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- Museum number
- Oc2006,Prt.80
- Title
- Object: View of Karakakooa Bay in Owyhee
- Description
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View of Kealakekua Bay, Hawaii; two sailing ships, the Resolution and the Discovery, in the harbour of the bay, as well as numerous canoes, some with sails, in the bay and on the beach; mountains in the background. 1785.
Etching and engraving
- Production date
- 1785
- Dimensions
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Height: 38.20 centimetres
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Width: 56.20 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".
Related image: Oc2006-PRT76, Oc2006-PRT81 and Oc2006-PRT82
- Location
- Not on display
- Condition
- Some surface dirt, foxing and staining.
- Associated events
- Associated Event: Cook's Voyage to the Pacific Ocean
- Department
- Africa, Oceania and the Americas
- Registration number
- Oc2006,Prt.80
- Additional IDs
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Miscellaneous number: 68 (Plate number)
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Miscellaneous number: KXT.O1.C (Old BM series number)