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Boats of the Friendly Islands

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Date

1791

Artist

Print after John Webber (1751-1793)

Collection

Image Link

http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=1527042

Additional Makers

Print maker - John Webber

Description

Two boats with Tongan sailors, and a small boat rowed by three men, off a palm-fringed shore; two further sailing boats in the distance. Hand-coloured etching.

Inscription

Lettered in lower margin: "J. Webber R.A. fecit/Boats of the Friendly Islands./Vide Cooks last Voy. Vol II Bk. II Chap IV./Publish'd Augt. 1 1791 by J. Webber No.. 312. Oxford Street."

Image Licence

CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Image Credit

image © Trustees of the British Museum

Location

Tonga

Country

Medium

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People
Coasts
Boats

Category

Travel & Transport

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