[Wallis, Samuel] 1728-1795 :King George III Island. June 26 1767.

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Title

[Wallis, Samuel] 1728-1795 :King George III Island. June 26 1767.

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Alexander Turnbull Library

Collection

TAPUHI

Description

Explorer Samuel Wallis' ship surrounded by 35 canoes at Matavai Bay, Tahiti. The drawing is dated two days after the arrival of the Dolphin at Matavai Bay, Tahiti, the first European visit to Tahiti. The ship's sails are furled. The canoes are of varying sizes and styles, some with a superstructure and at least one double-hulled. There is a large dwelling by the shore in the left foreground. Coconut palms line the shore and the tall hills behind are bush-clad

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Image

Date created

1767

Creator

Wallis, Samuel, 1728-1795 / Turnbull, Alexander Horsburgh, 1868-1918

URL

http://natlib.govt.nz/records/22682065

Locations

Tahiti / Matavai Bay

Related subjects

HMS Dolphin (Ship : 1751-1777) / Canoes and canoeing / French Polynesia / Tahiti (Island) / Society Islands (French Polynesia) / Discovery and exploration / Dwellings / Tahiti / Matavai Bay

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