Hawaiians with King Tereoboo rowing towards Captain Cook's ships to greet Cook the day after his return to Hawaii. Engraving by B.T. Pouncy, 1784, after J. Webber.

  • Webber, John, 1751-1793.
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[1784]
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566717i
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Hawaiians with King Tereoboo rowing towards Captain Cook's ships to greet Cook the day after his return to Hawaii. Engraving by B.T. Pouncy, 1784, after J. Webber. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Cook's third voyage (1777-1780). Not the presentation of gifts as stated in the lettering, as that occurred afterwards (Joppien and Smith, loc. cit.)

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[London] : [Printed for John Stockdale, Scatcherd and Whitaker, John Fielding, and John Hardy], [1784]

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1 print : engraving ; platemark 25.7 x 40.1 cm

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Tereoboo, King of Owyhee, bringing presents to Capt. Cook ; J. Webber del. ; B.T. Pouncy sc. Bears number: 61

References note

Rüdiger Joppien and Bernard Smith, The art of Captain Cook's voyages, vol. 3: The voyage of the Resolution and Discovery 1776-1780, New Haven and London 1988, p. 530, no. 3.298A

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Wellcome Collection 566717i

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