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The Inside of a House, in Oonalashka.
The Inside of a House, in Oonalashka.
J.Webber del. J.Hall & S.Middiman sc.
[London, G. Nicol and T. Cadell, 1785.]
Engraving. 260 x 415mm, 10¼ x x 16½". Large paper copy.
A scene on Unalaska, one of the Aleutian Islands off mainland Alaska. The natives are the Unangan, called the Aleut by Russian fur traders. John Webber (1751-93) travelled with Captain Cook on the Third Voyage (1776-80) as the Official Artist of the expedition, recording the explorer's death at the hand of Hawaiian natives.
[Ref: 11024]   £130.00   (£156.00 incl.VAT)
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Natives of Oonalashka, and their Habitations.
Natives of Oonalashka, and their Habitations.
J.Webber del. J.Hall & S.Middiman sc.
[London, G. Nicol and T. Cadell, 1785.]
Engraving. 260 x 415mm, 10¼ x x 16½". Large paper copy.
A scene on Unalaska, one of the Aleutian Islands off mainland Alaska. The natives are the Unangan, called the Aleut by Russian fur traders. John Webber (1751-93) travelled with Captain Cook on the Third Voyage (1776-80) as the Official Artist of the expedition, recording the explorer's death at the hand of Hawaiian natives.
[Ref: 11023]   £180.00   (£216.00 incl.VAT)
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[Alaska] Canoes of Oonalashka.
[Alaska] Canoes of Oonalashka.
J. Webber del. W. Angus sc.
[London: Nicol & Cadell, n.d., c.1785.]
Engraving with very large margins. On watermarked paper. Platemark: 205 x 260mm (8 x 10¼"). Uncut.
A plate from 'Cook's Voyage to the Pacific'. Two canoes, sailing to the left, with two men in the upper one, which has a curved tip, both rowing with single-headed paddles. One is in the lower canoe, rowing both sides with a double-headed paddle. John Webber (1751-93) travelled with Captain Cook on the Third Voyage (1776-80) as the Official Artist of the expedition, recording the explorer's death at the hand of Hawaiian natives.
[Ref: 34283]   £140.00   (£168.00 incl.VAT)
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[Alaska] Inhabitants of Norton Sound, and their Habitations.
[Alaska] Inhabitants of Norton Sound, and their Habitations.
J. Webber del. B. Pouncy sc.
[London: Nicol & Cadell, n.d., c.1785.]
Engraving with very large margins. On watermarked paper. Platemark: 250 x 395mm (9¾ x 15½"). Creasing in centre. Uncut.
A plate from 'Cook's Voyage to the Pacific'. An exterior view showing woman carrying a bucket with a child at her back, secured in cloth wrapped around her body, walking to right in the centre foreground. A man can be seen slightly behind, carrying a fish, with a log house partly covered with thatch behind them. A kayak is shown near the water in the right foreground, with hills and trees in the background and a glimpse of another bay to right. John Webber (1751-93) travelled with Captain Cook on the Third Voyage (1776-80) as the Official Artist of the expedition, recording the explorer's death at the hand of Hawaiian natives.
[Ref: 34335]   £220.00   (£264.00 incl.VAT)
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[Alaska] Caps of the Natives of Oonalashka.
[Alaska] Caps of the Natives of Oonalashka.
J. Webber del. J. Record sculp.t.
[London: Nicol & Cadell, n.d., c.1785.]
Engraving with large margins. Platemark: 280 x 205mm (11 x 8¼"). Uncut. Light creasing and staining.
A plate from 'Cook's Voyage to the Pacific'. Two detailed caps of the natives of Oonalashka, Alaska, both highly detailed in pattern, the upper decorated with feathers. John Webber (1751-93) travelled with Captain Cook on the Third Voyage (1776-80) as the Official Artist of the expedition, recording the explorer's death at the hand of Hawaiian natives.
[Ref: 34336]   £90.00   (£108.00 incl.VAT)
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[Alaska] The Inside of of a House, in Oonalashka.
[Alaska] The Inside of of a House, in Oonalashka.
J. Webber del. W. Sharp sculp.
[London: Nicol & Cadell, n.d., c.1785.]
Engraving with very large margins. On watermarked paper. Platemark: 255 x 400mm (10 x 15¾").
A plate from 'Cook's Voyage to the Pacific'. An interior view depicting a room with an apex roof built of logs and covered with thick fronds, with open sections in the top. A man can be seen climbing a tree-trunk in which steps have been cut, through one of the openings and families gathered under the eaves on either side, with household objects including baskets and woven cloths. John Webber (1751-93) travelled with Captain Cook on the Third Voyage (1776-80) as the Official Artist of the expedition, recording the explorer's death at the hand of Hawaiian natives.
[Ref: 34333]   £180.00   (£216.00 incl.VAT)
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[Alaska] A Man of Oonalashka.
