The shore of Kealakekua in Hawaii. Engraving by W. Byrne, 1784, after J. Webber, 17--.

  • Webber, John, 1751-1793.
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[1784]
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566745i
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Visited by Captain Cook on his third voyage (1777-1780) and described in his journal, January 1779. Identified by Joppien and Smith (op. cit., p. 524) as Kealakekua rather than Kireekakooa. The print shows the ships Discovery and Resolution at anchor. Canoes surround them. In the left foreground, a man is surfing

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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 26.3 x 53.3 cm

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A view of Karakakooa, in Owyhee. J. Webber del. W. Byrne sculp. Bears number: 68

References note

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. 525, no. 3.293A

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Wellcome Collection 566745i

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