by W. Sharp, 1784, after J. Webber.
  • Women dancing in front of Captain Cook and members of his crew, on the island of Lifuka (Tonga). Engraving by W. Sharp, 1774, after J. Webber, ca. 1782.
  • The interior of a house on the island of Nootka Sound, British Columbia, Canada, with some of its inhabitants encountered by Captain Cook on his third voyage (1777-1780). Engraving by W. Sharp, 1784, after J. Webber.
  • Hawaiians with King Tereoboo rowing towards Captain Cook's ships to greet Cook the day after his return to Hawaii. Engraving by B.T. Pouncy, 1784, after J. Webber.
  • A young woman in Tahiti, wearing a large skirt. Engraving by F. Bartolozzi, 1784, after J. Webber.
  • A gathering at the ceremonial drinking of kava and obeisance to the king in Tongatapu, Tonga. Engraving by W. Sharp, 1784, after J. Webber.
  • Women dancing in front of Captain Cook and members of his crew, on the island of Lifuka (Tonga). Engraving by W. Sharp, 1774, after J. Webber, ca. 1782.
  • A young woman in Tahiti, wearing a large skirt. Engraving by F. Bartolozzi, 1784, after J. Webber.
  • A man from Kamchatka. Engraving by W. Sharp, 1784, after J. Webber.
  • Men at Unalaska, Alaska, in canoes; encountered by Captain Cook on his third voyage (1777-1780). Engraving by W. Angus, 1784, after J. Webber.
  • Captain Cook and his crew setting up a market on the island of Nomuka, Tonga, for trade with local people, who are seated in a circle, May 1777. Engraving by W. Byrne after J. Webber, ca. 1782.
  • A woman of Van Diemen's Land. Engraving by J. Caldwall, 1784, after J. Webber, ca. 1777.
  • James Cook. Stipple engraving by F. Bartolozzi after J. Webber, 1784.
  • The interior of a winter dwelling in Kamchatka. Engraving by W. Sharp, 1784, after J. Webber.
  • The shore of Kealakekua in Hawaii. Engraving by W. Byrne, 1784, after J. Webber, 17--.
  • A human sacrifice witnessed by Captain Cook on the island of Tahiti. Engraving by W. Woollett, 1784, after J. Webber.
  • The town of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky. Engraving by B.T. Pouncy, 1784, after J. Webber.
  • The shore of Kealakekua in Hawaii. Engraving by W. Byrne, 1784, after J. Webber, 17--.
  • Inhabitants of Nootka Sound, Canada: four men and a woman holding a baby. Coloured aquatint by G. Gallina, ca. 1820, after J. Webber.
  • A man from the Hawaiian Islands dancing; encountered by Captain Cook during his third voyage (1777-1780). Engraving by C. Grignion after J. Webber, 1780/1785.