Vue d'Isle d'Ulietea avec une double pirogue et un hangar on les insulaires retirent leurs batiments de mer

Engraver Jean-Jacques le Veau (French, 1729 - 1786)

Date1774

Object number00001472

NameEngraving

MediumInk on paper

DimensionsOverall: 397 x 272 mm

ClassificationsArt

Credit LineANMM Collection

Terms

DescriptionA view of Ulietea island in Tahiti with a double hulled canoe inside its boat house. The engraving is from a French translation of 'An account of the voyages undertaken by the order of his present majesty for making discoveries in the Southern Hemisphere' by John Hawkesworth.HistoryFrom the French edition of James Cook's first voyage entitled 'Relation des voyages entrepris par ordre de sa Majesté Britannique actuellement régnante pour faire des découvertes dans l'hémisphère méridional, et successivement exécutés par le commodore Byron, le capitaine Carteret, le capitaine Wallis et le capitaine Cook dans les vaisseaux "LE DAUPHIN ", "LE SWALLOW" and " LE ENDEAVOUR". Translated by Suard and published in Paris by Saillant et Nyon - Pancoucke in 4 volumes with numerous illustrations, charts, and maps. SignificanceDuring this period of exploration, European countries were vying for knowledge of the unknown world. Expeditions such as Cook's voyages were pushing the physical and intellectual boundaries further and further and their journals, images and discoveries were eagerly awaited at home and published in many languages.