The view of Huahine, one of the Society Islands in the South Seas

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The view of Huahine, one of the Society Islands in the South Seas

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John Cleveley Junior bore the same name as his father, who also had artistic skills. John received lessons from Paul Sandby, Chief Drawing Master at Woolwich, and came to specialise in shipping and riverside scenes. He was chosen to join the Resolution as Joseph Banks' natural history draughtsman on Captain Cook's second voyage to the Pacific (1772-75). However, when Banks' plans fell through, John instead accompanied him on his journey to the Orkneys, Hebrides and Iceland in 1772. John's bro...

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Date created

1787-1788

Creator

John Cleveley Junior / Francis Jukes

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https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/570167

Related subjects

Sailing ships / Tahiti (Polynésie française) / Discovery & exploration / ink / paper / prints / aquatints / works on paper / aquatint / British Colonial / England / Horace Fildes

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