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  • Tahiti: a funerary monument (toupapow) with a corpse on it, encountered by Cook on his second voyage, 1772-1775. Engraving by W. Woollett after W. Hodges, 1 February 1777.
  • The island of Tanna, Vanuatu, and some of its inhabitants. Engraving by W. Woollett, 1777, after W. Hodges.
  • A funerary monument (toupapow) with a corpse on it, encountered by Captain Cook in Tahiti on his second voyage, 1772-1775. Engraving by W. Woollett, 1777, after W. Hodges.
  • Monuments on Easter Island (Rapa Nui), encountered by Captain Cook on his second voyage, 1772-1775. Engraving by W. Woollett, 1777, after W. Hodges.
  • The fleet of Tahiti assembled at Pare. Engraving by W. Woollett, 1777, after W. Hodges.
  • A human sacrifice witnessed by Captain Cook on the island of Tahiti. Engraving by W. Woollett, 1784, after J. Webber.
  • Alcyone discovers the dead body of her husband Ceyx and attempts to throw herself off a cliff into the sea. Line engraving with etching by William Woollett after Richard Wilson, 1769.
  • The death of General Wolfe, at Quebec, in the background are soldiers and the masts of ships. Engraving by W. Woollett, 1776, after B. West, the elder, 1770.
  • Six men and a woman drink and smoke round a table outside a country tavern, behind them children watch a woman pump water. Etching by J. Browne and engraving by W. Woollett, 1767, after C. Dusart.
  • An angel reading the inscription on the tombstone of William Woollett. Stipple engraving.