1784 Captain Cook - Tonga - A View in the Island of Rotterdam (Nomuka)

Description: This historic and original engraving is from Captain James Cook and George William Anderson's "A New , Authentic , and Complete Account of Voyages Round the World, Undertaken and Performed by Royal Authority..." - see scan of cover page, not included. The work was published in London by Alexander Hogg between 1784 and 1786 The engraving entitled "A View of the Island of Rotterdam" is based on the drawing made by William Hodges , the official artist on board, when Cook visited the islands on his Second Voyage . Good condition printed on hand-laid paper with minor marks to the borders and an inked plate number outside of the plate line - see scans. Page size 15.5 x 10 inches. See more engravings from this publication in Seller's Other Items which can be combined for mailing Nomuka13 languagesArticleTalkReadEditView historyToolsCoordinates: 20°15′S 174°48′WFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaMap of Nomuka IslandsNomuka islands in 2013Nomuka is a small island in the southern part of the Haʻapai group of islands in Tonga. It is part of the Nomuka Group of islands, also called the ʻOtu Muʻomuʻa. Among neighboring islands are Kelefesia, Nukutula, Tonumea, Fonoifua, Telekitonga.[1]GeographyNomuka is 7 square kilometres in area. It has a large brackish lake (Ano Lahi) in the middle, and three smaller lakes—Ano Ha'amea, Ano Fungalei, and Molou. There are approximately 400–500 inhabitants. They subsist on fishing, farming, and remittances from family members abroad. The island has a secondary school, two primary schools, and a kindergarten. It has seven churches.The island is accessible by boat only. Boats leave weekly from Nukuʻalofa and Lifuka, Haʻapai. There is one guesthouse on the island, and three or four small fale koloa, or convenience stores. It is home to the Royal Nomuka Yacht ClubHistoryNotable historic visitors include Abel Tasman, Captain Cook, Captain Bligh, and William Mariner. The DutchAbel Tasman made the first European discovery of the island, on 24 January 1643. A party went ashore to get water, and the description they brought back of the huge lake leaves little doubt about the identification. Tasman called it Rotterdam island, after the city of Rotterdam, a major port in the Netherlands, and noted in his maps the indigenous name of Amamocka, a misspelling of ʻa Nomuka, ʻa being a subject-indicating article. We also find the name of Amorkakij for the nearby smaller island of Nomuka Iki.[2] Captain Bligh in the Bountyspent 3 days wooding and watering at Nomuka in April 1789. The mutiny on the Bounty occurred the day after they left.PopulationNomuka is known for raising up the greatest number of church leaders for the major Christian denominations in Tonga, such as Rev. Sione Lepa To'a the former president of the Free Wesleyan Church of Tonga, Rev. Seluipepeli Mafi and his son Rev Dr Feke Mafi as both former presidents of the Church of Tonga, and Pastor Tetileti Pahulu, a former president of the Seventh Day Adventist Church. Apart from these former church presidents, there are also pastors (and former pastors) and Christian workers serving under different denominations and parachurch organisations in Tonga and overseas. 'A View in the Island of Rotterdam' [in fact Amsterdam/ Tongatapu]This engraving comes from the official account of Cook's second voyage, 'A Voyage towards the South Pole', published by Strahan and Cadell in 1777 (plate 76). Captain James Cook (1728-79) made three separate voyages to the Pacific (first in the 'Endeavour', second with 'Resolution' and 'Adventure', and finally with 'Resolution and 'Discovery'). He did more than any other voyager to explore it and the Southern Ocean, not only encountering Pacific cultures for the first time but also assembling the first large-scale collections of Pacific objectsbrought back to Europe. He was killed on Hawaii in 1779. Hodges (1744-97) was the draughtsman and painter on Cook's second expedition,1772-75, and was subsequently employed by the Admiralty to work up drawings for engraving and produce finished oil paintings from it.Cook was at the island called Rotterdam (Nomuka, Tonga) on 27-29 June 1774 but there is no evidence Hodges made any drawings there, especially as Cook himself wrote that local conditions of life were much the same as on Amsterdam Island (Tongatapu, Tonga). The original drawing on which this engraving was based is now in the National Library, Canberra and is entitled 'Tongatabu or Amsterdam' and the most rational explanation is that Cook's editor, Dr. John Douglas, either made an error in titling the print 'Rotterdam' or took him at his word in considering the image interchangeable 'A View in the Island of Rotterdam' [in fact Amsterdam/ Tongatapu]This engraving comes from the official account of Cook's second voyage, 'A Voyage towards the South Pole', published by Strahan and Cadell in 1777 (plate 76). Captain James Cook (1728-79) made three separate voyages to the Pacific (first in the 'Endeavour', second with 'Resolution' and 'Adventure', and finally with 'Resolution and 'Discovery'). He did more than any other voyager to explore it and the Southern Ocean, not only encountering Pacific cultures for the first time but also assembling the first large-scale collections of Pacific objectsbrought back to Europe. He was killed on Hawaii in 1779. Hodges (1744-97) was the draughtsman and painter on Cook's second expedition,1772-75, and was subsequently employed by the Admiralty to work up drawings for engraving and produce finished oil paintings from it.Cook was at the island called Rotterdam (Nomuka, Tonga) on 27-29 June 1774 but there is no evidence Hodges made any drawings there, especially as Cook himself wrote that local conditions of life were much the same as on Amsterdam Island (Tongatapu, Tonga). The original drawing on which this engraving was based is now in the National Library, Canberra and is entitled 'Tongatabu or Amsterdam' and the most rational explanation is that Cook's editor, Dr. John Douglas, either made an error in titling the print 'Rotterdam' or took him at his word in considering the image interchangeaNomuka13 languages

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