Oceania Collection (#10)

James COOK died on 14 February 1779 on the Sandwich Islands off Hawaii
JAB4120738 James COOK died on 14 February 1779 on the Sandwich Islands off Hawaii.; (add.info.: James COOK died on 14 February 1779 on the Sandwich Islands off Hawaii.); Photo ©Jaime Abecasis

Vue de Bourke street, Melbourne, Australia - Engraving 1889
JAB4119524 Vue de Bourke street, Melbourne, Australia - Engraving 1889; (add.info.: Vue de Bourke street, Melbourne, Australia - Engraving 1889); Photo ©Jaime Abecasis

Ornamental tattoos: African woman 1, Maori chief (New Zealand) 2, Maori king 3, Caroline Islander 4
FLO4678680 Ornamental tattoos: African woman 1, Maori chief (New Zealand) 2, Maori king 3, Caroline Islander 4, hand 5 and foot 6 of a Dayak (Borneo), and a Japanese man with irezumi and fundoshi 7

Finger flower of New South Wales, Australia. Handcoloured copperplate engraving of a botanical illustration
FLO4641134 Finger flower of New South Wales, Australia. Handcoloured copperplate engraving of a botanical illustration from "The Naturalist's Pocket Magazine, " Harrison, London

Embroidered flower of New South Wales, Australia. Unknown flower. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from " The
FLO4641064 Embroidered flower of New South Wales, Australia. Unknown flower. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from " The Naturalist's Pocket Magazine, " Harrison, London

Scarlet woodbine of New South Wales, Lonicera species? Handcoloured copperplate engraving from " The
FLO4640456 Scarlet woodbine of New South Wales, Lonicera species? Handcoloured copperplate engraving from " The Naturalist's Pocket Magazine, " Harrison, London

Spotted blue fly of New South Wales. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from " The Naturalist's Pocket
FLO4640377 Spotted blue fly of New South Wales. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from " The Naturalist's Pocket Magazine, " Harrison, London

View of the island of the Admiraute (Papua New Guinea), with indigenous natives on their canoes
FLO4636164 View of the island of the Admiraute (Papua New Guinea), with indigenous natives on their canoes. Lithography for the book

Native to Papua Island (New Guinee and Indonesia), inhabitants of coastal areas with combs and scarifications
FLO4636143 Native to Papua Island (New Guinee and Indonesia), inhabitants of coastal areas with combs and scarifications and indigenous people of the island off Rawak Waigeo

Indigenes Chamarro d'Agagna (Guam Island), distilling alcohol and costumes of ritual dancers (Mariana Islands)
FLO4636298 Indigenes Chamarro d'Agagna (Guam Island), distilling alcohol and costumes of ritual dancers (Mariana Islands, USA)

The Monastery of Agagna on the island of Guam (Mariana Archipelago, USA), Spanish settlers on carriers
FLO4636259 The Monastery of Agagna on the island of Guam (Mariana Archipelago, USA), Spanish settlers on carriers and natives carrying game

Indigenous boats sailing, fishing off Tinian Island, Mariana Islands (USA)
FLO4636204 Indigenous boats sailing, fishing off Tinian Island, Mariana Islands (USA). Lithography for the book: " Galerie complete en tableaux fideles des peuples d'Amerique et

A group of indigenous Palawa from Tasmania, Australia, fishing in a river
FLO4636107 A group of indigenous Palawa from Tasmania, Australia, fishing in a river. Lithography for the book: " Galerie complete en tableaux fideles des peuples d'Amerique et

Tonga Tabu Island, Kingdom of Tonga. Lithography for the book: " Galerie complete en tableaux fideles des peuples
FLO4636407 Tonga Tabu Island, Kingdom of Tonga. Lithography for the book: " Galerie complete en tableaux fideles des peuples d'Amerique et d'Australie" by Friedrich Wilhelm Goedsche

Portrait of the chiefs of the Sandwich Islands (Hawai): in the centre, Kiaimoukou, Maui Island, on the left
FLO4636338 Portrait of the chiefs of the Sandwich Islands (Hawai): in the centre, Kiaimoukou, Maui Island, on the left, a tattoo chef from Oahu Island, on the right, an officer from Kiamoukou

Lambton Harbour, 1870
3480416 Lambton Harbour, 1870; (add.info.: Lambton Harbour, Wellington in New Zealand, showing Queen's Wharf, 1870.); Universal History Archive/UIG

France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): universal exhibition, straw hut, Oceanie paillote, 1900
LUX4782013 France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): universal exhibition, straw hut, Oceanie paillote, 1900; (add.info.: France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): universal exhibition, straw hut

