Resolution Bay in the Marquesas Islands: canoes and a sailing boat in the harbour. Engraving by B.T. Pouncy, 1777, after W. Hodges, 1773.

  • Hodges, William, 1744-1797.
Date:
Feb.ry 1st 1777
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566144i
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Three vertical carved hooks on the back of the nearest canoe appear to have been added by Pouncy (Joppien and Smith, loc. cit.)

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London (in New Street Shoe Lane) : Wm. Strahan ; [London] (in the Strand) : Thos. Cadell, Feb.ry 1st 1777.

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1 print : engraving ; image 21.5 x 37.3 cm

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Resolution Bay in the Marquesas. Drawn from nature by W. Hodges. Engrav'd by B.T. Pouncy. Bears number: XXXIII

References note

Rüdiger Joppien and Bernard Smith, The art of Captain Cook's voyages, vol. 2: The voyage of the Resolution and Adventure 1772-1775, New Haven and London 1985, p. 204, no. 2.103A

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Wellcome Collection 566144i

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