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| Keywords: The Cession of the District of Matavai in the Island of Otaheite to Captain James Wilson for the Use of the Missionaries Sent Thither by that Society in the Ship Duff, 1801.jpg Francesco Bartolozzi 1727 1815 Text reads The cession of the district of Matavai in the island of Otaheite to Captain James Wilson for the use of the missionaries sent thither by that Society in the Ship Duff / Is most respectfully Dedicated by their most obedient Servants Will m Jeffryes C o London Published for the benefit of the Missionary Society by W Jeffryes 179- 1 print aquatint hand col ; plate mark 60 x 78 cm The original painting by Robert Smirk was commissioned by the Directors of the London Missionary Society in 1798 to commemorate the grant of land to build a mission in Tahiti which occurred in March 16 1797 In the background is Mt Aora'i The dwelling immediately behind the group is Bligh's 'British house' The end section of the first missionary house is on the right The identification of the figures in the painting can be found on pages xiii and 32 of Colin Newbury's edited book http //samples sainsburysebooks co uk/9781409417217_sample_1057810 pdf The History of the Tahitian Mission 1799-1830 Written by John Davies Missionary to the South Sea Islands With Supplementary Papers of the Missionaries http //nla gov au/nla pic-an9129636 National Library of Australia nla pic-an9129636 Institution National Library of Australia 1801 PD-old-100 PD-Australia <gallery>File The Cession of the District of Matavai in the Island of Otaheite to Captain James Wilson for the use of the Missionaries Sent Thither by that Society in the Ship Duff engraving by Francesco Bartolozzi jpg</gallery> Francesco Bartolozzi Robert Smirke painter History of Tahiti People of Tahiti London Missionary Society Missionaries Tahiti Tahiti in art PÅmare I PÅmare II James Wilson explorer | ||||
