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.

  • Hodges, William, 1744-1797.
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Feb.y 1st 1777
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566168i
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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. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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London (in New Street Shoe Lane) : Wm. Strahan ; [London] (in the Strand) : Thos. Cadell, Feb.y 1st 1777.

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1 print : engraving ; platemark 25.4 x 40.3 cm

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Boats of the Friendly isles. Drawn from nature by W. Hodges. Engrav'd by W. Watts Bears number: XLII

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Not found in: Rüdiger Joppien and Bernard Smith, The art of Captain Cook's voyages, vol. 2: The voyage of the Resolution and Adventure 1772-1775, New Haven and London 1985

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Wellcome Collection 566168i

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