DescriptionPolynesian dog, in 'A view of Huaheine' by John Webber.jpg
English: Lower left corner crop of a scene from 'A view of Huaheine' by John Webber. Depicting a group of Tahitians in a canoe and a native dog. The man is kneeling on the deck of a double canoe near the boathouse and perhaps holding still the dog in front of him so that the artist can sketch it.
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L0016721 'A view of Huaheine', in Cook's Voyages
Credit: Wellcome Library, London. Wellcome Images
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'A view of Huaheine', in Cook's Voyages
Engraving
By: W. Byrneafter: WebberPlans and views to . . . Cook's voyages
Published: 1785