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A morai (place of burial) in Kauai, Hawaiian Islands, visited by Captain Cook on his third voyage (1777-1780). Engraving by D. Lerpinière after J. Webber, 1780/1785.

  • Webber, John, 1751-1793
Date
[1784]
Reference
566635i
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Description

Described by Captain Cook in his journal, 21 January 1778

Publication/Creation

[London] : [Printed for John Stockdale, Scatcherd and Whitaker, John Fielding, and John Hardy], [1784]

Physical description

1 print : engraving ; platemark 26.9 x 40.7 cm

Contributors

Lettering

A morai in Atooi ; J. Webber del. ; Lerpernere sc.

Notes

Duplicate record: can be merged with Wellcome Library no. 579279i

References note

Rüdiger Joppien and Bernard Smith, The art of Captain Cook's voyages, vol. 3: The voyage of the Resolution and Discovery 1776-1780, New Haven and London 1988, p. 419, no. 3.172A

Reference

Wellcome Library no. 566635i

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Languages

  • English

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