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Title

The Landing at Middleburgh one of the Friendly Isles. 

Arrangement structure

Place of creation

No place, unknown, or undetermined

Extent

1 print / estampe : etching and engraving (proof before title) on laid paper
Support: 61.400 x 42.900 cm (sheet)
Platemark: 51.300 x 27.600 cm

Scope and content

The Journal of Cook's Voyages was published in 1777, in two volumes, and includes engravings done by many artists after drawings executed by Hodges on this second journey. The official first edition was published February 1, 1777 by William Strahan in New Street, Shoe Lane and Thomas Cadell in the Strand, London, England. This image appears in Volume One, facing page 193.
A crowd of native men, women and children dressed in draping toga like material flock to welcome and make offerings to the envoy sent from Captain Cook's ship. Captain Cook is standing in the center of the small craft.
See acc. no. 1991-265-50X.
William Hodges was chosen by the British Admiralty to accompany Captain James Cook on his Second Voyage (1772-1775) as the official artist of this expedition.

Conditions of access

Graphic (art)
99: To be determined
Physical access through an art archivist
. No restriction on use for reproduction or publication
Graphic (art)
99: To be determined
Item no. assigned by LAC
00051
Restrictions not set
Other accession no.
00051
1991-265 X DAP

Terms of use

Credit: Library and Archives Canada, Acc. No. 1991-265-51
Copyright: Expired

Additional information

album: Volume One

Signatures and inscriptions
Inscription: in the plate, l.l.: Wm Hodges; in pencil, recto, b.: Landing at Middleburgh/ Second Voyage Vol-1- 193; u.r.: "LIV" (54); u.l., vertically: Keep this proof

Subject heading

1. event.
2. événement.

Source

Private

Other system control no.

MIKAN no.

2907977