The steamer Lady Daly, 1850
3478548 The steamer Lady Daly, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting the stern wheel paddle steamer Lady Daly on the Murray River, Australia. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

The Calliope Dock, Auckland, New Zealand, 1850
3330903 The Calliope Dock, Auckland, New Zealand, 1850; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the Calliope Dock, a historical stone dry dock on the grounds of the Devonport Naval Base, in Devonport)

The screw steamer Luiahine, 1850
3330467 The screw steamer Luiahine, 1850; (add.info.: Portrait of the screw steamer Luiahine, built for the Ranama, New Zealand and Sydney run. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Wooden headrest from the Nagodombi of Yesimbit
2624168 Wooden headrest from the Nagodombi of Yesimbit; (add.info.: Wooden headrest from the Nagodombi of Yesimbit, in East Sepik, Papua New Guinea late 19th century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Native from New South Wales Australia (Aborigines), 19th century, engraving
1746391 Native from New South Wales Australia (Aborigines), 19th century, engraving; (add.info.: Native from New South Wales Australia (Aborigines), 19th century, engraving); Photo: Tallandier

Map of Solomon Islands, c.1900 (engraving)
533372 Map of Solomon Islands, c.1900 (engraving); (add.info.: Map of Solomon Islands, Bougainville, South Pacific, circa 1902)

Map of Oceania and the southern Pacific by Bartolomeo Borghi, Florence, 1836
FLO4624218 Map of Oceania and the southern Pacific by Bartolomeo Borghi, Florence, 1836. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Giulio Ferrario's Ancient

King Alexander palm Archontophoenix alexandrae (Ptychosperma alexandrae). Lithograph from Louis van Houtte
FLO4628850 King Alexander palm Archontophoenix alexandrae (Ptychosperma alexandrae). Lithograph from Louis van Houtte and Charles Lemaire's Flowers of the Gardens and Hothouses of Europe

Native of Viti Levou, the largest island of FIJI (Pacific)
JAB4121698 Native of Viti Levou, the largest island of FIJI (Pacific).; (add.info.: Native of Viti Levou, the largest island of FIJI (Pacific).); Photo ©Jaime Abecasis

Native of VITI Island (Fiji), Ocean Pacific. Engraving 1885
JAB4121107 Native of VITI Island (Fiji), Ocean Pacific. Engraving 1885; (add.info.: Native of VITI Island (Fiji), Ocean Pacific. Engraving 1885); Photo ©Jaime Abecasis

Native of TIMOR Island, Indonesia. Voyages by James COOK (1728-1779). Engraving 1835
JAB4121106 Native of TIMOR Island, Indonesia. Voyages by James COOK (1728-1779). Engraving 1835; (add.info.: Native of TIMOR Island, Indonesia. Voyages by James COOK (1728-1779)

Native to the island of NITEDI, very populous island of Oceania, different from Vanikoro
JAB4121103 Native to the island of NITEDI, very populous island of Oceania, different from Vanikoro. Voyages of James Cook (1728-1779)

Native of DOREI, Solomon Islands - Journeys by James COOK (1728-1779) in Oceania
JAB4121089 Native of DOREI, Solomon Islands - Journeys by James COOK (1728-1779) in Oceania.; (add.info.: Native of DOREI)

Scene of wrestling, TONGA Islands (Oceania)
JAB4120810 Scene of wrestling, TONGA Islands (Oceania).; (add.info.: Scene of wrestling, TONGA Islands (Oceania).); Photo ©Jaime Abecasis

Types of Oceania - Voyages by Jean Francois de La Perouse (1741-1788) and James Cook (1728-1779) in Le Pacifique
JAB4121551 Types of Oceania - Voyages by Jean Francois de La Perouse (1741-1788) and James Cook (1728-1779) in Le Pacifique

Dance guerriere at Bourou, Sea of the Solomon Islands, Archipelago of Bismarck, New Ireland
JAB4121356 Dance guerriere at Bourou, Sea of the Solomon Islands, Archipelago of Bismarck, New Ireland, Oceania - Voyages by James COOK (1728-1779)

Universal Geography: Melanesie (Australia, New Guinee (New Guinee) and New Caledonia), beg of 20th century (lithograph)
DUV4218010 Universal Geography: Melanesie (Australia, New Guinee (New Guinee) and New Caledonia), beg of 20th century (lithograph); 9.5x6.5 cm; (add.info)

