Cook, Capt. James: [New Zealand War Canoe.]

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Cook, Capt. James : [New Zealand War Canoe.]

London, c.1773.

240 x 550mm. Binding folds, narrow lateral margins with a little staining.

Engraving of a Maori war waka (canoe) from a watercolour by John James Barralet, which was based on the sketch by Sydney Parkinson, the botanical artist on Cook's First Voyage (1768-1771), who died on the return leg. In the background is Gable End Foreland. The original version of this print appeared in the Official Account of Cook's First Voyage, edited by John Hawkesworth, also without a title. This example has no engraver's name either.

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