[View of Matavai Bay, Tahiti. From] Views in the South Seas. [London: Thomas Martyn, 1788.] Hand-colored aquatint engraving, 425 x 585 mm, framed. Gallery stickers to verso of frame. In September of 1777 Captain Cook explored the island of Tahiti. In this view of Matavai Bay, Cook's vessels are at left and center surrounded by native boats in the waters and on shore. Cook himself is in the foreground in conversation with the islanders.
[View of Matavai Bay, Tahiti. From] Views in the South Seas. [London: Thomas Martyn, 1788.] Hand-colored aquatint engraving, 425 x 585 mm, framed. Gallery stickers to verso of frame. In September of 1777 Captain Cook explored the island of Tahiti. In this view of Matavai Bay, Cook's vessels are at left and center surrounded by native boats in the waters and on shore. Cook himself is in the foreground in conversation with the islanders.
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