Young girl from Madison Island (French Polynesia) - Young girl with headdress, necklace, shift and feather fan
FLO4724436 Young girl from Madison Island (French Polynesia) - Young girl with headdress, necklace, shift and feather fan, with tattoos on her arms and legs from Nuku Hiva island (Madison)

Cornucopia flower. Unknown species from New South Wales. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from " The
FLO4640185 Cornucopia flower. Unknown species from New South Wales. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from " The Naturalist's Pocket Magazine, " Harrison, London

Aromatic shrub of New South Wales, Australia. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from " The Naturalist's
FLO4640459 Aromatic shrub of New South Wales, Australia. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from " The Naturalist's Pocket Magazine, " Harrison, London

Purple shell flower of New South Wales, Australia. Perhaps a fanciful flower manufactured by an artificial florist
FLO4641084 Purple shell flower of New South Wales, Australia. Perhaps a fanciful flower manufactured by an artificial florist

Banksia shrub, unknown species, of New South Wales. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from " The Naturalist's
FLO4640415 Banksia shrub, unknown species, of New South Wales. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from " The Naturalist's Pocket Magazine, " Harrison, London

Sailboat has two hulls of the island of Amis (Tonga) with denudees dancers, paddlers in skirt and a European man
FLO4636394 Sailboat has two hulls of the island of Amis (Tonga) with denudees dancers, paddlers in skirt and a European man

Dance performed in front of Queen Tineh of the Island of Friends (Tonga). Lithography for the book
FLO4636388 Dance performed in front of Queen Tineh of the Island of Friends (Tonga). Lithography for the book: " Galerie complete en tableaux fideles des peuples d'Amerique et

French explorers visiting a temple on Hawai Island. Illustration from Voyage Around the World (1824)
FLO4636365 French explorers visiting a temple on Hawai Island. Illustration from Voyage Around the World (1824) by Louis de Freycinet (1779-1842)

Sydney peppermint, Eucalyptus piperita. (Peppermint of New South Wales) Handcoloured copperplate engraving
FLO4640743 Sydney peppermint, Eucalyptus piperita. (Peppermint of New South Wales) Handcoloured copperplate engraving from "The Naturalist's Pocket Magazine, " Harrison, London

Costumes and tattoos of the indigenous Carolinian Mariana. Illustration from Voyage Around the World (1824)
FLO4636325 Costumes and tattoos of the indigenous Carolinian Mariana. Illustration from Voyage Around the World (1824) by Louis de Freycinet (1779-1842)

French explorers and botanist in the ruins of a chamarro site of stone pillars on Rota Island (Mariana Islands, USA)
FLO4636301 French explorers and botanist in the ruins of a chamarro site of stone pillars on Rota Island (Mariana Islands, USA)

The Chamarro natives of the island of Guam (Mariana Islands, USA), work in the garden of the Spanish Governor's
FLO4636268 The Chamarro natives of the island of Guam (Mariana Islands, USA), work in the garden of the Spanish Governor's Palace in Agagna

French explorers visiting a house on chamarro stilts, on the island of Guam (Mariana Islands, USA), women cook
FLO4636260 French explorers visiting a house on chamarro stilts, on the island of Guam (Mariana Islands, USA), women cook

Portraits of indigenous Chamorro from Guam, Mariana Islands (USA). Upstairs, girls from the alcade of Umatac and below
FLO4636229 Portraits of indigenous Chamorro from Guam, Mariana Islands (USA). Upstairs, girls from the alcade of Umatac and below, portraits of Stephan and Claudio Lajo

Naked natives embarked in a double hull boat (New Caledonia). Lithography for the book
FLO4636212 Naked natives embarked in a double hull boat (New Caledonia). Lithography for the book: " Galerie complete en tableaux fideles des peuples d'Amerique et d'Australie" by

Aborigines of the Blue Mountains. At the top, portraits of men living on the shores of the Hawkesbury River
FLO4636188 Aborigines of the Blue Mountains. At the top, portraits of men living on the shores of the Hawkesbury River (Nepean River), in the centre

Palawa Aboriginal couple from Tasmania (Australia), with scarification bodies
FLO4636103 Palawa Aboriginal couple from Tasmania (Australia), with scarification bodies. Lithography for the book: " Galerie complete en tableaux fideles des peuples d'Amerique et

View of Sydney (Australia). Lithography for the book: " Galerie complete en tableaux fideles des peuples
FLO4636062 View of Sydney (Australia). Lithography for the book: " Galerie complete en tableaux fideles des peuples d'Amerique et d'Australie" by Friedrich Wilhelm Goedsche

