{"product_id":"1784-cook-webber-large-antique-print-of-a-village-on-kauai-island-hawaii-ist-edition-copy","title":"1784 Cook \u0026 Webber Large First Edition Antique Print Village on Kauai Island, Hawaii","description":"\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTitle : \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003eAn Island View, in Atooi\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize: 21 1\/2in x 15 1\/2in (540mm x 390mm)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/classicalimages.myshopify.com\/pages\/condition-definitions\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eCondition: (A) Very Good Condition\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDate :\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e1784\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRef #:  82065\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDescription:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis large, beautifully detailed first-edition antique print, designated as plate #35, captures an authentic view of a village on the Hawaiian island of Kauai (historically recorded as Atooi) during Captain James Cook’s encounter with the region in 1778, just a year before his death in February 1779. Drawn from life by Cook’s official expedition artist, John Webber, and masterfully rendered by the renowned engraver Samuel Middiman, this scene serves as a critical, early ethnographic record of traditional Hawaiian life.\u003cbr\u003eThe guaranteed original 1784 copper-plate engraving was published in London for the official, British Admiralty-sanctioned account of the journey: \"\u003cem\u003eA Voyage to the Pacific Ocean... In Three Volumes. Vol. I and II written by James Cook, F.R.S. Vol. III by Captain James King, LL.D. and F.R.S\u003c\/em\u003e.\" \u003cbr\u003eAs a vital piece of cartographic and Pacific exploration history, this highly collectable print is an institutional-grade addition suited for fine art galleries, historical archives, and dedicated private collections.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCaptain Cook\u003c\/b\u003e arrived at the island of Atooi (Kauai) Hawaii on the 19th of January, 1778 and stayed until 23rd January. On the 21st January, Cook accompanied by John Webber, proceeded inland from their beach side anchorage to Waimea, on the south coast of Kauai. Their intention was to examine elevated objects visible from the ship. It proved to be a morai, or temple similar to ones they had seen in Tahiti and other South Pacific islands. This structure was nearly 20-feet high and covered in a thin, light-grey cloth, which likely had ceremonial significance. The temple rested on a platform and consisted of thousands of rough-edged lava rock piled in a tight, mortarless fashion. In the center is the spindly-legged oracle tower, where the priest (kahuna) might seek counsel or pray. Carved figures with tapa and leaf offerings are seen outside thatched huts topped with pili, the tall grass that grew throughout the lowlands. In his journal, Cook took particular note of several stone objects he had observed:\u003cbr\u003eExcerpt from Cooks Journals - January 21, 1778\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e...........about the middle of the Morai, there were three of these places in line. We were told three chiefs had been buried there, and before them was another that was oblong. This they called Tanga (taboo or kapu in Hawaiian) and gave us clearly to understand that three human sacrifices had been buried there, that is, one at the burial of each chief\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGeneral Definitions:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaper thickness and quality: - Heavy and stable\u003cbr\u003ePaper color : - off white\u003cbr\u003eAge of map color: -\u003cbr\u003eColors used: -\u003cbr\u003eGeneral color appearance: -\u003cbr\u003ePaper size: - 21 1\/2in x 15 1\/2in (540mm x 390mm)\u003cbr\u003ePlate size: - 20in x 10 1\/4in (510mm x 260mm)\u003cbr\u003eMargins: - Min 2in (50mm)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eImperfections:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMargins: - Light soiling in L \u0026amp; R margins\u003cbr\u003ePlate area: - None\u003cbr\u003eVerso: - None\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBackground:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eKauai\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is geologically the oldest of the main Hawaiian Islands. In 1778, Captain James Cook arrived at Waimea Bay, the first European known to have reached the Hawaiian islands. He named the archipelago after his patron the 6th Earl of Sandwich, George Montagu\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHawaii\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is the 50th and most recent state to have joined the United States of America, having received statehood on August 21, 1959. Hawaii is the only U.S. state located in Oceania and the only one composed entirely of islands. It is the northernmost island group in Polynesia, occupying most of an archipelago in the central Pacific Ocean. Hawaii is the only U.S. state located outside North America.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt is possible that Spanish explorers arrived in the Hawaiian Islands in the 16th century—200 years before Captain James Cook\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'s first documented visit in 1778. Ruy López de Villalobos commanded a fleet of six ships that left Acapulco in 1542 bound for the Philippines with a Spanish sailor named Juan Gaetano aboard as pilot. Depending on the interpretation, Gaetanos reports describe an encounter with either Hawaii or the Marshall Islands. If de Villalobos crew spotted Hawaii, Gaetano would be considered the first European to see the islands. Some scholars have dismissed these claims due to a lack of credibility.