[Alaska] A Man of Oonalashka.
J.Webber del. W.Sharp sc.
[London, G. Nicol and T. Cadell, 1785.]
Engraving. 285 x 220mm (11¼ x 8¾"). Trimmed to the plate.
An Unangan man, a native of Unalaska, one of the Aleutian Islands off mainland Alaska. Russian fur traders called his tribe the Aleut. John Webber (1751-93) travelled with Captain Cook on the Third Voyage (1776-80) as the Official Artist of the expedition, recording the explorer's death at the hand of Hawaiian natives. Most of the illustrations in the Official Account, 'A Voyage to the Pacific', were his.
[Ref: 51201]   £140.00   (£168.00 incl.VAT)
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[Alaska] A Man of Prince William's Sound.
[Alaska] A Man of Prince William's Sound.
J. Webber del. J. Bafire sc.
[London: Nicol & Cadell, n.d., c.1785.]
Engraving with very large margins. On watermarked paper. Platemark: 280 x 210mm (11 x 8¼"). Uncut, crease across middle.
A plate from 'Cook's Voyage to the Pacific'. A man, head and shoulders facing front and looking towards the viewer, wearing a fur cape and a patterned conical hat with a flattened top, tied under his chin. He has pendants hanging from his ears, with a nose ornament with beaded ends. James Cook entered Prince William Sound in 1778 and named it Sandwich Sound, after his patron the Earl of Sandwich. The editors of Cook's maps changed the name to Prince William Sound, in honor of Prince William, who would later become King William IV. John Webber (1751-93) travelled with Captain Cook on the Third Voyage (1776-80) as the Official Artist of the expedition, recording the explorer's death at the hand of Hawaiian natives.
[Ref: 34277]   £120.00   (£144.00 incl.VAT)
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[Alaska] Vue de L'Anse Fermée de L'Entrée du Prince Guillaume.
[Alaska] Vue de L'Anse Fermée de L'Entrée du Prince Guillaume.
Benard direxit [after John Webber].
[Paris, 1785.]
Engraving. 240 x 375mm (9½ x 14¾"). Trimmed close to plate at top. Folds as issued.
Cook's ships Resolution and Discovery at anchor under high cliffs in Prince William's Sound, with men in two long boats and many local canoes. Cloud lifts from snow-covered mountains on the far side, gathering into a large cloud in upper right. Engraved by William Ellis after John Webber for 'A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean' (1784), the official account of Captain Cook's Third and final voyage. The English title was 'A View of Snug Corner Cove, in Prince William's Sound'.
[Ref: 51227]   £130.00   (£156.00 incl.VAT)
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[Alaska] A Woman of Prince William's Sound.
[Alaska] A Woman of Prince William's Sound.
J. Webber del. J. Basire sc.
[London: Nicol & Cadell, n.d., c.1785.]
Engraving., fine impression 310 x 240mm (12¼ x 9¾"). Trimmed to the plate. Slight crease in centre.
A woman, head and shoulders facing front and looking towards the viewer, wearing a fur cape tied under her chin. She has pendants hanging from her ears, with a nose ornament and piercings beneath her bottom lip. James Cook entered Prince William Sound in 1778 and named it Sandwich Sound, after his patron the Earl of Sandwich. The editors of Cook's maps changed the name to Prince William Sound, in honor of Prince William, who would later become King William IV. John Webber (1751-93) travelled with Captain Cook on the Third Voyage (1776-80) as the Official Artist of the expedition, recording the explorer's death at the hand of Hawaiian natives.
[Ref: 51199]   £140.00   (£168.00 incl.VAT)
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Balagans or Summer Habitations, with the method of Drying Fish at St. Peter & Paul. Kamtschatka.
Balagans or Summer Habitations, with the method of Drying Fish at St. Peter & Paul. Kamtschatka.
J. Webber R. A. fecit.
London Pub.d April 1. 1809 by Boydell & Comp.y No. 90 Cheapside.
Aquatint with large margins and very fine hand colour on watermarked paper, 'J. Whatman. 1819'. Platemark: 325 x 450mm (12¾ x 17½"). Small stain in left margin.
A thatched building, at the edge of a river where men are fishing with large nets. Behind is a thatched hut on stilts and a large frame from which fish are hanging to dry, with surrounding figures working, gathering and storing the fish. A woman and child are in the foreground, beside a pot hanging from a tripod over a fire. Wooded hills are in the background to the left. John Webber was the official artist on Cook's final voyage through the Pacific; his drawings formed the basis for printed illustrations to the account of 'A Voyage to the Pacific', published in 1784.
Vol. III. Book VI page 375.
[Ref: 31817]   £420.00  
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A Boxing Match, in Hapaee.
A Boxing Match, in Hapaee.