Honey flower of New South Wales, Australia. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from " The Naturalist's Pocket
FLO4640569 Honey flower of New South Wales, Australia. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from " The Naturalist's Pocket Magazine, " Harrison, London

Pickersgill Harbor, Dusky Bay (New Zealand, New Zealand)
MMM5462082 Pickersgill Harbor, Dusky Bay (New Zealand, New Zealand) by Hodges, William (1744-97); National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Pickersgill Harbor, Dusky Bay (New Zealand)

View of Malay Bay, on the island of Pobassoo (Australia), in February 1803
MMM5466489 View of Malay Bay, on the island of Pobassoo (Australia), in February 1803. Oil on canvas, early 19th century, by William Westall (1781-1850)

Native from New Zealand, 1861 (engraving)
6947877 Native from New Zealand, 1861 (engraving); Private Collection; (add.info.: Native from New Zealand. From artwork by Chenu " Encyclopedie d'Histoire Naturelle " 1861)

An engraving depicting the Turon gold field, New South Wales: panning for gold, 19th century
5311063 An engraving depicting the Turon gold field, New South Wales: panning for gold, 19th century; (add.info.: Date: 1852); Universal History Archive/UIG

Sydney, Australia, 1912 (photo)
7293126 Sydney, Australia, 1912 (photo); (add.info.: Geography. Australia. View of the city of Sydney from the A.M.P. Building. Photo, Australia, 1912.); Photo: © Archives Charmet

Admiral John Lort Stokes (1812-1885), c.1879 (oil on canvas)
7295337 Admiral John Lort Stokes (1812-1885), c.1879 (oil on canvas) by Pearce, Stephen (1819-1904); 143.2x118.2 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

View from Point Venus, Island of Otaheite (Tahiti), 1772-75 (oil on panel)
7295311 View from Point Venus, Island of Otaheite (Tahiti), 1772-75 (oil on panel) by Hodges, William (1744-97); 24x47 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Waterfall in Dusky Bay with a Maori canoe, 18th century (oil on panel)
7295307 Waterfall in Dusky Bay with a Maori canoe, 18th century (oil on panel) by Hodges, William (1744-97); 27.6x35.6 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

The landing at Tanna (Tana), one of the New Hebrides, 1775-76 (oil on panel)
7295304 The landing at Tanna (Tana), one of the New Hebrides, 1775-76 (oil on panel) by Hodges, William (1744-97); 24x47 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Seru [Seru Epenisa Cakobau (Thakombau)], on board, and Masomalua (in the hat), Octr 1849 [Fiji], 1849 (pen, ink)
7295610 Seru [Seru Epenisa Cakobau (Thakombau)], on board, and Masomalua (in the hat), Octr 1849 [Fiji], 1849 (pen, ink) by Fanshawe

Feejee hair-dressing; from one Tanoa's younger sons, Octr 7th 1849 [Fiji], 1849 (watercolour, graphite)
7295607 Feejee hair-dressing; from one Tanoa's younger sons, Octr 7th 1849 [Fiji], 1849 (watercolour, graphite) by Fanshawe

Teriitaria or Ariapaia [Teri'i tari'a II Ari'i paea], Queen of Huahine, Augt 30th 1849 [Society Islands]
7295597 Teriitaria or Ariapaia [Teri'i tari'a II Ari'i paea], Queen of Huahine, Augt 30th 1849 [Society Islands], 1849 (graphite, watercolour) by Fanshawe

In Eimeo [Moorea, Society Islands], Augt 27th 1849, 1849 (watercolour)
7295596 In Eimeo [Moorea, Society Islands], Augt 27th 1849, 1849 (watercolour) by Fanshawe, Admiral Sir Edward Gennys (1814-1906); 17.5x25.8 cm; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: No)

Fautaua, Tahiti, Augt 25th 1849 [Society Islands], 1849 (watercolour)
7295593 Fautaua, Tahiti, Augt 25th 1849 [Society Islands], 1849 (watercolour) by Fanshawe, Admiral Sir Edward Gennys (1814-1906); 22.7x32.5 cm; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: No)

Eimeo [Moorea] from near Papeiti [Tahiti, Society Islands], Augt 25th 1849, 1849 (watercolour)
7295592 Eimeo [Moorea] from near Papeiti [Tahiti, Society Islands], Augt 25th 1849, 1849 (watercolour) by Fanshawe, Admiral Sir Edward Gennys (1814-1906); 12.7x17.9 cm; National Maritime Museum

