TROOST(1829) p193 Het Eiland Nukahiwa
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Photo of TROOST(1829) p209 Nukahiwa - Public domain dedication
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TROOST(1829) p239 Nukahiwa
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TROOST(1829) p271 Bewoner van Nukahiwa
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Antoine Chazal, Vue du piton de Borabora (after a drawing by Jules le ...
[Chazal, Antoine] 1793-1854 :Vue du piton de Borabora [after a drawing by Jules le Jeune, Society Islands, 1826]. Reference Number: C-082-036. A tall rocky peak, close to a coral reef, with an island in the bac... More
Thomas Bent, Cooks Bay - Eimeo near Otahiti, 1857-1858
Shows a view of a bay with a small wooded island in it. In the centre is a sailing ship (the Iris) with its sails furled. Beyond the ship are two triangular-sailed boats or a double-hulled sailboat. In the left... More
Daniel Tyerman, Opoa, Island of Raiatea, 1822
Tyerman, Daniel 1773-1828 :[Opoa, Island of Raiatea 1822]. Reference Number: A-263-004. Shows mission station on shore and native canoes in harbour, amongst tall palms and mountains.
John Speer, Ophare Harbour, Huahine, 20 November 1845
Speer, John, d 1848 :Ophare Harb[our]. Huahine, 20th Nov [18]45. Reference Number: A-191-013. View of a curved bay, with houses along the water's edge under palm trees, with bush-covered hills behind. There is ... More
John Speer, Queen Pomare's residence, Raiatea, November 1845
Speer, John, d 1848 :Queen Pomare's residence Riatea [Raiatea, November 1845]. Reference Number: A-191-012. Shows the buildings of Queen Pomare's residence in exile on Huahine (Raiatea?). There is a path in the... More
Robert James Elliot, Huahine, Society Islands, January 1822
Elliot, Robert James, d 1849 :Huahine, Society Islands, January 1822. Reference Number: A-282-035. A view along the waterfront with the sea at the right. Some small boats are pulled up on the beach, and one hig... More
William Fox, Opara, January 1868
[Fox, William] 1812-1893 :Opara Jan 1868. Reference Number: WC-091. Shows a great rock near the shore, and a small boat with sail. Locality unknown, but possibly Tahiti.
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
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
E. L., The Native Church at the Island of Moorea
The Native Church at the Island of Moorea. Public domain image of 16th-17th-century architecture, palace, castle, historical city building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Samuel Wallis, Otaheite (i.e. Tahiti) or King Georges Island
Otaheite (i.e. Tahiti) or King Georges Island by Samuel Wallis (1728–1795)
W. Wiles, The Island of Moorea
The Native Church at the Island of Moorea. Public domain photograph of 19th-century French painting, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Nicholas Chevalier, Arcadia, South Sea Islands, 1882, oil on canvas
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Cleopatra's barge, a free translation, Utaroa, 27th October, 1846
Cleopatra's barge: a free translation, Utaroa, 27th October, 1846. The female figure smoking a cigar is possibly representative of Queen Pomare IV.
Raiatea, October, 1846, painting by Henry Byam Martin
Raiatea Oct 1846. Public domain scan of artwork, France, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
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 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
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
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].
Young Lady from Pomotu, March 17, 1847, painting by Henry Byam Martin
Young Lady from Pomotu, March 17, 1847.
Choris, Krusenstern Islands - Public domain drawing
Deutsch: Die Expedition entdeckt die Krusensterninseln (heute Tikehau) in Polynesien. Gezeichnet vom Expeditionsteilnehmer Louis Choris im Frühjahr 1816. English: The russian crew of the Rurik discovers the K... 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
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
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
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.
Death of Upufara - A black and white drawing of a man being taken from...
A scene from the Battle of Te Feipī, November 12, 1815. Death of Upufara by Raveae.
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
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
Edward Gennys Fanshawe, Bora bora, Septr 4th 1849 (Society Islands)
'Bora bora, Septr 4th 1849' [Society Islands]. Public domain photograph of 19th-century British painting, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Edward Gennys Fanshawe, Bora bora (Society Islands), from a ruined nat...
'Bora bora [Society Islands], from a ruined native fort above the chief village on the East side of the island, Septr 5th 1849'.
Edward Gennys Fanshawe, Bora bora, SE side, within the reef, Septr 5th...
'Bora bora, SE side, within the reef, Septr 5th 1849' [Society Islands].
Edward Gennys Fanshawe, Eimeo (Moorea) from near Papeiti (Tahiti, Soci...
'Eimeo [Moorea] from near Papeiti [Tahiti, Society Islands], Augt 25th 1849'.
Edward Gennys Fanshawe, In Eimeo (Moorea, Society Islands), Augt 27th ...
'In Eimeo [Moorea, Society Islands], Augt 27th 1849'. Public domain photograph of 19th-century British painting, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Edward Gennys Fanshawe, Maitea (Mehetia), Augt 20th 1849 (Society Isla...
'Maitea [Mehetia], Augt 20th 1849' [Society Islands]. Public domain image of a British navy warship, a man of war, 18th-century sailing ship, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Edward Gennys Fanshawe, Panorama of Eimeo (Moorea), Society Islands
Panorama of Eimeo [Moorea], Society Islands. Public domain photograph of 19th-century British painting, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Edward Gennys Fanshawe, Panorama of Raiatea, Septr 1st 1849. Tahaa to ...
