Lot 49
49
After John Cleveley
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After John Cleveley

A View of Huaheine; A View of Moorea; A View of Matavai Bay; and A View of Owijhee

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After John Cleveley
A View of Huaheine; A View of Moorea; A View of Matavai Bay; and A View of Owijhee
by F. Jukes
aquatints, published by Thomas Martyn, [London, c.1787-88]
averaging S.17 x 23½in. (43 x 59.9cm.) (4)
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Lot Essay

Cleveley's four views, thought to derive from drawings taken on the spot by his brother James Cleveley, carpenter on the Resolution on Cook's third voyage, are discussed at some length in R. Joppien and B. Smith, The Art of Captain Cook's Voyages, III, Text, London, 1988, pp.216-221 (3. The Cleveley Problem).

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