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  • Joseph dies attended by Jesus and Mary. Engraving by J.B. Michel, 1780, after A. Cano.
  • Resolution Bay in the Marquesas Islands: canoes and a sailing boat in the harbour. Engraving by B.T. Pouncy, 1777, after W. Hodges, 1773.
  • Catamarans and a canoe in Tonga, Polynesia, encountered by Captain Cook on his second voyage, 1772-1775. Engraving by W. Watts, 1777, after W. Hodges.
  • People from Unalaska, Alaska, and one of their huts, with canoes and fishing equipment; encountered by Captain Cook on his third voyage (1777-1780). Etching by J. Hall and S. Middiman, 1784, after J. Webber.
  • A Dyak woman in a canoe is handing her child to a woman on the river bank; a tattooed man is holding various objects. Lithograph by H.A. Henrici and W.J. Gordon, ca. 1839.
  • A person in a green canoe paddling on red waves under purple clouds. Watercolour by M. Bishop, 1969.
  • A person in a green canoe paddling on red waves under purple clouds. Watercolour by M. Bishop, 1969.
  • Salish people in a canoe on Puget Sound, North America. Photograph by Edward S. Curtis, ca. 1900.
  • Salish people in a canoe on Puget Sound, North America. Photograph by Edward S. Curtis, ca. 1900.
  • 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.