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  • A woman from the island of Tahuata, Polynesia, encountered by Captain Cook on his second voyage. Engraving by J. Hall, 1777, after W. Hodges.
  • The ruler of Tahuata, Polynesia, encountered by Captain Cook on his second voyage. Engraving by J. Hall, 1777, after W. Hodges.
  • Hitihiti (O-Hedidee), a young man encountered by Captain Cook on his second voyage. Engraving by J. Caldwall, 1777, after W. Hodges, 1774.
  • A gathering at the ceremonial drinking of kava in the Friendly Islands. Lithograph by A. Noël after L.A. de Sainson.