J.Webber del. I.Taylor sc.
[London, G. Nicol and T. Cadell, 1785.]
Engraving. 300 x 225mm, 11¾ x 8¾".
Two Tongans sparring, with thongs over their knuckles. John Webber (1751-93) travelled with Captain Cook on the Third Voyage (1776-80) as the Official Artist of the expedition, recording the explorer's death at the hand of Hawaiian natives.
[Ref: 11057]   £160.00   (£192.00 incl.VAT)
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[Cook Islands] A Man of Mangea.
[Cook Islands] A Man of Mangea.
J. Webber del. W. Sharp sculp.
[London: Nicol & Cadell, n.d., c.1785.]
Engraving. 290 x 240mm (11½ x 9½"). Trimmed to the plate.
A man from Mangaia, Cook Islands, wearing a bone ornamental dagger through his ear and his hair tied up in a bun. John Webber (1751-93) travelled with Captain Cook on the Third Voyage (1776-80) as the Official Artist of the expedition, recording the explorer's death at the hand of Hawaiian natives.
[Ref: 51200]   £95.00   (£114.00 incl.VAT)
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A View of Christmas Harbour, in Kerguelen's Land.
A View of Christmas Harbour, in Kerguelen's Land.
J. Webber del. Newton sculp.
[London: Nicol & Cadell, n.d., c.1785.]
Engraving. 265 x 405mm (10 x 16"). Trimmed close to plate right and bottom
HMS Resolution and HMS Discovery at anchor in Christmas Harbour in the Kerguelen Islands (also known as Desolation Islands) in the Southern Indian Ocean. In the foreground an unafraid penguin watches a crewman approaching to club it. A sea lion is hidden among the rocks. Engraved by James Newton after John Webber for 'A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean' (1784), the official account of Captain Cook's Third and final voyage.
[Ref: 51210]   £130.00   (£156.00 incl.VAT)
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Mort Tragiques du Capitaine Cook, le Février, 1779. Sur la côte d'Owhy-hée l'une des Isles Sandwich, découverte par ce Navigateur.
Mort Tragiques du Capitaine Cook, le Février, 1779. Sur la côte d'Owhy-hée l'une des Isles Sandwich, découverte par ce Navigateur. Jacques Cook fit 3 Voyages [...] Dédiée et Présentée De Bourgainville Officier Général de Terre et de Mer, de la Société Royale de Londres et de celle de Cincinnati, Par son très humble obéissant Serviteur Jsabey.
J. Webber pinx. Fessard Sculp.
Se vend a Paris rue de Gèvre chez Jsabey.
Engraving. Printed area: 275 x 320mm (10¾ x 12½"). Trimmed to platemark
A scene showing the killing of Captain James Cook in Hawaii, after John Webber's series engravings published in 1784.
[Ref: 46693]   £450.00  
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A View of Christmas Harbour, on Kerguelen's Land.
A View of Christmas Harbour, on Kerguelen's Land.
[after John Webber, c.1810]
Aquatint, rare; platemark 130 x 210mm (5 x 8¼").
Christmas Harbour in the Kerguelen Islands (also known as Desolation Islands) in the Southern Indian Ocean. Over 2000 miles from the nearest populated location, the islands are amongst the most isolated places on earth, with no indigenous inhabitants but a small population of scientists and engineers. Derived from an engraving after John Webber which published in Cook's 'Voyage to the Pacific' (1784).
Not in abbey.
[Ref: 33771]   £130.00   (£156.00 incl.VAT)
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View of the Harbour of Taloo, in the Island of Eimeo.
View of the Harbour of Taloo, in the Island of Eimeo.
J. Webber fecit.
London Pub.d April 1. 1809 by Boydell & Comp.y No. 90 Cheapside.
Aquatint with large margins and very fine hand colour. Platemark: 325 x 450mm (12¾ x 17½"). Repairs to sheet including an area inside the printed area to the bottom left, stain in printed area to the left.
A landscape with several small vessels and canoes on a lake, surrounded by steep, craggy mountains covered with trees. Three figures can be seen on the shore in the left foreground, where boats are putting in. John Webber was the official artist on Cook's final voyage through the Pacific; his drawings formed the basis for printed illustrations to the account of 'A Voyage to the Pacific', published in 1784.
Vide Cook's last Voyage Vol II. Chap. V.
[Ref: 31818]   £420.00  
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A Man and Woman of the Sandwich Islands.
A Man and Woman of the Sandwich Islands. Engraved for the Lady's Magazine.
[after John Webber.]
[London: John Coote & John Wheble, c.1775.]
Engraving. 120 x 180mm (4¾ x 7"). Trimmed into plate at top.
A composite image, putting the heads of two Webber portraits of Hawaiians into ovals in a decorative boder.
