A Dance at the Friendly Islands in Presence of Queen Tineh.No. XXVII.
Piron del. Harding ex. Birrell sc.
Publishd Apr. 20 1800 by J. Debrett Piccadilly
Engraving, sheet 230 x 305mm (9 x 12"). Trimmed to plate; slight foxing.
Topless women dancing for Queen Tine on the Island of Tonga, named the Friendly Islands by Captain Cook. From the English edition of Jacques Labillardière's ''An Account of A Voyage in search of La Perouse... Under the Command of Rear-Admiral Bruni d'Entrecasteaux'', an expedition that crossed the South Pacific, visiting Australia, New Zealand and the East Indies between 1791-3.
[Ref: 32226] £250.00
Publishd Apr. 20 1800 by J. Debrett Piccadilly
Engraving, sheet 230 x 305mm (9 x 12"). Trimmed to plate; slight foxing.
Topless women dancing for Queen Tine on the Island of Tonga, named the Friendly Islands by Captain Cook. From the English edition of Jacques Labillardière's ''An Account of A Voyage in search of La Perouse... Under the Command of Rear-Admiral Bruni d'Entrecasteaux'', an expedition that crossed the South Pacific, visiting Australia, New Zealand and the East Indies between 1791-3.
[Ref: 32226] £250.00