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Chile1938-pascua - A stamp with a picture of a ship on it

Chile1938-pascua - A stamp with a picture of a ship on it

Stamp of Chile, anniversary of the occupation of Easter Island, 1938.

Habitans de L'ile de Pasques by Louis Choris (British Museum, Oc2006,Prt.62)

Habitans de L'ile de Pasques by Louis Choris (British Museum, Oc2006,P...

Habitans de L'ile de Pasques: Print. Portrait of a man and a woman, inhabitants of Easter Island. A woman, on the left, wears a cloth wrap skirt. The man, on the right, has tattoo markings on his face, arms an... More

Monuments et insulaires de l'île de Pâques 1786

Monuments et insulaires de l'île de Pâques 1786

Français : Population de l'île de Pâques et statues Moai lors de la visite de l'expédition La Pérouse en 1786.

14085-2 1 Easter Island 1853 - Public domain  drawing

14085-2 1 Easter Island 1853 - Public domain drawing

Easter Island 1853 Taken from an album Scraps of 166 original watercolours and drawings made on voyages between 1842 and 1853, by Captain Marcus Lowther RN, later Rear-Admiral; pasted onto album leaves, each a... More

14085-2 3 Easter Island 1853 - Public domain  drawing

14085-2 3 Easter Island 1853 - Public domain drawing

Easter Island 1853 Taken from an album Scraps of 166 original watercolours and drawings made on voyages between 1842 and 1853, by Captain Marcus Lowther RN, later Rear-Admiral; pasted onto album leaves, each a... More

Atlas du voyage de La Pérouse (Milet de Mureau, 1797).f14

Atlas du voyage de La Pérouse (Milet de Mureau, 1797).f14

Français : Atlas du voyage de La Pérouse

Queen of Easter Island meets Pinart in 1877

Queen of Easter Island meets Pinart in 1877

French explorer Alphonse Pinart, onetime husband of Zelia Nuttall, is introduced to the Queen of Easter Island in 1877. Drawing by Emile Bayard (1837-1891).

A Pinart

A Pinart

French explorer Alphonse Pinart, onetime husband of Zelia Nuttall, is introduced to the Queen of Easter Island in 1877.

FMIB 36513 Plan of stone house at the lip of the crater of Rano Kao

FMIB 36513 Plan of stone house at the lip of the crater of Rano Kao

Plan of stone house at the lip of the crater of Rano Kao Subject: Easter Island--Antiquities Geographic Subject: Easter Island Tag: Antiquities

Hodges easter-island - A painting of three pillars on a rocky cliff

Hodges easter-island - A painting of three pillars on a rocky cliff

A View of the Monuments of Easter Island, Rapanui Public domain images of ruins, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Pascuenses

Pascuenses

Español: Habitantes de la Isla de Pascua, circa 1909.

Map and sketches of Easter Island, in 1772-5

Map and sketches of Easter Island, in 1772-5

Map and sketches of Easter Island from J Gilbert's log of the voyage of HMS Resolution through the Pacific from 1772-5. This image is from the collections of The National Archives.Image no.3755157 .

Choris, Osterinseln - Public domain  drawing

Choris, Osterinseln - Public domain drawing

Deutsch: Die "Rurik" liegt vor der Osterinsel auf ihrer Fahrt nach Norden durch den Pazifik. Gezeichnet vom Expeditionsteilnehmer Louis Choris im Frühjahr 1816. English: The russian "Rurik" sets anchor near E... More

Rapa Nui-Chile annexation treaty, 1888

Rapa Nui-Chile annexation treaty, 1888

Treaty of Cessation’: Cesion and Vaai Hanga Kainga, Salomon, A.A. [for Captain Policarpo Toro, Chilean Navy] (1888) (National Historic Archives of Chile)

Habitans de l'ile de Pasques; dess. et lith. par Choris

Habitans de l'ile de Pasques; dess. et lith. par Choris

Creator Choris, Louis, 1795-1828 Title Habitans de l'ile de Pasques [picture] / dess. et lith. par Choris Call Number PIC Volume 589 #S6675 Created/Published [Paris : Imprimerie Firmin Didot, 1822] Extent 1 pri... More

Man of Easter Island, British Museum, 1868,1212.299

Man of Easter Island, British Museum, 1868,1212.299

Man of Easter Island Public domain artwork of indigenous native people, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Man of Easter Island, British Museum, 1868,1212.302
Man of Easter Island, British Museum, Oc2006,Prt.54

Man of Easter Island, British Museum, Oc2006,Prt.54

Man of Easter Island Public domain artwork of indigenous native people, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Man of Easter Island, British Museum, Oc2006,Prt.64

Man of Easter Island, British Museum, Oc2006,Prt.64

Man of Easter Island Public domain photograph related to Jerusalem, Palestine, Israel, Jewish history, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Woman of Easter Island, British Museum, 1868,1212.304
Woman of Easter Island, British Museum, 1940,0810.11
Woman of Easter Island, British Museum, 1868,1212.307
Woman of Easter Island, British Museum, Oc2006,Prt.55
Voyage de La Pérouse autour du monde (No. 10) BHL15849648

Voyage de La Pérouse autour du monde (No. 10) BHL15849648

Voyage de La Pérouse autour du monde /publié conformément au décret du 22 avril 1791, et rédigé par L.A. Milet-Mureau.

Voyage de La Pérouse autour du monde (No. 12) BHL15849650

Voyage de La Pérouse autour du monde (No. 12) BHL15849650

Voyage de La Pérouse autour du monde /publié conformément au décret du 22 avril 1791, et rédigé par L.A. Milet-Mureau.

