Name: Antique Print-SANDWICH ISLANDS-ATLANTIC OCEAN-HAIR-YOUNG WOMAN-JEWELRY-Sherwin-Webber -c.1800
SKU: RB-1024
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Antique Print-SANDWICH ISLANDS-ATLANTIC OCEAN-HAIR-YOUNG WOMAN-JEWELRY-Sherwin-Webber -c.1800

€275.00

‘A WOMAN OF THE SANDWICH ISLANDS”

– This print shows a portrait of a woman from the Sandwich Islands, in her traditional dress, with necklace. The South Sandwich Islands (SGSSI) is an overseas territory of the United Kingdom in the southern Atlantic Ocean. The southern eight islands of the Sandwich Islands Group were discovered by James Cook in 1775; the northern three by Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen in 1819. They were named “Sandwich Land” by Cook after the 4th Earl of Sandwich, 1st Lord of the Admiralty.

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Description

This print shows a portrait of a woman from the Sandwich Islands, in her traditional dress, with necklace. The South Sandwich Islands (SGSSI) is an overseas territory of the United Kingdom in the southern Atlantic Ocean. The southern eight islands of the Sandwich Islands Group were discovered by James Cook in 1775; the northern three by Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen in 1819. They were named “Sandwich Land” by Cook after the 4th Earl of Sandwich, 1st Lord of the Admiralty.

Made by John Keyse Sherwin after John Webber .

Medium: Etching / Engraving on Handlaid paper. Watermark: No.

Sheet size: 20.5 x 26 cm (8.07 x 10.24 inch). Image size: 15.5 x 20.5 cm. (6.1 x 8.07 inch).

Condition: good, given age. Small creases in margins. Piece of paper in upper left corner been restored. Two thin pieces op paper in upper margin. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

SANDWICH ISLANDS-ATLANTIC OCEAN-HAIR-YOUNG WOMAN-JEWELRY-OCEANIC-PEOPLE-PORTRAIT-WOMAN-BRITISH | RB-A7-23

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

This attractive print was first published in 1784-85 by G. Nichol and Thomas Cadell of London in the four large format atlas, “Voyage to the Pacific Ocean”. This print is from a later edition.

Biography engraver: John Keyse Sherwin (1751-1790) British engraver.

Biography artist: John Webber (1752-1793) was the official artist for the third voyage of Captain James Cook (1728-1779). The purpose of this voyage was to discover the Northwest Passage and to explore the Pacific Ocean north of the Equator. Captain Cook was an extraordinary explorer known for discovering and mapping unknown territory and for his many contributions to the scientific world. This original engraving from Webber’s drawings and paintings are only a glimpse into this great man’s historical contributions that make him one of the greatest explorers of all times.