Beautiful and Rare Original Antique Engraving of a Village in Tonga, 1817

€ 640

One of a kind: this is the sheet in the photographs. Ships from Langweer, the Netherlands.

Date: 1817
Sheet size: 30 × 44.5 cm (11.8 × 17.5 in)
Condition: Good
Reference: BG-13205-2

Condition

Later hand-coloring, great condition. Very decorative and ideal for framing.

About this sheet

Fete donnee au General Dentrecasteaux par Toubau, Roi des Iles des Amis

Original antique engraving showing the party given to General Dentrecasteaux by Toubau, King of the Friendly Islands.

The Friendly Islands (Tonga) were known as such because of the congenial reception accorded to Captain James Cook on his first visit there in 1773. From Jacques-Julien Houtou de La Billardiere’s (1755-1834) ‘Atlas du Voyage a la recherche de la Perouse’, published in Paris, 1817 edition.

Beautifully hand coloured copper engraving. Rare!