Voyage de La Pérouse autour du monde (No. 11) BHL15849649

Voyage de La Pérouse autour du monde (No. 11) BHL15849649

Voyage de La Pérouse autour du monde /publié conformément au décret du 22 avril 1791, et rédigé par L.A. Milet-Mureau.

Voyage de La Pérouse autour du monde (No. 61) BHL15849699

Voyage de La Pérouse autour du monde (No. 61) BHL15849699

Voyage de La Pérouse autour du monde /publié conformément au décret du 22 avril 1791, et rédigé par L.A. Milet-Mureau.

Die Gartenlaube (1894) b 156

Die Gartenlaube (1894) b 156

Deutsch: Bildunterschrift: „Steinmale auf der Osterinsel.“ English: caption: "Steinmale auf der Osterinsel."

Die Gartenlaube (1894) b 157 2

Die Gartenlaube (1894) b 157 2

Deutsch: Bildunterschrift: „Inschriftentafel von der Osterinsel.“ English: caption: "Inschriftentafel von der Osterinsel."

Die Gartenlaube (1894) b 157 1

Die Gartenlaube (1894) b 157 1

Deutsch: Bildunterschrift: „Steinbilder am Krater Rana Roraka.“ English: caption: "Steinbilder am Krater Rana Roraka."

Ricevimento fatto al signor A. Pinart dalla regina dell’isola di Pasqua

Ricevimento fatto al signor A. Pinart dalla regina dell’isola di Pasqu...

Italiano: Viaggio all’isola di Pasqua. – Ricevimento fatto al signor A. Pinart dalla regina dell’isola di Pasqua.

A Group of Easter Islanders Outside the Church Door, Oc,G.T.1648, Mana Expedition to Easter Island, British Museum

A Group of Easter Islanders Outside the Church Door, Oc,G.T.1648, Mana...

Lantern Slide (black and white); group of men, women, and children standing and sitting in front of a wooden church; three of the men in the back of the group are jokingly(?) showing their weapons; Easter Island.

A Group of Easter Islanders Outside the Church Door, The Mystery of Easter Island, published 1919

A Group of Easter Islanders Outside the Church Door, The Mystery of Ea...

A Group of Easter Islanders Outside the Church Door, Mana Expedition, Easter Island

Bird-Child (Poki-Manu), The Mystery of Easter Island, published 1919

Bird-Child (Poki-Manu), The Mystery of Easter Island, published 1919

BIRD-CHILD (POKI-MANU), Ceremonial ornamentation, from a drawing made by natives.

Designs Used In Tattooing, Drawn by Natives, The Mystery of Easter Island, published 1919
Easter Island Women, 1914–1915

Easter Island Women, 1914–1915

Easter Island Women, Parapina Standing, Mana Expedition, Easter Island

Eugène Eyraud

Eugène Eyraud

Eugène Eyraud (1820 – 23 August 1868) was a lay friar of the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary and the first Westerner to live on Easter Island.

Group Of Natives In Employ Of Mr. Brander, Te Pito Te Henua, Or Easter Island by William J. Thomson, published 1891
Kaitae, Nearest Descendant of the Last King of Easter Island, photograph

Kaitae, Nearest Descendant of the Last King of Easter Island, photogra...

Kaitae, Nearest Descendant of the Last King of Easter Island. The king in question is Maurata, the last king with political authority before the Peruvian slave raids.

Kaitae, Nearest Descendant of the Last King of Easter Island, 1891

Kaitae, Nearest Descendant of the Last King of Easter Island, 1891

Kaitae, Nearest Descendant of the Last King of Easter Island. The king in question is Maurata, the last king with political authority before the Peruvian slave raids.

Manager's House, Mataveri, Oc,G.T.1545, Mana Expedition to Easter Island, British Museum

Manager's House, Mataveri, Oc,G.T.1545, Mana Expedition to Easter Isla...

Lantern Slide (black and white); view of Mr Edmunds(?) sitting on his porch of his western-style house; Mataveri, Easter Island.

Manager's House, Mataveri, The Mystery of Easter Island, published 1919

Manager's House, Mataveri, The Mystery of Easter Island, published 191...

MANAGER'S HOUSE, MATAVERI. Supported by foundation stones of old native houses.

Marinos chilenos - A black and white photo of a group of men

Marinos chilenos - A black and white photo of a group of men

Español: Policarpo Toro junto a otros marinos. Álbum gráfico militar de Chile. Santiago de Chile: Universo. Archivo Fotográfico y Digital, Biblioteca Nacional de Chile.

Native Women, Te Pito Te Henua, Or Easter Island by William J. Thomson, published 1891
Natives Of Easter Island, Te Pito Te Henua, Or Easter Island by William J. Thomson, published 1891

Natives Of Easter Island, Te Pito Te Henua, Or Easter Island by Willia...

Natives Of Easter Island Public domain photograph related to music, performing arts, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Tattooing on native woman, Easter Island (1891)

Tattooing on native woman, Easter Island (1891)

Tattooing on native woman, Easter Island. Original sketch probably dated to Thomson's visit on the USS Mohican in December 1886.

Three voyages of a naturalist - being an account of many little-known islands in three oceans visited by the "Valhalla" R.Y.S. (1908) (14749838785)

Three voyages of a naturalist - being an account of many little-known ...

Identifier: threevoyagesofna00nico (find matches) Title: Three voyages of a naturalist : being an account of many little-known islands in three oceans visited by the "Valhalla" R.Y.S. Year: 1908 (1900s) Autho... More