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSpanish archives contain a chart that depicts islands at the same latitude as Hawaii but with a longitude ten degrees east of the islands. In this manuscript, the island of Maui is named La Desgraciada (The Unfortunate Island), and what appears to be Hawaii Island is named La Mesa (The Table). Islands resembling Kahoolawe, Lanai, and Molokai are named Los Monjes (The Monks). For two-and-a-half centuries, Spanish galleons crossed the Pacific from Mexico along a route that passed south of Hawaii on their way to Manila. The exact route was kept secret to protect the Spanish trade monopoly against competing powers.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe 1778 arrival of British explorer James Cook was the first documented contact by a European explorer with Hawaii. Cook named the archipelago as the Sandwich Islands in honor of his sponsor John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich. Cook published the islands location and rendered the native name as Owyhee. This spelling lives on in Owyhee County, Idaho. It was named after three native Hawaiian members of a trapping party who went missing in that area. The Owyhee Mountains were also named for them\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCook visited the Hawaiian Islands twice. As he prepared for departure after his second visit in 1779, a quarrel ensued as Cook took temple idols and fencing as firewood and a minor chief and his men took a ship\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'s boat. Cook abducted the King of Hawaii Island, Kalani ōpu u, and held him for ransom aboard his ship in order to gain return of Cook\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'s boat. This tactic had worked in Tahiti and other islands. Instead, Kalani ōpu u s supporters fought back, killing Cook and four marines as Cooks party retreated along the beach to their ship. They departed without the ships boat.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCaptain James King\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e FRS 1750 – 1784 was an officer of the Royal Navy. He served under James Cook on his last voyage around the world, specialising in taking important astronomical readings using a sextant. After Cook died he helped lead the ships on the remainder of their course, also completing Cooks account of the voyage. He continued his career in the Navy, reaching the rank of post-captain, commanding several ships and serving in the American War of Independence.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKing joined HMS Resolution as second lieutenant, sharing the duties of astronomer with Cook, taking astronomical observations on board by sextant and with Larcum Kendals timekeeper K1, to establish the Resolutions position at sea and on shore by sextant or by astronomical quadrant to establish the geographical position of salient points during the course of Cooks surveys. Thus Kings geographical positions were an important contribution to the accuracy of the various surveys carried out during the voyage and his use of the early chronometers helped prove their use at sea for calculation of Longitude. .\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFollowing the death of Cook, King remained in the Resolution but on the death of Charles Clerke, Cooks successor, King was appointed to command HMS Discovery, the Resolutions consort, remaining in her for the rest of the voyage. After his return to England King was very much involved in the publication of the official account of Cooks third voyage, writing the third volume at Woodstock, near Oxford, where his brother Thomas was rector of St Mary Magdalene. But shortly after his return King was promoted Post-captain and appointed commander of HMS Crocodile in the English Channel.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJohn Webber RA 1751 – 1793 was an English artist who accompanied Captain Cook on his third Pacific expedition. He is best known for his images of Australasia, Hawaii and Alaska.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWebber was born in London, educated in Bern and studied painting at Paris.His father was Abraham Wäber, a Swiss sculptor who had moved to London, and changed his name to Webber before marrying a Mrs Mary Quant in 1744.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWebber served as official artist on James Cooks third voyage of discovery around the Pacific (1776–80) aboard HMS Resolution. At Adventure Bay in January 1777 he did drawings of A Man of Van Diemens Land and A Woman of Van Diemens Land. He also did many drawings of scenes in New Zealand and the South Sea islands. On this voyage, during which Cook lost his life in a fight in Hawaii, Webber became the first European artist to make contact with Hawaii, then called the Sandwich Islands. He made numerous watercolor landscapes of the islands of Kauai and Hawaii, and also portrayed many of the Hawaiian people.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn April 1778, Captain Cooks ships Resolution and Discovery anchored at Ship Cove, now known as Nootka Sound, Vancouver Island, Canada to refit. The crew took observations and recorded encounters with the local people. Webber made watercolour landscapes including Resolution and Discovery in Ship Cove, 1778. His drawings and paintings were engraved for British Admiraltys account of the expedition, which was published in 1784.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBack in England in 1780 Webber exhibited around 50 works at Royal Academy exhibitions between 1784 and 1792, and was elected an associate of the Royal Academy in 1785 and R.A. in 1791. Most of his work were landscapes. Sometimes figures were included as in A Party from H.M.S. Resolution shooting sea horses, which was shown at the academy in 1784, and his The Death of Captain Cook became well known through an engraving of it. Another version of this picture is in the William Dixson gallery at Sydney\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Captain James Cook","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43953911595043,"sku":"82065","price":825.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1094\/9346\/products\/82065.jpg?v=1689918907","url":"https:\/\/www.classicalimages.com\/products\/1784-cook-webber-large-antique-print-of-a-village-on-kauai-island-hawaii-ist-edition-copy","provider":"Classical Images","version":"1.0","type":"link"}