[Gilsemans, Isaac] fl 1637-1645 :Is de Placts dade ouze boots liggen om watde te harlen ... [Tongatapu] 23 January 1643.

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[Gilsemans, Isaac] fl 1637-1645 :Is de Placts dade ouze boots liggen om watde te harlen ... [Tongatapu] 23 January 1643.

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Collection

TAPUHI

Description

Tongatapu in January 1643 as recorded by Tasman's artist Isaac Gilsemans. In the left foreground, a Tonga couple are standing and another couple are seated. Two double canoes are beyong them in the bay. In the right foreground, the Dutch dinghys are moored, with sailors manipulating barrels through the water. Further barrels are on shore, guarded by armed Dutch sailors. A dance of welcome is being performed beyond the armed guards and other Tongas are arriving with coconuts

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Date created

1643 - 1898

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http://natlib.govt.nz/records/22487706

Locations

Tongatapu

Related subjects

Canoes and canoeing / Tonga / Men, Tongan / Women, Tongan / Flags / Dwellings / Dutch / Tongatapu

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