Tahiti: a funerary monument (toupapow) with a corpse on it, encountered by Cook on his second voyage, 1772-1775. Engraving by W. Woollett after W. Hodges, 1 February 1777.

  • Hodges, William, 1744-1797.
Date:
1 February 1777
Reference:
579276i
  • Pictures
  • Online

Available online

view Tahiti: a funerary monument (toupapow) with a corpse on it, encountered by Cook on his second voyage, 1772-1775. Engraving by W. Woollett after W. Hodges, 1 February 1777.

Public Domain Mark

You can use this work for any purpose without restriction under copyright law. Read more about this licence.

Credit

Tahiti: a funerary monument (toupapow) with a corpse on it, encountered by Cook on his second voyage, 1772-1775. Engraving by W. Woollett after W. Hodges, 1 February 1777. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Selected images from this work

View 1 image

About this work

Publication/Creation

London (New Street Shoe Lane & Strand) : Wm. Strahan & Thos. Cadell, 1 February 1777.

Physical description

1 print : engraving ; platemark 24.1 x 38.9 cm

Contributors

Lettering

A toupapow with a corpse on it attended by the chief mourner in his habit of ceremony ; drawn from nature by W. Hodges ; engrav'd by W. Wollet Bears number: XLIV

Reference

Wellcome Collection 579276i

Type/Technique

Languages

Where to find it

  • LocationStatusAccess
    Closed stores

Permanent link