Two pairs of men fighting in combat, watched by a crowd, on the island of Lifuka, Tonga, May 1777, in honour of Captain Cook. Engraving by J. Heath, 1784, after J. Webber.

  • Webber, John, 1751-1793.
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[1784]
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566222i
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[London] : [Printed for John Stockdale, Scatcherd and Whitaker, John Fielding, and John Hardy], [1784]

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1 print : engraving ; platemark 25.9 x 40.6 cm

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The reception of Captain Cook, in Hapaee ; J. Webber del. ; Heath sculp.

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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. 308, no. 3.46A

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Wellcome Collection 566222i

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