Carte Bougainville détail Lanciers-Facardins 1768
Détail de la carte des Tuamotu établie par Louis Antoine de Bougainville en 1768 (Première division, archipel dangereux, terres basses et noyées). Apparaissent Les Quatre Facardins (actuel Vahitahi) et l'île de... More
A view in the island of Ulietea with a double canoe and a boathouse, e...
[A view in the island of Ulietea with a double canoe and a boathouse] [picture] / [E. Rooker sculp.]. 1 print : engraving ; plate mark 23.5 x 48.8 cm. Pl. no. 3, v. 2 of: Account of the voyages undertaken by th... More
1769 Cook Map of the Society Islands - Geographicus - SoecityIsland-co...
This is a fine example of the first published map of the Society Islands, composed by James Cook on his first voyage. Consists of the islands of Maurua, Tubai, Bolabola, Otaha, Ulietéa and Huaheine. This group... More
John Cleveley the Younger – Morea (i.e. Moorea) One of the Friendly Is...
Morea [i.e. Moorea] One of the Friendly Islands in the South Seas, 1777
The Resolution and Discovery off Huaheine RMG L9755
The Resolution and Discovery off Huaheine (Updated January 2016) The painting refers to James Cook’s voyage to Hawaii in 1779. To the right the ‘Resolution’ and the ‘Discovery’ are at anchor off Huaheine (Soci... More
Double canoes. Tipaerua, 1769-71 (crop of dog)
"Double canoes. Tipaerua." Society Islands, probably during Captain Cook's first voyage. From the British Museum's collection of drawings by A. Buchan, S. Parkinson and J. F. Miller, made in the countries visi... More
William Hodges, View of part of Owharre (Fare) Harbour, Island of Huah...
View of part of Owharre [Fare] Harbour, Island of Huahine. Hodges's paintings of the Pacific celebrate British exploration. He was appointed by the Admiralty to record the places discovered on Cook's second vo... More
William Hodges, View of the Islands of Otaha (Taaha) and Bola Bola (Bo...
View of the Islands of Otaha [Taaha] and Bola Bola [Bora Bora] with Part of the Island of Ulietea [Raiatea].
Canoe of Ulietea, Raiatea, Society Islands, 1769-71 (crop of dog)
Detail of Figure 7 showing boy clutching an animal that looks like a dog. Or is it a pig?. "Canoe of Ulietea." Raiatea, Society Islands, probably during Captain Cook's first voyage From the British Museum's co... More
Carte Bougainville détail Harpe 1768
Détail de la carte des Tuamotu établie par Louis Antoine de Bougainville en 1768 (Première division, archipel dangereux, terres basses et noyées) : l'île de la Harpe (actuel Hao).
The Lad Taiyota, Native of Otaheite, in the Dress of his Country (colo...
Plate 9. From the book: A journal of a voyage to the South Seas, in his Majesty's ship the Endeavour Tupaia took Taiata, a servant-boy, with him on HMS Endeavour. Taiata’s experiences were described in the off... More
John Cleveley the Younger, Views of the South Seas (No. 3 of 4)
Views of the South Seas, a set of four. 1. View of Huaheine, one of the Society Islands; 2. View of Morea, one of the Friendly Islands; 3. View of Charlotte Sound in New Zealand (sic, actually a view in Matava... More
John Webber, A View in Ulietea (Raiatea)
A View in Ulietea [Raiatea]. Framed watercolour drawing with pen and ink entitled "A View in Ulietea". The drawing has been signed by the artist and dated.
Great Morai of Temarre at Pappara in Otaheite (retouched)
Great Morai of Temarre at Pappara in Otaheite. View of a Tahitian temple, a European man with native guide beside a tree in the foreground, mountains in the background; illustration to Wilson's 'A Missionary V... More
Mehetia-osnaburg - Public domain vintage map
Coastal view of Osnaburg Island (now Mehetia, French Polynesia)
Tahiti 18th century map - Public domain portrait drawing
Public domain scan of 18th-century drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Engraving of 'The Fleet of Otaheite Assembled at Oparee'
Engraving of The Fleet of Otaheite Assembled at Oparee. London: Wm. Strahan & Thos. Cadell, 1 February 1777 Hodges' original painting of the event is a vivid record of British exploration. He was appointed by t... More
John Cleveley the Younger, Views of the South Seas (No. 1 of 4)
Views of the South Seas, a set of four. 1. View of Huaheine, one of the Society Islands; 2. View of Morea, one of the Friendly Islands; 3. View of Charlotte Sound in New Zealand (sic, actually a view in Matava... More
An unlabeled scene in the Society Island, 1769-71 (crop of dog)
An unlabeled scene in the Society Islands. A dog's pointed muzzle is visible near the aft mast. From the British Museum's collection of drawings by A. Buchan, S. Parkinson and J. F. Miller, made in the countri... More
Natives outside burial hut with oheines. Huahine
Plate No.6. Natives outside burial hut with oheines. Huahine. Public domain photograph of 18th-century painting, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Samuel Wallis, York Island (c. 1767)
