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Name:A view in Annamooka, one of the Friendly Isles.
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A thatched shelter in a clearing in Nomuka, Tonga. Inside the shelter, a seated woman is playing a nose flute, with a man seated on her left, a folded cloth on the ground beyond him. In front of the shelter a standing man is facing the group. To the left, a taro plant is growing, with a banana palm to the left of the shelter and a coconut palm behind it, as well as other larger trees. A small family group is in the middle distance on the right. Drawn and Etch'd by J. Webber. Aquatinta by M. C. Prestel. London, Pub.d by J. Webber, 1787. From: Plates to Cook's voyages. Discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere. Vol II. [London, various publishers, ca 1800] Aquatint, 255 x 402 mm (image), 296 x 432 mm (plate mark)

Reference:link to the National Library reference
  • ASTRONOMY
  • WAKA VOYAGING
  • TRANSIT OF VENUS
    2004 EXPEDITIONS
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