Credit: © The Royal Society
Image number: RS.9200
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Fishing scene, Tahiti
Date
1773
Creator
Edward Rooker (1702 - 1774, British) , Engraver
Object type
Library reference
43369
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (print): 220mm
width (print): 410mm
width (print): 410mm
Subject
Description
A fishing scene observed by Lieutenant James Cook and the crew of the Endeavour, Tahiti, 1769. Illustration from An account of the voyages ...for making discoveries in the southern hemisphere, by John Hawkesworth (London, 1773).
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