Various Instruments & Utensils, of the Natives of Otaheite, & of the Adjacent Islands. Plate XIII, engraving.
London: Sydney Parkinson, 1773. First printing. Print. This print was drawn by Sydney Parkinson on Captain Cook's first voyage, where the 'Endeavour' expedition astronomers observed the Transit of Venus on June 3rd 1769. This image of ethnographical art shows basketry, feather work, a hatchet, a wooden pillow, fish hooks, etc. This is a copper engraving (Plate XIII), from ' A journal of a voyage to the South Seas, in His Majesty's ship, The Endeavour', by Sydney Parkinson. S. H. Grimm del;; W. Darling Sculp. 8 x 10" on 10 x 121/4" watermarked sheet. Very good condition. Item #29442
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