'Panorama of Raiatea, Septr 1st 1849. Tahaa to the right' [Society Islands].
Edward Gennys Fanshawe, Tahiti (Society Islands). The Ravine of Fautau...
'Tahiti [Society Islands]. The Ravine of Fautaua - Crown or Diademe Mountain in the centre of the Island, and the town of Papeiti, Augt 24th 1849'.
Edward T. Perkins, Heathen Relics, Opoa, 1854
Heathen Relics, Opoa.
Edward T. Perkins, Borabora, 1854
Borabora.
Edward T. Perkins, Scene in Borabora, 1854
Scene in Borabora.
Edward T. Perkins, Residence of the Rev. E. R. W. Krause, Borabora, 18...
Residence of the Rev. E. R. W. Krause, Borabora.
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
H.M.S. Calypso leaving Bora Bora
H.M.S. Calypso leaving Bora Bora. Public domain image of a sailing ship, British warship, man of war, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
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
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.
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
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
Tomb of Pomare, at Papaoa, in Tahiti
Tomb of Pomare, at Papaoa, in Tahiti. Sketched by Capt. R. Elliot, R. N. Engraved by B. Winkles.
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
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 (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
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
Vue de la partie méridionale de l'Ile Maupiti et du village d'Atipiti
Français : Vue de la partie méridionale de l'Ile Maupiti et du village d'Atipiti
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
William Hodges, View of the Province of Oparree (Pare), Island of Otah...
View of the Province of Oparree [Pare], Island of Otaheite, with part of the Island of Eimeo [Moorea]. Hodges's paintings of the Pacific celebrate British exploration. He was appointed by the Admiralty to reco... More
Woman of Santa Christina by William Hodges
Hodges, William 1744-1797: Woman of Santa Christina (Tahuata)/ drawn from nature by W Hodges ; engrav'd by J. Hall - London ; Strahan 1776. Reference Number: C-051-011. Frontal portrait of a young woman to hal... More
Bora bora j. h. emerton 1903
Plate 235. Bora Bora. Drawn by J. H. Emerton, from sketches by A. Agassiz and A. G. Mayer
Pinaki j. h. emerton 1903
Plate 236. Pinaki. ((formerly known as) Whitsunday). Drawn by J. H. Emerton, from sketches by A. Agassiz and A. G. Mayer
Bread Fruit, sketch by F. A. Olmstead, 1841
Bread Fruit, Society Islands. Drawn by Francis Allyn Olmsted. Lithograph of Endicott, N. Y.
Ile Rurutu, la case du roi et le temple. Dessin de Taylor, d'après une...
Français : Ile Rurutu, la case du roi et le temple. Dessin de Taylor, d'après une photographie.
Jeune fille de l'ile Rimatara. Dessin de E. Ronjat, d'après une photog...
Français : Jeune fille de l'ile Rimatara. Dessin de E. Ronjat, d'après une photographie.
Robert James Elliot, Queen Pomaree's residence at Oparrea, Tahiti, 182...
Queen Pomaree's residence at Oparrea, Tahiti, 1822, with her husband's tomb in the same enclosure. Pencil on sheet 180 x 274 mm. Queen Pomare's residence is shown behind a low fence, with a park setting in the... More
Victor Segalen - Vue de Bora Bora
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Victor Segalen - Vue de Bora Bora (cropped)
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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
Edward Gennys Fanshawe, Teriitaria or Ariapaia (Teri’i tari’a II Ari’i...
Two depictions of Queen Teri'itaria II (Teri'i tari'a Ari'i paea Vahine; 1790–1858), monarch of Huahine in the Society Islands (now part of French Polynesia) from 1815 to 18 March 1852 during the Teurura'i dyn... More
E. J. Kellow, HMS Dido in a hurricane or cyclone, off Raiatea (Society...
HMS Dido in a hurricane or cyclone, off Raiatea (Society Islands) Pacific, January 21st 1856.
Polynesian researches2
Title cover of Polynesian researches, during a residence of nearly six years in the South Sea Islands, Volume 2. Possibly the Battle of Te Feipī, November 12, 1815.
Raveae saves his life from the idolaters
A scene from the Battle of Te Feipī, November 12, 1815. Raveae saves his life from the idolaters and death of Upufara [1]: Depicting Raveae killing an assailant from behind, who was trying to avenge the death ... More
Chefs de l'Isle Borabora. (Isles de la Société) 1. Maï 2. Téffaaora (c...
Chefs de l'Isle Borabora. (Isles de la Société) 1. Maï 2. Téffaaora. Depiction from "Voyage autour du Monde, exécuté par ordre du Roi, sur la corvette de sa Majesté, La Coquille pendant les années 1822, 1823, ... More
Chefs de l'Isle Borabora. (Isles de la Société) 1. Maï 2. Téffaaora
Chefs de l'Isle Borabora. (Isles de la Société) 1. Maï 2. Téffaaora. Depiction from "Voyage autour du Monde, exécuté par ordre du Roi, sur la corvette de sa Majesté, La Coquille pendant les années 1822, 1823, ... More