1774 Capt Cook Antqiue Print of Tahitians Honouring the Dead, Manao Tupapau 1769 City & Views Samuel Wallis was able to

Samuel Wallis was able to establish cordial relations with the female chieftain “Oberea “ (Purea) and remained on the island until 27 July 1767

Three-fourths of Madagascar\'s 860 orchid species are found here alone

as it happened

The indigenous population

1774 Capt Cook Antqiue Print of Tahitians Honouring the Dead, Manao Tupapau 1769 City & Views Samuel Wallis was able toTitle : Maniere dont on expose les morts a Otahiti (How the dead are exposed on Tahiti) Size: 16in x 10 1 2in (405mm x 265mm) Ref #: 21427 Date : 1774 Condition: (A+) Fine Condition Description: This fine original copper plate engraved antique print of how the Dead are left mummified outdoors in an elevated platform in Tahiti, and the ritual of the Spirit of the Dead Watching (Manao tupapau), visited by Captain Cook in HMS Endeavor during his first