[Ref: 44662]   £75.00   (£90.00 incl.VAT)
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Representation of an offering to Capt.n Cook and his officers at Owyhee one of the Sandwich Islands
Representation of an offering to Capt.n Cook and his officers at Owyhee one of the Sandwich Islands
Webber delin. Page sculp.
[n.d., c.1790.]
Engraving. 170 x 220mm (6¾ x 8½") very large margins.
Captain Cook and his officers attending a feast on his first visit to Hawaii. Based on an illustration from the Official Account, 'A Voyage to the Pacific', 1785.
[Ref: 51204]   £130.00   (£156.00 incl.VAT)
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A Man of the Sandwich Islands, Dancing.
A Man of the Sandwich Islands, Dancing. 62.
J.Webber del. C.Grignion sc.
[London, G. Nicol and T. Cadell, 1785.]
Engraving, very large margins. Platemark: 300 x 210mm (11¾ x 8¼"). Uncut.
A Hawaiian dancer in native costume. John Webber (1751-93) travelled with Captain Cook on the Third Voyage (1776-80) as the Official Artist of the expedition, recording the explorer's death at the hand of Hawaiian natives.
[Ref: 40042]   £240.00   (£288.00 incl.VAT)
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An Offering before Captain Cook, in the Sandwich Islands.
An Offering before Captain Cook, in the Sandwich Islands.
Webber del. Walker sculp.
Published as the Act directs, by Harrison & Co September 1. 1784.
Engraving. 155 x 195mm (6¼ x 7¾").
A ring of islanders sitting in front of a thatched building with a wooden palisade, surrounding Cook and several other officers, who sit in front of two tall wooden images draped in cloths, one standing to present him with a pig.
[Ref: 44573]   £65.00   (£78.00 incl.VAT)
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[Hawaii] An Inland View, in Atooi.
[Hawaii] An Inland View, in Atooi.
J. Webber del. S. Middiman sc.
[London: Nicol & Cadell, n.d., c.1785.]
Engraving with very large margins. On watermarked paper. Platemark: 255 x 510mm (10 x 19¾"). Uncut.
A plate from 'Cook's Voyage to the Pacific'. A view of a village with numerous thatch constructed houses and buildings. A number of people, Hawaiians and men from Cook's voyage, can be seen conducting trade in the centre of the village. A mountainous landscape is in the background. John Webber (1751-93) travelled with Captain Cook on the Third Voyage (1776-80) as the Official Artist of the expedition, recording the explorer's death at the hand of Hawaiian natives.
[Ref: 34290]   £360.00  
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[Hawaii] The Inside of the House, in the Morai, in Atooi.
[Hawaii] The Inside of the House, in the Morai, in Atooi.
J. Webber del. Scott sculp.
[London: Nicol & Cadell, n.d., c.1785.]
Engraving with very large margins. Platemark: 210 x 270mm (8¼ x 10½"). Uncut.
A plate from 'Cook's Voyage to the Pacific'. A view of the interior of a ceremonial long house located in the heiau (burial ground) in the Kingdom of Atooi, in Hawaii. An altar and two carved figures are erected at the back of the house, the house being open on one side. John Webber (1751-93) travelled with Captain Cook on the Third Voyage (1776-80) as the Official Artist of the expedition, recording the explorer's death at the hand of Hawaiian natives.
[Ref: 34292]   £260.00   (£312.00 incl.VAT)
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A Canoe of the Sandwich Islands, the Rowers Masked.
A Canoe of the Sandwich Islands, the Rowers Masked.
J. Webber del. C. Grignion sc.
[London: Nicol & Cadell, n.d., c.1785.]
Engraving. 255 x 400mm (10 x 15¾"). Small margins.
A view of an outrigger canoe with a sail on the water being paddled by men who wear masks that cover their complete heads. A mountainous landscape with palm trees can be seen in the background. Engraved by Charles Grignion after John Webber for 'A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean' (1784), the official account of Captain Cook's Third and final voyage.
[Ref: 51212]   £230.00   (£276.00 incl.VAT)
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An Offering Before Cap.t Cook, in the Sandwich Islands.
An Offering Before Cap.t Cook, in the Sandwich Islands.
J. Webber del. The Landscape Eng.d by Middiman. The Figures by Hall.
[London: Nicol & Cadell, n.d., c.1785.]
Engraving. 260 x 400mm (10¼ x 15¾"). Trimmed to the plate at the bottom, with thread margins at sides.
A scene depicting Captain James Cook and four of his men who sit in front of two tall wooden images draped in cloth, with a group of natives of the Sandwich Islands, sitting in front of a thatched building with a wooden palisade, one standing to present him with a pig. Engraved by Charles Grignion after John Webber for 'A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean' (1784), the official account of Captain Cook's Third and final voyage.
