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Title

A Human Sacrifice in a Morai, in Otaheite / Sacrifice humain dans un Morai à Otaheite. 

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Item (linked) part of

Captain Cook's voyages collection [graphic material] (R5782-0-4-E)

Date(s)

1780-1784

Place of creation

No place, unknown, or undetermined

Extent

1 print / estampe : engraving / gravure on wove paper
Support: 56.000 x 41.500 cm (sheet)
Platemark: 48.500 x 28.700 cm

Scope and content

See acc. no. 1991-265-110X.
John Webber was the official artist for James Cook's Third Voyage (1776-1780) from the South Seas to the West Coast of North America. This image appears in the book of plates, companion to the second edition of the Journal of Captain Cook and James King, A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean...three volumes (I and II by Cook, III by King), published in 1785 by William Strahan in New Street, Shoe Lane and Thomas Cadell in the Strand, London, England. Printed by H. Hughes. This image is plate number 25.
The man is to be sacrificed to the Eatooa, to implore the assistance of the God against Eimeo. On the left, two men are beating drums, in the center the human sacrifice is lying on the ground, tied to a pole, on the right a pig is being sacrificed. Captain Cook and his men stand watching. In the background are numerous skulls.

Conditions of access

Graphic (art)
99: Closed pending processing
Physical access through an art archivist
. No restriction on use for reproduction or publication
Graphic (art)
Copy negative C-034670
90: Open
Graphic (art)
99: Closed pending processing
Item no. assigned by LAC
00183
Restrictions not set
Other accession no.
00183
1991-265 X DAP

Terms of use

Credit: Library and Archives Canada, Acc. No. 1991-265-183
Copyright: Expired / Expiré

Additional name(s)

Artist: Webber, John, 1751-1793.
Engraver: Woollett, William, 1735-1785.

Additional information

album: Volume Three

Signatures and inscriptions
Inscribed. Signed. Dated.
Inscription: in the plate, l.l.: J. Webber del.; l.r.: W. Woollett sc.; b.: A HUMAN SACRIFICE, in a MORAI, in OTAHEITE.

Varying form of title

A Human Sacrifice, in a Morai, in Otaheite. 

Subject heading

1. activity.
2. activité.
3. GEOG - U.S., OTAHEITE.
4. SUBJ - NATIVES, NON-CANADIAN - PACIFIC OCEAN.
5. SUBJ - MUSIC - ACTIVITIES.
6. SUBJ - MUSIC - MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS - DRUM.

Source

Private

Other system control no.

ICON74221

MIKAN no.

2908292