Captain Cook's Monument, at Owhyhee, Sandwich Islands.

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  SKU: 21885

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• PUBLISHER: Published for Gleason's Pictorial.

• MEDIUM: Handcolored wood engraving,

  DATE: c.1870.

• EDITION SIZE: Image 5 5/8 x 9 1/8" (144 x 230 mm) plus title and margins.

• DESCRIPTION: A 19th-century perspective of Captain Cook's Monument, at Owhyhee, Sandwich Islands, captured as a wood engraving and hand-colored to highlight the details. Owyhee or Owhyhee is an older English spelling of Hawaii. This artwork likely depicts Kealakekua Bay, though it is not explicitly stated.

• ADDITIONAL INFO: This piece is in a mat for handling.

• CONDITION: Good condition with modern hand color.

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• CATEGORIES: 18th-19th Century Subjects , Town Views - United States , Hawaii