[Ref: 51213]   £160.00   (£192.00 incl.VAT)
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Tereoboo, King of Owyhee, bringing Presents to Cap.t Cook.
Tereoboo, King of Owyhee, bringing Presents to Cap.t Cook.
J. Webber del. B. T. Pouncy sc.
[London: Nicol & Cadell, n.d., c.1785.]
Engraving. 260 x 400mm (10¼ x 15¾"). Trimmed to the plate at the bottom.
Three long double canoes, rowed from a mountainous land towards the left, the foremost with a sail set near the prow, bent back to form a large funnel and carrying two rows of nobles, who stand, wearing cloaks; the nearest to the viewer, carrying statues. Engraved by Benjamin Thomas Pouncy after John Webber for 'A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean' (1784), the official account of Captain Cook's Third and final voyage.
[Ref: 51216]   £230.00   (£276.00 incl.VAT)
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A Night Dance by Women, in Hapaee.
A Night Dance by Women, in Hapaee.
J. Webber del. W.m Sharp sculp.
[London: Nicol & Cadell, n.d., c.1785.]
Engraving with very large margins. Platemark: 270 x 400mm (10½ x 15¾"). Uncut. Edge of top margins, stained. Very slight crease & small foxmark.
A plate from 'Cook's Voyage to the Pacific'. A night scene depicting Tongan women dancing in two rows, on both side of the image, wearing cloth skirts and flower headbands. Behind the women, are a group of men sitting on the ground in a circle, holding wooden musical instruments. An audience of men and women can be seen in the background. Four White officers are depicted in the foreground, watching the performance. John Webber (1751-93) travelled with Captain Cook on the Third Voyage (1776-80) as the Official Artist of the expedition, recording the explorer's death at the hand of Hawaiian natives.
[Ref: 34303]   £320.00  
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The Narta, or Sledge for Burdens in Kamtschatka.
The Narta, or Sledge for Burdens in Kamtschatka. [NB not mentioned in Cooks last Voyage.]
J. Webber fecit.
[London Pub.d July 1, 1789 by J. Webber No. 312 Oxford Street.]
Coloured soft ground etching, printed in sepia and hand finished. Sheet 300 x 450mm (11¾ x 17¼") on paper watermarked 'J Whatman, undated. Trimmed within plate, losing publication line at bottom, close to image at top; unprinted area in bottom left corner patched. Repairs.
A scene with a man on skis beside a dog sledge, huts and a smoking volcano in the background. It was one of twelve plates in his 'Views in the South Seas', drawn, etched and originally published separately 1788-92 by John Webber, draughtsman on Cook's Third Voyage. Boydell reissued the Views (with four new plates) with plates dated 1809, but Abbey's example has Whatman watermarks dated 1820. We have traced an example of this plate with the Webber publication line also watermarked 'J Whatman', undated.
Abbey 595 for Boydell edition. See Ref: 31816
[Ref: 59114]   £650.00  
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The Narta, or Sledge for Burdens in Kamtchatka.
The Narta, or Sledge for Burdens in Kamtchatka.
J. Webber fecit.
London Pub.d April 1. 1809 by Boydell & Comp.y No. 90 Cheapside.
Aquatint with large margins and very fine hand colour on watermarked paper, 'J. Whatman. 1820'. Platemark: 325 x 450mm (12¾ x 17½"). Repaired tears to top left edges.
A scene depicting a sledge laden with firewood, drawn by five dogs steered by a man on skis. Thatched houses and peaked thatched buildings on stilts can be see to the left in the middle ground and a volcano bellowing smoke and mountains in the background. John Webber was the official artist on Cook's final voyage through the Pacific; his drawings formed the basis for printed illustrations to the account of 'A Voyage to the Pacific', published in 1784.
[Ref: 31816]   £620.00  
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A View of the Town and Harbour of St. Peter and St. Paul, in Kamtschatka.
A View of the Town and Harbour of St. Peter and St. Paul, in Kamtschatka.
J. Webber del. B. T. Pouncy sc.
[London: Nicol & Cadell, n.d., c.1785.]
Engraving. On watermarked paper. Platemark: 215 x 265mm (8½ x 10½"). Uncut with very large margins. Slight repair in centre.
A plate from 'Cook's Voyage to the Pacific'. A view of the town and harbour of St Peter & St Paul (Petropavlovsk) looking towards the entrance of Avacha Bay. The village is shown on the sandy peninsula with Kamchatkan summer huts and Russian log huts. A man and woman can be seen to the left and a canoe containing three men in the central foreground, with other groups of figures along the shore. The ships the Resolution and Discovery are in the Bay in the background, with snowy peaks in the distance. John Webber (1751-93) travelled with Captain Cook on the Third Voyage (1776-80) as the Official Artist of the expedition, recording the explorer's death at the hand of Hawaiian natives.
