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Tahiti (French Polynesia : Island)

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  • The dead body of Tee, one of the chiefs of the island of Tahiti, in a state of preservation. Engraving by W. Byrne, 1784, after J. Webber.
  • Taiyota, a boy from Otaheite (Tahiti), playing the nose-flute. Etching by R.B. Godfrey, 1773, after S. Parkinson.
  • Matavai Bay, Tahiti and some of its inhabitants on board boats, encountered on Captain Cook's second voyage, 1772-1775. Engraving by W. Watts, 1777, after W. Hodges.
  • The body of Vehiatua II, chief of Teahupo'o, lying in state in Tahiti two years after his death, as encountered by Captain Cook on his third voyage (1777-1780). Coloured soft-ground etching by J. Webber, 1789.
  • A young woman from Tahiti, dancing. Engraving by J.K. Sherwin, 1784, after J. Webber.
  • A young woman in Tahiti, wearing a large skirt. Engraving by F. Bartolozzi, 1784, after J. Webber.
  • Two red fish appear to swim inside a green condom in an ocean of sharks; representing a warning of the dangers of not using sexual protection and AIDS. Colour lithograph by Lionel Bouhier, 1992.
  • Potatau, a man in Tahiti encountered by Captain Cook on his second voyage, 1772-1775. Engraving by J. Hall, 1777, after W. Hodges.
  • A young woman in Tahiti, wearing a large skirt. Engraving by F. Bartolozzi, 1784, after J. Webber.
  • A young woman from Tahiti, dancing. Engraving by J.K. Sherwin, 1784, after J. Webber.
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Catalogue

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    News from New Cythera : a report of Bougainville's voyage, 1766-1769 / edited by L. Davis Hammond.

    | Date: [1970]
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    The body of Vehiatua II, chief of Teahupo'o, lying in state in Tahiti two years after his death, as encountered by Captain Cook on his third voyage (1777-1780). Coloured soft-ground etching by J. Webber, 1789.

    Webber, John, 1751-1793. | Date: 1 July 1789 | Reference: 566768i
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    Tu, ruler of Te Porionuu, Tahiti, encountered by Captain Cook on his second voyage. Engraving by J. Hall, 1777, after W. Hodges.

    Hodges, William, 1744-1797. | Date: Feb.y 1st 1777 | Reference: 566154i
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    A tear divides an embracing naked couple representing a warning about safe sex and AIDS prevention by the Service d'Education pour la Santé, Papeete, Tahiti. Colour lithograph by B. Hugueville and E. Gispalou, 1990.

    | Date: [19]90 | Reference: 669696i
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    Young men and women in Tahiti, dancing. Engraving by J.K. Sherwin, 1784, after J. Webber.

    Webber, John, 1751-1793. | Date: [1784] | Reference: 566628i
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