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Pacific Islands Collection (#11)

Discover the enchanting beauty of the Pacific Islands, where history and nature blend seamlessly

Background imagePacific Islands Collection: The Sailor Princes at the Fiji Islands, Incantation of the Yangona, or Kava Bowl (engraving)

The Sailor Princes at the Fiji Islands, Incantation of the Yangona, or Kava Bowl (engraving)
1623758 The Sailor Princes at the Fiji Islands, Incantation of the Yangona, or Kava Bowl (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imagePacific Islands Collection: The Samoa Islands, in the Pacific Ocean (engraving)

The Samoa Islands, in the Pacific Ocean (engraving)
1623146 The Samoa Islands, in the Pacific Ocean (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Samoa Islands, in the Pacific Ocean)

Background imagePacific Islands Collection: The Annexation of Christmas Island, Pacific Ocean, by the British Government (engraving)

The Annexation of Christmas Island, Pacific Ocean, by the British Government (engraving)
1041549 The Annexation of Christmas Island, Pacific Ocean, by the British Government (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Annexation of Christmas Island)

Background imagePacific Islands Collection: A Surveying Cruise among the Solomon Islands (engraving)

A Surveying Cruise among the Solomon Islands (engraving)
1061407 A Surveying Cruise among the Solomon Islands (engraving) by Nash, Joseph (d.1922); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Surveying Cruise among the Solomon Islands)

Background imagePacific Islands Collection: The Eclipse of the Sun, 6 May 1883, seen from Caroline Island, in the Pacific Ocean (engraving)

The Eclipse of the Sun, 6 May 1883, seen from Caroline Island, in the Pacific Ocean (engraving)
1107123 The Eclipse of the Sun, 6 May 1883, seen from Caroline Island, in the Pacific Ocean (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Eclipse of the Sun)

Background imagePacific Islands Collection: Sketches of Pitcairn Island (engraving)

Sketches of Pitcairn Island (engraving)
1106524 Sketches of Pitcairn Island (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sketches of Pitcairn Island)

Background imagePacific Islands Collection: A British Battleship in Samoan Waters, Native Merchants trading Fruit and Vegetables (litho)

A British Battleship in Samoan Waters, Native Merchants trading Fruit and Vegetables (litho)
1042870 A British Battleship in Samoan Waters, Native Merchants trading Fruit and Vegetables (litho) by Haenen, Frederic de (1853-1928); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imagePacific Islands Collection: The Hawaiian Islands (engraving)

The Hawaiian Islands (engraving)
1106273 The Hawaiian Islands (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Hawaiian Islands)

Background imagePacific Islands Collection: The Bounty Islands, South Pacific Ocean (engraving)

The Bounty Islands, South Pacific Ocean (engraving)
1104259 The Bounty Islands, South Pacific Ocean (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Bounty Islands, South Pacific Ocean)

Background imagePacific Islands Collection: Misadventures of an Artist in Tonga (engraving)

Misadventures of an Artist in Tonga (engraving)
1046281 Misadventures of an Artist in Tonga (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Misadventures of an Artist in Tonga)

Background imagePacific Islands Collection: The Sandwich Islands Question, Sketches in the South Seas (engraving)

The Sandwich Islands Question, Sketches in the South Seas (engraving)
1052708 The Sandwich Islands Question, Sketches in the South Seas (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Sandwich Islands Question)

Background imagePacific Islands Collection: A Visit to the Pitcairn Islanders by HMS 'Opal'(engraving)

A Visit to the Pitcairn Islanders by HMS "Opal"(engraving)
1054298 A Visit to the Pitcairn Islanders by HMS " Opal" (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imagePacific Islands Collection: Our New Territory, hoisting the Royal Standard at Nasova, Fiji, 10 October 1874 (engraving)

Our New Territory, hoisting the Royal Standard at Nasova, Fiji, 10 October 1874 (engraving)
1053678 Our New Territory, hoisting the Royal Standard at Nasova, Fiji, 10 October 1874 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Our New Territory)

Background imagePacific Islands Collection: The Recent Hurricane in Samoa (engraving)

The Recent Hurricane in Samoa (engraving)
1055546 The Recent Hurricane in Samoa (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Recent Hurricane in Samoa, Apia, the Capital of Samoa)

Background imagePacific Islands Collection: Hut of a Kanak chief, New Caledonia (chromolitho)

Hut of a Kanak chief, New Caledonia (chromolitho)
1094263 Hut of a Kanak chief, New Caledonia (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hut of a Kanak chief, New Caledonia)

Background imagePacific Islands Collection: Portrait of a man of Nootka Sound (engraving)

Portrait of a man of Nootka Sound (engraving)
820087 Portrait of a man of Nootka Sound (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Portrait of a man of Nootka Sound)

Background imagePacific Islands Collection: Peoples of Oceania (colour litho)

Peoples of Oceania (colour litho)
3630312 Peoples of Oceania (colour litho) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Peoples of Oceania)

Background imagePacific Islands Collection: Monnaies De Pierre De L Ile De Yap (engraving)

