File:HawaiianCanoes1784.jpg

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Description Kalaniopuu, King of Hawaii, bringing presents to Captain Cook. Shows a Hawaiian canoe with "crab-claw" and many oarsmen, carrying Kalaniopuu, the Hawaiian chief, to visit Captain Cook aboard the 'Resolution'. The main canoe, an outriger, is followed by two double-hulled canoes without sails, full of oarsmen, and one boat is carrying wrapped carved figures. The Hawaiian coastal hills can be seen in the right background.
Date drawn 1779, published 1784
Source Alexander Turnbull Library, URL [1], Reference No.C-131-061
Author
John Webber  (–1793)  wikidata:Q323505
 
John Webber
Alternative names
Johann Wãber; Johann Wäber; R.A. Webber; Weeber; Webber; R. A. Webber
Description British explorer, painter and drawer
Date of birth/death 6 October 1751 / 1752 Edit this at Wikidata 29 April 1793 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death London Edit this at Wikidata London Edit this at Wikidata
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