A Woman & a Boy, Natives of Otaheite, in the Dress of that Country. Plate V.
London: Stansfield Parkinson, 1773. First printing. Print. A copper engraving of a Tahitian mother and child, from Captain Cook's first voyage, where the 'Endeavour' expedition astronomers observed the Transit of Venus on June 3rd 1769. This is from ' A Journal of a Voyage to the South Seas, in His Majesty's ship, The Endeavour', by Sydney Parkinson. Thomas Chambers was the engraver, after Sydney Parkinson. Full margin and platemarks, faint crescent watermark in top right corner. Engraving tipped onto thin blue paper, with slight show through at the top corners. The backing blue paper is from a period scrap album. 9 1/2 x 12" Very good condition. Item #19897
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