[Wallis, Samuel] 1728-1795 :[Osnaburg Island or Mehetia, Society Island. 17 July 1767]

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Title

[Wallis, Samuel] 1728-1795 :[Osnaburg Island or Mehetia, Society Island. 17 July 1767]

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Collection

TAPUHI

Description

Captain Samuel Wallis' ship the Dolphin, leaning against wind and rain to the left, against a background of a volcanic rocky, bush-clad, conical island. There are three native canoes nearby, one with a sail The identification on the back 'Lord Howe's Island' (Maupiha in the Leeward Islands, north of Tahiti) is incorrect. Other Titles - Lord Howe's Island, Maupiha [former title] Inscriptions: Verso - top centre - Whitsunday Island June 7 1767 [in pencil, crossed out. Beneath that, also in ...

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Date created

1767

Creator

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

URL

http://natlib.govt.nz/records/23207465

Locations

Mehetia

Related subjects

Wallis, Samuel, 1728-1795 / HMS Dolphin (Ship : 1751-1777) / Canoes and canoeing / French Polynesia / Tahiti (Island) / Rain and rainfall / Mehetia

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