[Ref: 34196]   £260.00   (£312.00 incl.VAT)
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A Man of Kamtschatka.
A Man of Kamtschatka.
J. Webber del. W. Sharp sc.
[London: Nicol & Cadell, n.d., c.1785.]
Engraving with very large margins. On watermarked paper. Platemark: 265 x 215mm (10½ x 8½"). Uncut. Edges of wide margins worn.
A plate from 'Cook's Voyage to the Pacific'. A portrait of a man from the Kamtschatka penninsula in the Russian Far East, facing right, wearing traditional clothing. John Webber (1751-93) travelled with Captain Cook on the Third Voyage (1776-80) as the Official Artist of the expedition, recording the explorer's death at the hand of Hawaiian natives.
[Ref: 34193]   £160.00   (£192.00 incl.VAT)
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A Sledge of Kamtschatka.
A Sledge of Kamtschatka.
J. Webber del. Woodyer sc.
[London: Nicol & Cadell, n.d., c.1785.]
Engraving, very fine. On watermarked paper. Platemark: 190 x 250mm (7½ x 9¾"). Uncut with very large margins.
A plate from 'Cook's Voyage to the Pacific'. A traditional sledge from the Kamtschatka peninsula, far eastern Russia. John Webber (1751-93) travelled with Captain Cook on the Third Voyage (1776-80) as the Official Artist of the expedition, recording the explorer's death at the hand of Hawaiian natives.
[Ref: 34198]   £160.00   (£192.00 incl.VAT)
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A Man of Kamtschatka, Travelling in Winter.
A Man of Kamtschatka, Travelling in Winter.
J. Webber del. S. Middiman sc.
[London: Nicol & Cadell, n.d., c.1785.]
Engraving, very fine. On watermarked paper. Platemark: 250 x 400mm (9¾ x 15¾"). Uncut with very large margins.
A plate from 'Cook's Voyage to the Pacific'. A scene in the Kamtschatka peninsula of far eastern Russia, depicting a man travelling ascross the snowy landscape on a sledge pulled by a pack of five dogs. John Webber (1751-93) travelled with Captain Cook on the Third Voyage (1776-80) as the Official Artist of the expedition, recording the explorer's death at the hand of Hawaiian natives.
[Ref: 34201]   £240.00   (£288.00 incl.VAT)
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A Woman of Kamtschatka.
A Woman of Kamtschatka.
J. Webber del. W. Sharp sc.
[London: Nicol & Cadell, n.d., c.1785.]
Engraving, fine impression. 265 x 215mm (10½ x 8½"). Trimmed to the plate.
A portrait of a woman from the Kamtschatka peninsula in the Russian Far East, facing left, wearing traditional clothing and head scarf. A plate from 'Cook's Voyage to the Pacific'. John Webber (1751-93) travelled with Captain Cook on the Third Voyage (1776-80) as the Official Artist of the expedition, recording the explorer's death at the hand of Hawaiian natives.
[Ref: 51196]   £95.00   (£114.00 incl.VAT)
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Capt.n King.
Capt.n King.
[after John Webber; engraved F. Bartolozzi.]
[c.1790.]
Stipple engraving, very scarce; Sheet 155 x 115mm (6 x 4½"). Trimmed inside platemark and losing publication line.
James King (1750 - 1784), who accompanied James Cook on his third voyage and was heavily involved in the publication of the official account of the voyage in Cook's absence. He was later made a fellow of the Royal Society. This portrait is after the one by John Webber as engraved by Bartolozzi for the Official Account of Cook's Third Voyage, probably for another edition.
Kivell & Spence: Pg 164.
[Ref: 35798]   £420.00  
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[Kauai] A Morai, in Atooi
[Kauai] A Morai, in Atooi
J. Webber del. Lerpiniere sc.
[London: Nicol & Cadell, n.d., c.1785.]
Engraving. Sheet 270 x 410mm (10½ x 16"). Trimmed to the plate on three sides.
A burial place on Kauai, Hawaii. Engraved by Daniel Lerpiniere after John Webber for 'A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean' (1784), the official account of Captain Cook's Third and final voyage.
[Ref: 51215]   £140.00   (£168.00 incl.VAT)
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The Inside of a Hippah in New Zeeland.
The Inside of a Hippah in New Zeeland.
J. Webber del. B.T. Pouncy sculp.
[London: Nicol & Cadell, n.d., c.1785.]
Engraving. Sheet 260 x 410mm (10¼ x 16"). Trimmed to the plate.
The interior of a pa, a fortified Maori village. Engraved by Benjamin Thomas Pouncy after John Webber for 'A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean' (1784), the official account of Captain Cook's Third and final voyage.
[Ref: 51214]   £160.00   (£192.00 incl.VAT)
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[Seal] A Sea Otter.
[Seal] A Sea Otter.
