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| Keywords: John Cleveley the Younger, Views of the South Seas (b).jpg en Views of the South Seas a set of four <br /> 1 View of Huaheine one of the Society Islands;<br /> 2 View of Morea one of the Friendly Islands;<br /> 3 View of Charlotte Sound in New Zealand sic actually a view in Matavai Bay Tahiti ;<br /> 4 View of Owhyhee one of the Sandwich Islands also known as 'The Death of Cook' <br /> hand-coloured aquatints published by F Jukes in 1787-88 43 x 59cm 16 15/16 x 23 1/4in image size 4 This rare set of four aquatints relates to Cook's Third Voyage The watercolours from which these prints were engraved were painted by James Cleveley carpenter on HMS Resolution According to the imprint on the aquatints the original sketches were repainted by James's brother John in London Cleveley died in 1786 and by the time his four watercolours were turned into aquatints by John Martyn two years later with changes to the scene made including http //www bonhams com/auctions/16210/lot/1/ 1787-88 John Martyn after creator John Cleveley the Younger <gallery>File John Cleveley the Younger Views of the South Seas a jpg File John Cleveley the Younger Views of the South Seas b jpg File John Cleveley the Younger Views of the South Seas c jpg</gallery> PD-Art-100 John Cleveley the Younger History of Hawaii History of Tahiti History of French Polynesia History of New Zealand Islands in art Sailing ships of the United Kingdom 18th-century sailing ships in paintings Paintings of ports and harbours Images from Bonhams | ||||
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