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- Museum number
- Oc2006,Prt.161
- Title
- Object: A view in the island of Rotterdam.
- Description
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Scene of a Tongan village on Noumuka. Thatch constructed structures/shelters; domesticated animals and a man standing outdoors; trees and mountains iin the background. 1777.
Engraving and etching
- Production date
- 1st Feb 1777
- Dimensions
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Height: 27.80 centimetres
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Width: 41.50 centimetres
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- Curator's comments
- Published in: Cook, James & King, James (1785) "Voyage to the Pacific Ocean, undertaken by the Command of His Majesty, for making discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere. Performed under the direction of Captains Cook, Clerke and Gore, in His Majesty's ships the Resolution and Discovery , in the years 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779 and 1780." In three volumes. and a fourth folio volume with engravings, known as "Atlas".
- Location
- Not on display
- Condition
- Surface dirt. Crease in bottom corner.
- Associated events
- Associated Event: Cook's Voyage to the Pacific Ocean
- Department
- Africa, Oceania and the Americas
- Registration number
- Oc2006,Prt.161
- Additional IDs
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Miscellaneous number: KXQ.OC.5 (Old BM series number)