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English: An Inland View in Atooi, One of the Sandwich Islands.
Artist
Unknown authorUnknown author; based on a 1778 etching after John Webber published by William Hodges.
John Webber  (–1793)  wikidata:Q323505
 
John Webber
Alternative names
Johann Wãber; Johann Wäber; R.A. Webber; Weeber; Webber; R. A. Webber
Description British explorer, painter and drawer
Date of birth/death 6 October 1751 / 1752 Edit this at Wikidata 29 April 1793 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death London Edit this at Wikidata London Edit this at Wikidata
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artist QS:P170,Q323505
William Hodges  (1744–1797)  wikidata:Q730841 s:en:Author:William Hodges q:en:William Hodges
 
William Hodges
Description British explorer and painter
Date of birth/death 28 October 1744 Edit this at Wikidata 6 March 1797 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death London Edit this at Wikidata Brixham (Devonshire)
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London, Derby, Bengalen
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artist QS:P170,Q730841
Title
English: An Inland View in Atooi, One of the Sandwich Islands.
Description
English: A hand-coloured lithograph depicting a village visited by Captain James Cook near Waimea, Kauai, in the Sandwich Islands (now known as the Hawaiian Islands). Based on an 1778 etching by John Webber which was published by William Hodges, it is one of the few views of Hawaii made during Cook's third voyage (1776–1779).
Date 1785
date QS:P571,+1785-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Medium hand-colored lithograph.
Dimensions height: 9 in (22.8 cm); width: 14 in (35.5 cm)
dimensions QS:P2048,9U218593
dimensions QS:P2049,14U218593
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Accession number
Barry Lawrence Ruderman Antique Maps Inc. inventory ID: 25741.
Object history
  • 1785: Published in A New, Authentic, and Complete Collection of Voyages Round the World (see below) by Alexander Hogg at the King's Arms, 16 Paternoster Row, London, England.
  • As of 7 November 2011: One copy on sale at Barry Lawrence Ruderman Antique Maps Inc., La Jolla, California, for US$275.00.
Inscriptions top: "London. Published by Alexr Hogg at the Kings Arms. № 16 Paternoster Row."; caption: "An INLAND VIEW in ATOOI, One of the Sandwich Islands."; bottom right: "J.G. Wooding sculp."
Source/Photographer [1]; originally from ([1784–1786]) A new, authentic, and complete collection of voyages round the world, undertaken and performed by royal authority: Containing an authentic, entertaining, full, and complete history of Captain Cook's first, second, third, and last voyages, undertaken by order of His present Majesty, for making discoveries in geography, navigation, astronomy, &c. in the Southern and Northern Hemispheres, &c., &c., &c. and successively performed in the years 1768, 1769, 1770, 1771-1772, 1773, 1774, 1775-1776, 1777, 1778, 1779, 1780. The first voyage being professedly undertaken in his Majesty's ship Endeavour, for making discoveries in the Southern Hemisphere, and round the world. The second in the Resolution and Adventure, for making discoveries towards the South Pole, and round the world. The third and last in the Resolution and Discovery, to the Pacific Ocean ... and To which will be added, genuine narratives of other voyages of discovery round the world ... those of Lord Byron, Capt. Wallis, Capt. Carteret, Lord Mulgrave, Lord Anson, ... / The whole of these voyages of Capt. Cook, F.R.S. &c., now published under the immediate direction of George William Anderson, Esq.; Assisted by a principal officer who sailed in the Resolution sloop, and by many other gentlemen of the most distinguished naval abilities, London: Printed for the proprietors, and published by Alex. Hogg, at the King's-Arms, no. 16, Pater-noster-Row, and sold by all booksellers and news-carriers in Great Britain, Ireland, &c OCLC: 156734437.
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