The Natives of Otaheite, attacking Capt.n Wallis, the first Discoverer of that Island.
[n.d., c.1800.]
Engraving. 185 x 210mm (7¼ x 8¼").
Captain Samuel Wallis (1728-95) circumnavigated the world in command of HMS Dolphin, 1766-68. He sighted Tahiti on June 18, 1767, and is considered the first European visitor to the island, although it was recorded by the Spanish as early as 1606.
[Ref: 7138] £45.00
Engraving. 185 x 210mm (7¼ x 8¼").
Captain Samuel Wallis (1728-95) circumnavigated the world in command of HMS Dolphin, 1766-68. He sighted Tahiti on June 18, 1767, and is considered the first European visitor to the island, although it was recorded by the Spanish as early as 1606.
[Ref: 7138] £45.00