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Captain Cook's landing on the island of Tanna amid a crowd of hostile inhabitants. Engraving by J.K. Sherwin, 1777, after W. Hodges.
- Hodges, William, 1744-1797.
- Date
- Feb.y 1st 1777
- Reference
- 566190i
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Credit: Captain Cook's landing on the island of Tanna amid a crowd of hostile inhabitants. Engraving by J.K. Sherwin, 1777, after W. Hodges. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark
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Publication/Creation
London (New Street Shoe Lane) : Wm. Strahan ; [London] (in the Strand) : Thos. Cadell, Feb.y 1st 1777.
Physical description
1 print : engraving ; image 23.5 x 47.3 cm
Lettering
The landing at Tanna one of the New Hebrides. Painted by W. Hodges. Engrav'd by J.K. Sherwin
References note
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, pp. 94-95, p. 234, no. 2.134B
Lettering note
Bears number: LIX
Reproduction note
After a painting by Hodges in the Royal Museums Greenwich (BHC1905)
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Languages
- English
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