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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.
- Webber, John, 1751-1793
- Date
- [1784]
- Reference
- 566718i
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Credit: 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. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark
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Publication/Creation
[London] : [Printed for John Stockdale, Scatcherd and Whitaker, John Fielding, and John Hardy], [1784]
Physical description
1 print : engraving ; platemark 29.8 x 20.8 cm
Lettering
A man from the Sandwich Islands, dancing. J. Webber del. C. Grignion sc.
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. 533, no. 3.301A
Lettering note
Bears number: 62
Reference
Wellcome Library no. 566718i
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Languages
- English
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