Monnaies De Pierre De L Ile De Yap (engraving)
2789123 Monnaies De Pierre De L Ile De Yap (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Monnaies De Pierre De L Ile De Yap)

Background imagePacific Islands Collection: Les Peuples Sauvages (engraving)

Les Peuples Sauvages (engraving)
2783143 Les Peuples Sauvages (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Les Peuples Sauvages)

Background imagePacific Islands Collection: Coconut mill on the island of Upolu, Samoa (chromolitho)

Coconut mill on the island of Upolu, Samoa (chromolitho)
2782566 Coconut mill on the island of Upolu, Samoa (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Coconut mill on the island of Upolu, Samoa)

Background imagePacific Islands Collection: A Man and Woman of the island of Pogghy, plate no. 49 from Costumi dei

A Man and Woman of the island of Pogghy, plate no. 49 from Costumi dei
STC444516 A Man and Woman of the island of Pogghy, plate no.49 from Costumi dei. (coloured engraving) by Italian School, (19th century); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; Italian

Background imagePacific Islands Collection: Warrior of the Hawaiian Islands

Warrior of the Hawaiian Islands
6338571 Warrior of the Hawaiian Islands by Arago, Jacques Etienne Victor (1790-1855) (after); (add.info.: Warrior of the Hawaiian Islands)

Background imagePacific Islands Collection: Sunday Island, One of the Kermadec Isles, in the Pacific, lately annexed to the British Empire

Sunday Island, One of the Kermadec Isles, in the Pacific, lately annexed to the British Empire (engraving)
1623392 Sunday Island, One of the Kermadec Isles, in the Pacific, lately annexed to the British Empire (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sunday Island)

Background imagePacific Islands Collection: The Sailor Princes at Fiji, War-Dance by Electric Light (engraving)

The Sailor Princes at Fiji, War-Dance by Electric Light (engraving)
1623774 The Sailor Princes at Fiji, War-Dance by Electric Light (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Sailor Princes at Fiji, War-Dance by Electric Light)

Background imagePacific Islands Collection: Natives of the Samoa Islands selling their Weapons on Board the Steam-Ship Alameda (engraving)

Natives of the Samoa Islands selling their Weapons on Board the Steam-Ship Alameda (engraving)
1626253 Natives of the Samoa Islands selling their Weapons on Board the Steam-Ship Alameda (engraving) by Prior, Melton (1845-1910) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imagePacific Islands Collection: Sketches in the Isle of Pines, New Caledonia (engraving)

Sketches in the Isle of Pines, New Caledonia (engraving)
1621104 Sketches in the Isle of Pines, New Caledonia (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sketches in the Isle of Pines, New Caledonia)

Background imagePacific Islands Collection: Cooks Tamarind-Tree, Tahiti (engraving)

Cooks Tamarind-Tree, Tahiti (engraving)
1611343 Cooks Tamarind-Tree, Tahiti (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cooks Tamarind-Tree, Tahiti)

Background imagePacific Islands Collection: Pacific Islanders in their canoes (colour litho)

Pacific Islanders in their canoes (colour litho)
5216578 Pacific Islanders in their canoes (colour litho) by Williamson, J. (fl.1850-1919); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pacific Islanders in their canoes)

Background imagePacific Islands Collection: Tahitian Queen Oberea making peace with the British commanded by Captain Samuel Wallis

Tahitian Queen Oberea making peace with the British commanded by Captain Samuel Wallis, 1767 (engraving)
5233490 Tahitian Queen Oberea making peace with the British commanded by Captain Samuel Wallis, 1767 (engraving) by English School

Background imagePacific Islands Collection: Pilou, traditional Kanak dance, New Caledonia (coloured engraving)

Pilou, traditional Kanak dance, New Caledonia (coloured engraving)
976032 Pilou, traditional Kanak dance, New Caledonia (coloured engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pilou, traditional Kanak dance)

Background imagePacific Islands Collection: Portrait of a woman of Nootka Sound (engraving)

Portrait of a woman of Nootka Sound (engraving)
820088 Portrait of a woman of Nootka Sound (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Portrait of a woman of Nootka Sound)

Background imagePacific Islands Collection: Life and Scenery in Fiji (engraving)

Life and Scenery in Fiji (engraving)
1049287 Life and Scenery in Fiji (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Life and Scenery in Fiji)

Background imagePacific Islands Collection: Law and Justice in Pitcairn Island (litho)

Law and Justice in Pitcairn Island (litho)
1064084 Law and Justice in Pitcairn Island (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Law and Justice in Pitcairn Island)

Background imagePacific Islands Collection: The Forthcoming Transit of Venus (engraving)

The Forthcoming Transit of Venus (engraving)
1053268 The Forthcoming Transit of Venus (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Forthcoming Transit of Venus)

Background imagePacific Islands Collection: Conflicts with the Savages of the New Hebrides, South Pacific Ocean (engraving)

Conflicts with the Savages of the New Hebrides, South Pacific Ocean (engraving)
1098894 Conflicts with the Savages of the New Hebrides, South Pacific Ocean (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imagePacific Islands Collection: Norfolk Island from Flagstaff-Hill, the New Home of the Pitcairn Islanders (engraving)

