A tupapow (tupapau), or burial shed Size:M: 75 x 50cm during the reign of Mary

during the reign of Mary I in the 16th century

'Coastal Scene'

Interior view of the church looking west

it was believed that one reason that Napoleon III had become involved in Italy's fight for freedom from Austrian domination was that he cherished hopes of seating his cousin

A tupapow (tupapau), or burial shed Size:M: 75 x 50cm during the reign of MaryA tupapow (tupapau), or burial shed, and a Tahitian priest, observed by Lieutenant James Cook and the crew of the Endeavour, Tahiti, 1769. In the tupapow, 'posts are set up to support the bier And here the body remains to putrify till the flesh is wholly wasted from the bones.' Illustration from An account of the voyages for making discoveries in the southern hemisphere, by John Hawkesworth (London, 1773). Original: engraving. 1773