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Polynesia Collection

Background imagePolynesia Collection: Captain Cook killed by Hawaiian natives, 1779

Captain Cook killed by Hawaiian natives, 1779
Death of English explorer Captain James Cook in the Sandwich Islands (Hawaii), 1779. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of a painting

Background imagePolynesia Collection: GPAC2A-00018

GPAC2A-00018
Map of the Pacific island groups, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imagePolynesia Collection: Map of Hawaii, 1870s

Map of Hawaii, 1870s
Map of the Hawaiian islands, 1870s. Color lithograph reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

Background imagePolynesia Collection: Native Hawaiian village on Kauai, 1800s

Native Hawaiian village on Kauai, 1800s
Hawaiian huts of Waimea on Kauai Island, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imagePolynesia Collection: Hawaiians in the mid-1800s

Hawaiians in the mid-1800s
Diamond Head and Waikiki in the Hawaiian Islands, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imagePolynesia Collection: Hawaiian women dancing the hula, 1800s

Hawaiian women dancing the hula, 1800s
Hula-hula performed by Hawaiian natives, mid-1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imagePolynesia Collection: GPAC2A-00004

GPAC2A-00004
Native Samoan sea-canoes, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imagePolynesia Collection: Mauna Loa eruption, 1870s

Mauna Loa eruption, 1870s
Eruption of Mauna Loa, Hawaii, viewed from the sea, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imagePolynesia Collection: Waikiki village, Hawaii, 1870s

Waikiki village, Hawaii, 1870s
Village of Waikiki, Sandwich Islands, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imagePolynesia Collection: Traditional Hawaiian home, 1800s

Traditional Hawaiian home, 1800s
Native thatched hut of the Sandwich Islands, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imagePolynesia Collection: Hawaiians surfing, 1870s

Hawaiians surfing, 1870s
Natives on surfboards near Honolulu, Hawaii, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imagePolynesia Collection: Captain Cook landing on a South Pacific island, 1770s

Captain Cook landing on a South Pacific island, 1770s
James Cook landing in the Friendly Islands, greeted by Tonga natives bearing fruit, 1770s. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century illustration

Background imagePolynesia Collection: U. S. annexation of Hawaii cheered in Honolulu, 1898

U. S. annexation of Hawaii cheered in Honolulu, 1898
Hawaiians receive news of annexation by the U.S. Honolulu, 1898. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

Background imagePolynesia Collection: Hawaiians dancing for visitors, 1850s

Hawaiians dancing for visitors, 1850s
Native dance performance for sailors in the Sandwich Islands, 1850s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imagePolynesia Collection: Port of Honolulu, 1870s

Port of Honolulu, 1870s
Harbor and city of Honolulu, capital of the Sandwich Islands, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imagePolynesia Collection: Kalakaua crowned King of Hawaii

Kalakaua crowned King of Hawaii
Coronation of the king of the Sandwich Islands, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imagePolynesia Collection: Hawaiians eating poi, 1800s

Hawaiians eating poi, 1800s
Hawaiian family eating poi, a dish made from taro root, mid-1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imagePolynesia Collection: EXPL2A-00316

EXPL2A-00316
Captain James Cook, discoverer of the Sandwich Islands, with his ships in Kealakekua Bay, where he was killed by natives in 1779. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a painting


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