Portrait of a Man of the Sandwich Islands with his Helmet. / Ayoung Woman of the Sandwich Islands.

Article ID AMU1609

Title

Portrait of a Man of the Sandwich Islands with his Helmet. / Ayoung Woman of the Sandwich Islands.

Two engravings of Captain Cook's voyage and visit to the Sandwich Islands, the first showing a helmet portrait of an inhabitant and the second a young Hawaiian woman. From ‘Engraved for Baldwyn's New System of Universal Geography.’ George Augustus Baldwyn's edition is relatively rare, with only six complete copies in libraries worldwide.

Year

c. 1794

Artist

Hogg

Place of Publication London
Dimensions (cm)23,5 x 33 cm
ConditionSome restoration to lower margin
Coloringcolored
TechniqueCopper print

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57.00 €

( A reproduction can be ordered individually on request. )