Title
Waheiadooa, Chief of Oheitepeha, lying in state. : Vide Cook's last Voyage, Vol. II, Chap I. page 17. / J. Webber fecit.
Creator
Webber, John, 1751-1793, artist, publisher.
Publication details
London : Pubd July 1 1789 by I. Webber, No 312 Oxford Street., [July 1 1789]
Physical details
1 print : etching with hand-colouring ; platemark 32.2 x 44.9 cm, on sheet 39.2 x 56.7 cm.
Description
A bier draped with cloths, on which lies a shrouded body, with a thatched canopy above it, below a larger thatched canopy, with a man to the right, laying an offering at the feet of the corpse, other offerings, of fruit, on two small tables, one to either side.
Place
Tahiti (French Polynesia : Island)
Shelfmark
Maps 7.TAB.74.