Antique Print of Inhabitants of Vanikoro Island by Honegger (c.1845)

Description: Antique print titled 'Bewohner von Vanikoro, Habitans de Vanikoro'. This print depicts inhabitants of Vanikoro Island, part of the Santa Cruz Islands, Solomon Islands. Right, an announcer from Omarassie. Originates from 'Naturgeschichte und Abbildungen des Menschen der verschiedenen Rassen und Stamme nach den neuesten Entdeckungen und vorzuglichsten Originalien.', by Heinrich Rudolf Schinz.

Artists and Engravers: Heinrich Rudolf Schinz (1777-1861) was a Swiss physician and naturalist. Schinz was born at Zurich and studied medicine at Würzburg and Jena, returning to Zurich in 1798 to practice. In 1804 he became a teacher at the medical institute, and in 1833 he became extraordinary professor of natural history at the university of Zurich.