Isle of Amsterdam, Tonga - Original Engraving by W. Byrne - Cook 1777
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An original 1777 engraving showing a native burying place (afia-too-ca) on the so-called Isle of Amsterdam, today Tongatapu, in the Tonga archipelago. Drawn from nature by William Hodges and engraved by William Byrne. Print no. XXVIII.
An original 1777 engraving showing a native burying place (afia-too-ca) on the so-called Isle of Amsterdam, today Tongatapu, in the Tonga archipelago. Drawn from nature by William Hodges and engraved by William Byrne. Print no. XXVIII.
From the account of Captain Cook's second voyage, published in London on February 1, 1777 by William Strahan and Thomas Cadell. Hodges sailed on the Resolution (1772-1775) as the expedition's official draughtsman and afterwards oversaw, for the Admiralty, the engraving of his own views.
Medium: copper engraving
Artist / after: William Hodges (1744-1797)
Engraver: William Byrne (1743-1805)
Date: February 1, 1777
Source: account of Captain Cook's voyage, published by W. Strahan and T. Cadell, London
Dimensions: Plate mark 10.2 x 16.1 in (26 x 40.8 cm)
Condition: margins trimmed, with slight folds and small tears at the upper edge of the paper, visible in the photograph. Image clean
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An original 1777 engraving showing a native burying place (afia-too-ca) on the so-called Isle of Amsterdam, today Tongatapu, in the Tonga archipelago. Drawn from nature by William Hodges and engraved by William Byrne. Print no. XXVIII.