A View of Karakakooa, in Owyhee - Alte Landkarte

Autor: Webber, John

Andere Autoren: Byrne, William

Verlagsort: London

Erscheinungsjahr : 1784

Hawaii, Kealakekua Bay. Cooks Dritte Südseereise. "A View of Karakakooa, in Owyhee". Orig. copperplate engraving from: J. Cook, A voyage to the Pacific Ocean, London, 1784. Engraved by W. Byrne after J. Webber's drawing. With engraved title below the picture, Cook's ship in the background and many Native Hawaiians in the foreground. 23:51 cm.

 Depiction of Cook's ship arriving at Kealakekua Bay (formerly Karakakoa) in Hawaii during his Third Voyage (1776-1779). Cook was killed here by the natives on February 14, 1779. - The "first surfer" is depicted in the foreground to the left of center. - Price includes passepartout and frame (47:72 cm).

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Stichwörter: Alte Landkarte, Alte Landkarten, James Cook, Dritte Südseereise, Hawaiij, Kealakekua Bay, A View of Karakakooa, in Owyhee, Kupferstich, 1784