[Wallis, Samuel] 1728-1795 :Duke of Yorks Island [27 July 1767]

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Title

[Wallis, Samuel] 1728-1795 :Duke of Yorks Island [27 July 1767]

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Alexander Turnbull Library

Collection

TAPUHI

Description

Captain Samuel Wallis' ship the Dolphin showing the British flag, with the ship's small rowboat tied to the stern, and three Tahitian canoes, two with sails, one without, against a background of a mountainous bush-clad hills with coconut palms on low land to the right. Duke of York Island was named by Captain Samuel Wallis when he discovered it on 27 July 1767. It is now called Moorea, its original Tahitian name. Other Titles - Moorea, Society Islands Inscriptions: Verso - top centre - ...

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Image

Date created

1767

Creator

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

URL

http://natlib.govt.nz/records/23042922

Locations

Moorea

Related subjects

HMS Dolphin (Ship : 1751-1777) / Wallis, Samuel, 1728-1795 / Canoes and canoeing / French Polynesia / Tahiti (Island) / Society Islands (French Polynesia) / Discovery and exploration / Moorea

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