The Landing at Middleburgh one of the Friendly Isles

This engraving, after a drawing by artist William Hodges, is in John Hawkesworth's account (1773) of the voyages of Captain James Cook, Joseph Banks and Captain John Byron.

Here, Captain Cook (1728 – 1779) is in a boat with small party of sailors coming ashore at Eua Island, Tonga. Islanders are greeting the Europeans, with the HMS Resolution in background. William Hodges (1744 - 1797) joined Cook's second expedition to the South Pacific as a draughtsman 1772-75 and was employed by the Admiralty in finishing his drawings.

Mounted in album with PAI3938-PAI4040, PAI4042-PAI4076.; Page 90.

Object Details

ID: PAI4041
Type: Print
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Cadell, Thomas; Sherwin, John Keyse Strahan, William
Places: Unlinked place
Date made: 1 Feb 1777
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Sheet: 352 x 542 mm; Plate: 275 x 512 mm
Parts: Atlas to Cook's Voyages Vol I 1773-1777. (Illustrations are from Hawkesworth's 'Voyages to the Southern Hemisphere', all volumes, and Cook [ed. Douglas] 'A Voyage towards the South Pole... ' [1773-75], page 70 onwards) (Album)
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