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Einaescherung der Hütten des Häuptlings Tahofa, auf der Insel Oneata ( Tonga-Tabu)
| Article ID | OZ0279 |
Title | Einaescherung der Hütten des Häuptlings Tahofa, auf der Insel Oneata ( Tonga-Tabu) |
Description | View of the hut of king Tahofa on the island Oneata. The Tongan people first encountered Europeans in 1616 when the Dutch vessel Eendracht, captained by Willem Schouten, made a short visit to trade. Later came other Dutch explorers, including Jacob Le Maire.Tonga became known in the West as the Friendly Islands because of the congenial reception accorded to Captain James Cook on his first visit in 1773. |
| Year | ca. 1840 |
Artist | Brockhaus |
The publishing house Friedrich] Arnold Brockhaus was founded (under the name Rohloff & Co.) on October 15, 1805 by the publisher Friedrich Arnold Brockhaus (1772-1823) in Amsterdam. In 1817, the publishing house F. A. Brockhaus moved to the city of Leipzig. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | 21 x 25,5 |
| Condition | Very good |
| Coloring | colored |
| Technique | Lithography |
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