View of the Indians of Terra del Fuego, with a representation of a hut, and their domestic mode of living.
Alexander Hogg; publisher; 1773; London
After Giovanni Battista Cipriani (1727-1790).
Engraver: Morris.
Published in 1773 por Alexander Hogg at the Kings Arm Nº 16 Pater Noster Row.
Plate size: 23,4x35,6 cms
Engraved plate by Morris after Cipriani entitled 'View of the Indians of Tierra Del Fuego, with a representation of a Hut, and their domestic mode of living'. The indigenous people of Tierra del Fuego were known as Fuegians. From 'Complete History of Captain Cook's First, Second and Third Voyages' (1784). Captain James Cook (1728-1779), the famed navigator and hydrographer, transformed the West's knowledge of the Pacific region after making three exploratory voyages there and circumnavigating the globe twice.
Condition: left upper corner of paper is missing. Page edges have some rubbing and damages as it can be seen in the pictures. It has humidity or rust spots that can be seen in the pictures.