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Polynesian Voyaging Gallery In this section you can view a number of historic images of Polynesian waka and canoes drawn by early European artists and explorers. Courtesy of the Alexander Turnbull Library's Drawing and Prints Collections.
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| Reference: | PUBL-0018-01 |
| Description: | Boats of the Friendly Islands, J. Webber. London. Published April 1 1809 by Boydell and Co. Hand-coloured aquatint. |
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| Reference: | PUBL-131-061 |
| Description: | Tereoboo, King of Owyhee (Hawaii), bringing presents to Capt. Cook. J. Webber. London, B T Pouncy. 1784. Engraving on cream wove paper. |
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| Reference: | PUBL-038-1-078 |
| Description: | Pirogues (canoes) of Tonga-Tabou. Edmond Francois Paris (1835-1866). Lithograph de Lemercier. 1833. Hand coloured lithograph. |
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| Reference: | PUBL-0038-1-102 |
| Description: | Pirogues (canoes) of New Guinea. Edmond Francois Paris (1835-1866). Lithograph de Lemercier. 1833. Hand coloured lithograph. |
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| Reference: | PUBL-0038-2-162 |
| Description: | Pirogues (canoes) of Vanikoro. Edmond Francois Paris (1835-1866). Lithograph de Lemercier. 1833. Hand coloured lithograph. |
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| Reference: | PUBL-0038-180 |
| Description: | Pirogues (canoes) of Archipelago of the Caroline Islands. Edmond Francois Paris (1835-1866). Lithograph de Lemercier. 1833. Hand coloured lithograph. |
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| Reference: | link to the National Library reference |
| Description: | Shows Tongan canoes, with sails and cabins, and two Tongan men paddling a smaller canoe in the foreground; derived from "Boats of the Friendly Isles" a record of Cook's visit to Tonga, 1773-4, during his second circumnavigation of the world. |
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Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand,
Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of these images. |
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