Deutsch: Zeichnung der York-Insel oder Duke-of-York-Insel (jetzt Moorea, Französisch-Polynesien), Hauptinsel der Duke-of-York-Gruppe. English: A drawing and wash of York Island or Duke of York Island (now Moo... More
Samuel Wallis, Otaheite (i.e. Tahiti) or King Georges Island
Otaheite (i.e. Tahiti) or King Georges Island by Samuel Wallis (1728–1795)
Double canoes. Tipaerua, 1769-71
"Double canoes. Tipaerua." Society Islands, probably during Captain Cook's first voyage. From the British Museum's collection of drawings by A. Buchan, S. Parkinson and J. F. Miller, made in the countries visi... More
Vessels of the Island of Otaha, 1769-71 (crop of dog)
"Vessels of the Island of Otaha,'· Society Islands. A spotted dog is partly visible beyond the mast. From the British Museum's collection of drawings by A. Buchan, S. Parkinson and J. F. Miller, made in the co... More
View of the Island of Otaha, 1769-71
"View of the Island of Otaha,'· Society Islands. A dog sits in the stern. From the British Museum's collection of drawings by A. Buchan, S. Parkinson and J. F. Miller, made in the countries visited by Captain ... More
John Cleveley the Younger, Views of the South Seas (No. 2 of 4)
Views of the South Seas, a set of four. 1. View of Huaheine, one of the Society Islands; 2. View of Morea, one of the Friendly Islands; 3. View of Charlotte Sound in New Zealand (sic, actually a view in Matava... More
William Hodges, View of part of Owharre (Fare) Harbour, Island of Huah...
Hodges's paintings of the Pacific celebrate British exploration. He was appointed by the Admiralty to record the places discovered on Cook's second voyage, undertaken in the 'Resolution' and 'Adventure', 1772-... More
An unlabeled scene in the Society Island, 1769-71
An unlabeled scene in the Society Islands. A dog's pointed muzzle is visible near the aft mast. From the British Museum's collection of drawings by A. Buchan, S. Parkinson and J. F. Miller, made in the countri... More
The Lad Taiyota, Native of Otaheite, in the Dress of his Country
Tupaia took Taiata, a servant-boy, with him on HMS Endeavour. Taiata’s experiences were described in the officers’ journals only occasionally, but this engraving of him has survived, based on a lost sketch by ... More
The Resolution and Discovery off Huaheine RMG PAI0470
(Updated March 2020) This is the third print of four in Cleveley's well-known series from Captain James Cook's third voyage to the Pacific. It shows the 'Resolution' and 'Discovery' off Huaheine. Among the det... More
View of the Island of Otaha, 1769-71 (crop of dog)
"View of the Island of Otaha,'· Society Islands. A dog sits in the stern. From the British Museum's collection of drawings by A. Buchan, S. Parkinson and J. F. Miller, made in the countries visited by Captain ... More
Carte Bougainville aux Tuamotus 1768
Français : Carte des Tuamotu établie par Louis Antoine de Bougainville en 1768 (Première division, archipel dangereux, terres basses et noyées). Apparaissent Les Quatre Facardins (actuel Vahitahi), l'île des L... More
Canoe of Ulietea, Raiatea, Society Islands, 1769-71
"Canoe of Ulietea." Raiatea, Society Islands, probably during Captain Cook's first voyage From the British Museum's collection of drawings by A. Buchan, S. Parkinson and J. F. Miller, made in the countries vis... More
D. Lizars; R. Morison & Son, View of the Island of Ulietea with a doub...
View of the Island of Ulietea with a double canoe & Boat House.
Review of the War Galleys at Tahiti ('The Fleet of Otaheite assembled ...
Review of the War Galleys at Tahiti ['The Fleet of Otaheite assembled at Oparee'] Hodges' paintings of the Pacific are vivid records of British exploration. He was appointed by the Admiralty to record the plac... More
William Hodges, View of Part of the Island of Ulietea (Raiatea)
View of Part of the Island of Ulietea [Raiatea]. Public domain photograph of 18th-century painting, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Vue de la Baye de la Resolution dans l'Isle des Marquises
Vue de la Baye de la Resolution dans l'Isle des Marquises. Kupferstich von Benard, Ende 18. Jh. 23,5 x 37 cm (Platte); aus einem Druck von James Cook/Hawkesworth: Voyages
Vessels of the Island of Otaha, 1769-71
"Vessels of the Island of Otaha,'· Society Islands. A spotted dog is partly visible beyond the mast. From the British Museum's collection of drawings by A. Buchan, S. Parkinson and J. F. Miller, made in the co... More
William Hodges – View from Point Venus, Island of Otaheite
View from Point Venus, Island of Otaheite by William Hodges Public domain photograph of 18th-century painting, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Great Morai of Temarre at Pappara in Otaheite
Great Morai of Temarre at Pappara in Otaheite. View of a Tahitian temple, a European man with native guide beside a tree in the foreground, mountains in the background; illustration to Wilson's 'A Missionary V... More