J. Webber del. Mazell sc.
[London: Nicol & Cadell, n.d., c.1785.]
Engraving with very large margins. On watermarked paper. Platemark: 200 x 270mm (8 x 10½"). Uncut.
A plate from 'Cook's Voyage to the Pacific'. A reclining Nootka Sound sea otter on the shore with rocks and vegetationin the surrounding area. Nootka Sound is an inlet of the Pacific Ocean on the west coast of Vancouver Island, in the Canadian province of British Columbia. Historically also known as King George's Sound, as a strait it separates Vancouver Island and Nootka Island. John Webber (1751-93) travelled with Captain Cook on the Third Voyage (1776-80) as the Official Artist of the expedition, recording the explorer's death at the hand of Hawaiian natives.
[Ref: 34280]   £160.00   (£192.00 incl.VAT)
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Vue des Habitations dfe L'Entrée de Nootka.
Vue des Habitations dfe L'Entrée de Nootka.
Benard direxit [after John Webber].
[Paris, 1785.]
Engraving. 245 x 375mm (9¾ x 14¾"). Trimmed close to the plate at the top. Folds as issued.
A view of the habitations of the natives of Nootka Sound. Low, broad buildings of slatted wood with flat roofs are constructed against and on top of dunes at the edge of the water, with frames for drying fish standing near them. Numerous figures are gathered on the shore in the foreground, mostly seated, receiving the Europeans with one in the shallows in the centre, bending over the contents of a laden canoe. Engraved by Robert Benard for the French edition of 'A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean' (1784), the official account of Captain Cook's Third and final voyage.
[Ref: 51226]   £120.00   (£144.00 incl.VAT)
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Vue de L'Interieur d'une Maison de L'Entrée de Nootka.
Vue de L'Interieur d'une Maison de L'Entrée de Nootka.
[after John Webber] Benard Direxit.
[Paris, 1785.]
Engraving. 270 x 400mm (10½ x 15¾"). Narrow margin at top. Repaired tear. Folds as issued.
An interior scene depicting a group of men and women, drying fish, baskets and chests, within a traditional communal house, with carved ornaments in the background. Engraved by Robert Benard after John Webber for the French edition of 'A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean' (1784), the official account of Captain Cook's Third and final voyage.
[Ref: 51225]   £80.00   (£96.00 incl.VAT)
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A View of the Habitations of Nootka Sound.
A View of the Habitations of Nootka Sound.
J. Webber del. S. Smith sculp.
[London: Nicol & Cadell, n.d., c.1785.]
Engraving. Platemark: 255 x 400mm (10 x 15¾"). Trimmed to platemark at bottom. Small margins on 3 sides.
A view of the habitations of the natives of Nootka Sound. Low, broad buildings of slatted wood with flat roofs are constructed against and on top of dunes at the edge of the water, with frames for drying fish standing near them. Numerous figures are gathered on the shore in the foreground, mostly seated, receiving the Europeans with one in the shallows in the centre, bending over the contents of a laden canoe. Engraved by Samuel Smith for 'A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean' (1784), the official account of Captain Cook's Third and final voyage.
[Ref: 51219]   £220.00   (£264.00 incl.VAT)
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The Inside of a House in Nootka Sound.
The Inside of a House in Nootka Sound.
J. Webber del. W. Sharp sc.
[London: Nicol & Cadell, n.d., c.1785.]
Engraving. 270 x 400mm (10½ x 15¾"). Trimmed to plate at the bottom.
An interior scene depicting a group of men and women, drying fish, baskets and chests, within a traditional communal house, with carved ornaments in the background. Engraved by William Sharp after John Webber for 'A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean' (1784), the official account of Captain Cook's Third and final voyage.
[Ref: 51211]   £140.00   (£168.00 incl.VAT)
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A Man of Nootka Sound.
A Man of Nootka Sound.
J. Webber del. W. Sharp sculp.
[London: Nicol & Cadell, n.d., c.1785.]
Engraving, fine impression. 310 x 240mm (12¼ x 9½"). Trimmed to the plate.
A native of Nootka Sound, British Columbia. Directed to right, glancing towards the viewer, with tasselled threads in his hair. He has a nose ring and a grid pattern on his forehead. A plate from 'Cook's Voyage to the Pacific'. John Webber (1751-93) travelled with Captain Cook on the Third Voyage (1776-80) as the Official Artist of the expedition, recording the explorer's death at the hand of Hawaiian natives.
[Ref: 51197]   £140.00   (£168.00 incl.VAT)
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[Alaska] A Woman of Oonalashka.
[Alaska] A Woman of Oonalashka.
J.Webber del. Delattre sc.
[London, G. Nicol and T. Cadell, 1785.]
Engraving, fine impression. 285 x 220mm (11¼ x 8¾"). Trimmed to plate on 3 sides.
