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A human sacrifice in a morai in Otaheite

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A voyage to the Pacific ocean. Undertaken, by the command of His Majesty ...

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A human sacrifice in a morai in Otaheite

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A human sacrifice in a morai in Otaheite
Names
Great Britain. Admiralty (Publisher)
Woollett, William, 1735-1785 (Engraver)
Collection

A voyage to the Pacific ocean. Undertaken, by the command of His Majesty ...

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1784
Place: London
Publisher: Printed by W. and A. Strahan, for G. Nicol, & T. Cadell
Library locations
Rare Book Division
Shelf locator: *KF+ 1784 (Cook, J. Voyage to the Pacific Ocean) Text and atlas c.3
Topics
Voyages around the world
Human sacrifice
Tahiti (French Polynesia : Island)
Genres
Prints
Physical Description
Engravings
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b13034169
Library of Congress Control Number: 05034847 //r42
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 3145ba00-c604-012f-b1ea-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1784: Issued
  • 2019: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

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Rare Book Division, The New York Public Library. "A human sacrifice in a morai in Otaheite" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1784. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/90542ead-44f5-04d9-e040-e00a18063f0c

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Rare Book Division, The New York Public Library. "A human sacrifice in a morai in Otaheite" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/90542ead-44f5-04d9-e040-e00a18063f0c

APA Format

Rare Book Division, The New York Public Library. (1784). A human sacrifice in a morai in Otaheite Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/90542ead-44f5-04d9-e040-e00a18063f0c

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A human sacrifice in a morai in Otaheite