Lot Essay
The present pair of drawings record Captain James Cook's voyage to the Hawaiian islands of Kauai and Hiihau in 1778.
A pair of marine landscapes with the Resolution and Discovery riding at anchor in a Hawaiian bay
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JOHN CLEVELEY (1747-1786)
A pair of marine landscapes with the Resolution and Discovery riding at anchor in a Hawaiian bay
pen and ink and watercolor and gouache on paper laid down on panel
15¾ x 23¼ in. (40 x 56.8 cm.)
two (2)
A pair of marine landscapes with the Resolution and Discovery riding at anchor in a Hawaiian bay
pen and ink and watercolor and gouache on paper laid down on panel
15¾ x 23¼ in. (40 x 56.8 cm.)
two (2)
Sale room notice
The medium should read: pen, ink, watercolor and gouache over aquatint and engraving on paper laid down on board