The death of Captain James Cook by the Indians of Owhyee, one of the Sandwich Islands, 18th century (engraving)
7295578 The death of Captain James Cook by the Indians of Owhyee, one of the Sandwich Islands, 18th century (engraving, etching) by Carter, George (1737-94); 47.3x59.8 cm; National Maritime Museum

Head of a New Zealander, with a comb in his hair. 1770 (engraving)
7295525 Head of a New Zealander, with a comb in his hair. 1770 (engraving) by Parkinson, Sydney (c.1745-71); 20.1x16.2 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, seen here in the 19th century
7243380 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, seen here in the 19th century.; Private Collection; (add.info.: Sydney, Australia, seen here in the 19th century)

Australian gold prospectors working their claim in the bed of a river in Turon, around 1850
NWI4835913 Australian gold prospectors working their claim in the bed of a river in Turon, around 1850. Coloured water, 19th century.; (add.info)

Australian prospectors looking for gold in a river around 1850. Coloured water, 19th century
NWI4833977 Australian prospectors looking for gold in a river around 1850. Coloured water, 19th century.; (add.info.: Australian prospectors looking for gold in a river around 1850)

The European and Australia Royal Mail Company's steamer Australasia, 1850
3359469 The European and Australia Royal Mail Company's steamer Australasia, 1850; (add.info.: Portrait of the European and Australia Royal Mail Company's steamer Australasia')

Colonel David Collins, after a print dating from the 1880's
3432497 Colonel David Collins, after a print dating from the 1880's; Private Collection; (add.info.: Colonel David Collins, 1756-1810)

Ceremonial chair
2624185 Ceremonial chair; (add.info.: Calcified stone, Melanesian ceremonial chair, from the Nias tribe, in the Gomo area of Papua New Guinea. Late 19th century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

The Clipper Ship The Gauntlet, 1850
3330914 The Clipper Ship The Gauntlet, 1850; (add.info.: The Clipper The Gauntlet, an iron clipper built on the Clyde for the Indian and Australian trades)

The New Australian Clipper Royal Family, 1850
3330909 The New Australian Clipper Royal Family, 1850; (add.info.: Engraving of the New Australian Clipper Royal Family'. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

The Clipper Ship The Gauntlet, 1850
3331140 The Clipper Ship The Gauntlet, 1850; (add.info.: The Clipper The Gauntlet, an iron clipper built on the Clyde for the Indian and Australian trades)

The Australian screw steamer Antelope, 1850
3330490 The Australian screw steamer Antelope, 1850; (add.info.: Portrait of the Australian screw steamer Antelope'. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Malangan sculpture, New Ireland, Papua New Guinea (Papua New Guinee), late 19th century. Dim: 65x20x20cm
JEB4847963 Malangan sculpture, New Ireland, Papua New Guinea (Papua New Guinee), late 19th century. Dim: 65x20x20cm. Wood, pigments, shells, vegetable fibres

Geography map: representation of the Pacific Ocean (or South Sea) with the Americas (South and United States)
VEN5031134 Geography map: representation of the Pacific Ocean (or South Sea) with the Americas (South and United States), as well as New Zealand, Indonesia and Japan

Pilou pilou (pilou-pilou) from Kanak (Melanesian from New Caledonia in the South Pacific)
JAB5037228 Pilou pilou (pilou-pilou) from Kanak (Melanesian from New Caledonia in the South Pacific). Engraving in " The peoples of the Earth" 1890.; (add.info)

Anthropology: representation of an old Arunta (Aboriginal of Australia). Plate taken from the end of the 19th century
JAB5037181 Anthropology: representation of an old Arunta (Aboriginal of Australia). Plate taken from the end of the 19th century.; (add.info.: Anthropology)

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Discover the captivating beauty of Oceania, where stunning landscapes and rich cultural heritage await. Melbourne Beach in Australia offers a serene escape, while iconic landmarks like the Opera House and Sydney Harbour Bridge in Sydney showcase architectural brilliance. Immerse yourself in history at Obirr Rock's aboriginal rock art site, where ancient paintings dating back 20, 000 years coexist with modern creations. Marvel at the diverse wildlife found in Wilsons Promontory National Park, from adorable wombats to fascinating marine life in the Great Barrier Reef. Journey through time with an antique map of New Zealand or witness the vibrant nightlife of our planet as seen from space. Experience the thrill of a test cricket match at Sydney Cricket Ground or embark on a horse riding adventure along picturesque beaches at sunrise. Don't miss encountering Quokka marsupials on Rottnest Island or basking in the sun-kissed shores of Manly Beach. A treasure trove waiting to be explored.