Norfolk Island from Flagstaff-Hill, the New Home of the Pitcairn Islanders (engraving)
1097989 Norfolk Island from Flagstaff-Hill, the New Home of the Pitcairn Islanders (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Norfolk Island from Flagstaff-Hill)

Background imagePacific Islands Collection: Norfolk Island, the Convict System (engraving)

Norfolk Island, the Convict System (engraving)
1095940 Norfolk Island, the Convict System (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Norfolk Island, the Convict System)

Background imagePacific Islands Collection: Port of Yap, Caroline Islands (chromolitho)

Port of Yap, Caroline Islands (chromolitho)
1094460 Port of Yap, Caroline Islands (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Port of Yap, Caroline Islands)

Background imagePacific Islands Collection: Melanesian Man, ca. 1890-1899. Creator: Antonio Zeno Shindler

Melanesian Man, ca. 1890-1899. Creator: Antonio Zeno Shindler
Melanesian Man, ca. 1890-1899

Background imagePacific Islands Collection: Queen Elizabeth II seen here in Tonga with the King Taufa

Queen Elizabeth II seen here in Tonga with the King Taufa ahau Tupou IV of Tonga during her on her Silver Jubilee tour of Australia and the Far East. 14th February 1977

Background imagePacific Islands Collection: Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip with the Queen of Tonga at a feast at which a

Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip with the Queen of Tonga at a feast at which a roasted pig was placed in front of every person, during the Royal Tour of the Commonwealth 19-20 December 1953

Background imagePacific Islands Collection: Queen Elizabeth II arrives in Suva, Fiji from the Royal yacht

Queen Elizabeth II arrives in Suva, Fiji from the Royal yacht and is presented a bouquet of flowers by Fijian girl Adi Kaunilotuma who sat down in front of her on the carpet during the royal visit to

Background imagePacific Islands Collection: Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh visit to Samoa 10th to 11th

Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh visit to Samoa 10th to 11th February 1977, as part of their Royal Silver Jubilee Tour. The Queen wearing a garland of flowers

Background imagePacific Islands Collection: Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh visit to Samoa 10th to 11th

Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh visit to Samoa 10th to 11th February 1977, as part of their Royal Silver Jubilee Tour

Background imagePacific Islands Collection: Queen Elizabeth II is greeted by Queen Salote of Tonga on arrival at Nuku Alofa during

Queen Elizabeth II is greeted by Queen Salote of Tonga on arrival at Nuku Alofa during the Royal Tour of the Commonwealth. 19-20 December 1953

Background imagePacific Islands Collection: Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip with the Queen of Tonga at a feast at which a

Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip with the Queen of Tonga at a feast at which a roasted pig was placed in front of every person, during the Royal Tour of the Commonwealth

Background imagePacific Islands Collection: Royal Silver Jubilee Tour 1977, The Queen and Prince Philip with the King

Royal Silver Jubilee Tour 1977, The Queen and Prince Philip with the King and Queen of Tonga, Monday 14th February 1977. The Queen granted a big honour to the 28 stone King of Tonga

Background imagePacific Islands Collection: Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh visit to Fiji 16-17 February 1977

Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh visit to Fiji 16-17 February 1977, as part of their Royal Silver Jubilee Tour. The Royal couple watching the entertainment. 17th February 1977




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Discover the enchanting beauty of the Pacific Islands, where history and nature blend seamlessly. Immerse yourself in the captivating sights and rich heritage of these idyllic destinations. A Kingston Norfolk Island view takes you back in time to a restored British penal colony, now recognized as a world heritage listed area. Explore the remnants of this colonial outpost and witness its transformation into a peaceful village. Waimea Bay on North Shore Oahu, Hawaii, invites you to bask in its golden sands while gazing at the endless expanse of the Pacific Ocean. Feel the warmth of the sun on your skin as you soak up the vibrant Hawaiian culture that surrounds you. Elevate your senses with an aerial view of famous shipwreck beach in Zakynthos, Greek Islands. Marvel at nature's power as it shapes this rugged coastline, creating a breathtaking backdrop for unforgettable memories. Transport yourself to another era through Rupe Rupe (Fruit Gathering), an exquisite masterpiece by Paul Gauguin. Let his artistry transport you to remote islands where ancient traditions come alive through vibrant colors and intricate details. Makapu u Point Lighthouse stands tall on Oahu's eastern coast, guiding ships safely through treacherous waters. Admire its majestic presence against a backdrop of crashing waves and feel inspired by its resilience. The rugged Napali coast in Kauai offers an awe-inspiring aerial perspective that will leave you breathless. Witness towering cliffs meeting turquoise waters below—a true testament to Mother Nature's grandeur. Tunnels Beach in Kauai beckons with palm trees swaying gently along pristine shores. Lose yourself amidst paradise as soft sand tickles your toes and gentle waves serenade your soul. Indulge your taste buds with succulent pineapples—the epitome of tropical sweetness—symbolizing island life at its finest: juicy, refreshing, and bursting with flavor.