Captain Cook landing on the island of Malakula facing a crowd of local inhabitants. Engraving by J. Basire, 1777, after W. Hodges.
- Hodges, William, 1744-1797.
- Date:
- Feb.y 1st 1777
- Reference:
- 566194i
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London (in New Street Shoe Lane) : Wm. Strahan ; [London] (in the Strand) : Thos. Cadell, Feb.y 1st 1777.
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1 print : engraving ; image 23.8 x 46.1 cm
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The landing at Mallicolo, one of the New Hebrides. Painted by W. Hodges. Engrav'd by J. Basire.
Bears number: LX
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. 225, no. 2.126A, with discussion on pp. 92-93
Reference
Wellcome Collection 566194i
Reproduction note
After a painting by Hodges in the Royal Museums Greenwich (no. BHC1904)
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