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Vue de I’isle d’Huaheine avec la Maison de Dieu, et un petit Autel couvert d’offrandes.
| Article ID | OZ0553 |
Title | Vue de I’isle d’Huaheine avec la Maison de Dieu, et un petit Autel couvert d’offrandes. |
Description | View shows a sacred site on the island of Huahine (Society Islands)and a small altar covered with offerings. Furthermore, a tree called Owharra, with which the houses were thatched. This view of the island of Huahine was drawn during Cook's first voyage. He was the first European to visit Huahine in 1769. |
| Year | ca. 1784 |
Artist | Anonymus |
Historical Description | The Society Islands in French Polonesia. The archipelago is suspected to have been named by Captain James Cook during his first voyage in 1769, supposedly in honour of the Royal Society, the sponsor of the first British scientific survey of the islands. However, Cook himself stated in his journal that he called the islands Society as they lay contiguous to one another. |
| Dimensions (cm) | 22 x 35 cm |
| Condition | Stain upper margin |
| Coloring | colored |
| Technique | Copper print |
Reproduction:
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( A reproduction can be ordered individually on request. )