An Unangan woman, a native of Unalaska, one of the Aleutian Islands off mainland Alaska. Russian fur traders called her tribe the Aleut. John Webber (1751-93) travelled with Captain Cook on the Third Voyage (1776-80) as the Official Artist of the expedition, recording the explorer's death at the hand of Hawaiian natives.
[Ref: 51198]   £140.00   (£168.00 incl.VAT)
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An Opossum of Van Diemen's Land.
An Opossum of Van Diemen's Land.
J. Webber del. P. Mazell sculp.
[London: Nicol & Cadell, n.d., c.1785.]
Engraving. 215 x 270mm (8½ x 10½"). Trimmed to the plate.
John Webber (1751-93) travelled with Captain Cook on the Third Voyage (1776-80) as the Official Artist of the expedition, recording the explorer's death at the hand of Hawaiian natives. Most of the illustrations in the Official Account, 'A Voyage to the Pacific', were his.
[Ref: 51203]   £95.00   (£114.00 incl.VAT)
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The Body of Tee, a Chief, as preserved after Death, in Otaheite.
The Body of Tee, a Chief, as preserved after Death, in Otaheite.
J. Webber del. W. Byrne sculp.
[London: Nicol & Cadell, n.d., c.1785.]
Engraving with very large margins. Platemark: 255 x 400mm (10 x 15¾"). Uncut.
A plate from 'Cook's Voyage to the Pacific'. An exterior scene depicting the preserved deceased body of Chief Tee, of Otaheite in Tahiti, wearing a cloth wrap headscarf, and loin cloth, lying on top of a piece of cloth, laid out on a wooden structure with a thatched roof. A man stands in the foreground, wearing a cloth wrap and holding onto a piece of cloth, looking at the body. The area is surrounded by a wooden fence. John Webber (1751-93) travelled with Captain Cook on the Third Voyage (1776-80) as the Official Artist of the expedition, recording the explorer's death at the hand of Hawaiian natives.
[Ref: 34295]   £180.00   (£216.00 incl.VAT)
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A View at Bolcheretzkoi, in Kamtschatka.
A View at Bolcheretzkoi, in Kamtschatka.
J. Webber del. P. Benezech sc.
[London: G. Nicol & T. Cadell, 1785.]
Engraving, 240 x 345mm. 9½ x 13½". Full margins.
View at Bol'sheretsk on the Kamchatka Peninsula on the Russian Pacific coast; sleigh dogs, cattle and a family feature. From Cook's Voyages, numbered '77' upper right. John Webber (1751 - 1793) travelled with Captain James Cook on the Third Voyage (1776-80) as the official artist of the expedition, recording the explorer's death at the hands of Hawaiian natives.
[Ref: 18738]   £160.00   (£192.00 incl.VAT)
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The Inside of a Winter Habitation, in Kamtschatka.
The Inside of a Winter Habitation, in Kamtschatka.
J.Webber del. W.Sharp sculp.
[London, G. Nicol and T. Cadell, 1785.]
Engraving. 260 x 415mm, 10¼ x x 16½". Large paper copy.
A scene on Kamchatka Peninsula on the north Pacific coast of Asia. John Webber (1751-93) travelled with Captain Cook on the Third Voyage (1776-80) as the Official Artist of the expedition, recording the explorer's death at the hand of Hawaiian natives.
[Ref: 11018]   £160.00   (£192.00 incl.VAT)
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A Sledge of Kamtschatka.
A Sledge of Kamtschatka.
J. Webber del. Woodyer sc.
[London: G. Nicol & T. Cadell, 1785.]
Engraving on watermarked laid paper, 185 x 250mm. 7¼ x 9¾". A fine impression with full margins.
A sledge or sleigh from the Kamchatka Peninsula on the Russian Pacific coast. From Cook's Voyages, numbered '71' upper right. John Webber (1751 - 1793) travelled with Captain James Cook on the Third Voyage (1776-80) as the official artist of the expedition, recording the explorer's death at the hands of Hawaiian natives.
NLA: 2929997.
[Ref: 18775]   £140.00   (£168.00 incl.VAT)
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Summer and Winter Habitations, in Kamtschatka.
Summer and Winter Habitations, in Kamtschatka.
J. Webber del. S. Smith sc.
[London: G. Nicol & T. Cadell, 1785.]
Engraving, 245 x 405mm. 9¾ x 16". Full margins.
Structures on the Kamchatka Peninsula on the Russian Pacific coast. From Cook's Voyages, numbered '77' upper right. John Webber (1751 - 1793) travelled with Captain James Cook on the Third Voyage (1776-80) as the official artist of the expedition, recording the explorer's death at the hands of Hawaiian natives.
[Ref: 18736]   £160.00   (£192.00 incl.VAT)
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