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Pacific Islands Collection (#9)

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

Background imagePacific Islands Collection: The Young Princes on their Cruise (engraving)

The Young Princes on their Cruise (engraving)
1060488 The Young Princes on their Cruise (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Young Princes on their Cruise)

Background imagePacific Islands Collection: The Declaration of a British Protectorate over the Solomon Islands (engraving)

The Declaration of a British Protectorate over the Solomon Islands (engraving)
1062952 The Declaration of a British Protectorate over the Solomon Islands (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imagePacific Islands Collection: Perilous Situation of the Boat of the 'Maeander, 'at the Bar, Norfolk Island (engraving)

Perilous Situation of the Boat of the "Maeander, "at the Bar, Norfolk Island (engraving)
1097990 Perilous Situation of the Boat of the " Maeander, " at the Bar, Norfolk Island (engraving) by English School

Background imagePacific Islands Collection: Conflict between the Natives of Samoa and the Crew of HMS Barracouta (engraving)

Conflict between the Natives of Samoa and the Crew of HMS Barracouta (engraving)
1106090 Conflict between the Natives of Samoa and the Crew of HMS Barracouta (engraving) by Hopkins, Arthur (1848-1930) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imagePacific Islands Collection: Sketches of Samoa (engraving)

Sketches of Samoa (engraving)
1106067 Sketches of Samoa (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sketches of Samoa)

Background imagePacific Islands Collection: Raft of Gambier Islanders (engraving)

Raft of Gambier Islanders (engraving)
1095351 Raft of Gambier Islanders (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Raft of Gambier Islanders)

Background imagePacific Islands Collection: Palm plantation, Caroline Islands (chromolitho)

Palm plantation, Caroline Islands (chromolitho)
1094456 Palm plantation, Caroline Islands (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Palm plantation, Caroline Islands)

Background imagePacific Islands Collection: Kamehameha, King of the Sandwich Islands, in Council (engraving)

Kamehameha, King of the Sandwich Islands, in Council (engraving)
1100959 Kamehameha, King of the Sandwich Islands, in Council (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Kamehameha, King of the Sandwich Islands, in Council)

Background imagePacific Islands Collection: Samoan dancer (chromolitho)

Samoan dancer (chromolitho)
2782567 Samoan dancer (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Samoan dancer. Liebig card, published in late 19th or early 20th century)

Background imagePacific Islands Collection: Aux Iles Fidji, Un Roi Enterre Vivant (engraving)

Aux Iles Fidji, Un Roi Enterre Vivant (engraving)
2789310 Aux Iles Fidji, Un Roi Enterre Vivant (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Aux Iles Fidji, Un Roi Enterre Vivant)

Background imagePacific Islands Collection: M Leques, Voyageur Dans La Nouvelle-Caledonie (engraving)

M Leques, Voyageur Dans La Nouvelle-Caledonie (engraving)
2789290 M Leques, Voyageur Dans La Nouvelle-Caledonie (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: M Leques, Voyageur Dans La Nouvelle-Caledonie)

Background imagePacific Islands Collection: Views in the Fiji Islands (engraving)

Views in the Fiji Islands (engraving)
1614287 Views in the Fiji Islands (engraving) by Boot, William Henry James (1848-1918) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Views in the Fiji Islands)

Background imagePacific Islands Collection: Sketches in the Caroline Islands, disputed between Germany and Spain (engraving)

Sketches in the Caroline Islands, disputed between Germany and Spain (engraving)
1614213 Sketches in the Caroline Islands, disputed between Germany and Spain (engraving) by Boot, William Henry James (1848-1918) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imagePacific Islands Collection: Pitcairns Island, sketched from HMS 'Amphitrite'(engraving)

Pitcairns Island, sketched from HMS "Amphitrite"(engraving)
1608521 Pitcairns Island, sketched from HMS " Amphitrite" (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pitcairns Island)

Background imagePacific Islands Collection: Consecration of the Bishop Patteson Memorial Church (St Barnabas), Norfolk Island (engraving)

Consecration of the Bishop Patteson Memorial Church (St Barnabas), Norfolk Island (engraving)
1590286 Consecration of the Bishop Patteson Memorial Church (St Barnabas), Norfolk Island (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imagePacific Islands Collection: Wreck of the French War-Steamer L Hermite, on Wallis Island, Pacific Ocean (engraving)

Wreck of the French War-Steamer L Hermite, on Wallis Island, Pacific Ocean (engraving)
1589289 Wreck of the French War-Steamer L Hermite, on Wallis Island, Pacific Ocean (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imagePacific Islands Collection: Volcanic Eruption of Mauna Loa, Sandwich Islands (engraving)

Volcanic Eruption of Mauna Loa, Sandwich Islands (engraving)
1589057 Volcanic Eruption of Mauna Loa, Sandwich Islands (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Volcanic Eruption of Mauna Loa, Sandwich Islands)

Background imagePacific Islands Collection: Copper Mining in New Caledonia, engraved by Gillot, late 19th century (colour litho)

Copper Mining in New Caledonia, engraved by Gillot, late 19th century (colour litho)
CHT199431 Copper Mining in New Caledonia, engraved by Gillot, late 19th century (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris

Background imagePacific Islands Collection: Vailima, Tonga, home of Scottish novelist Robert Louis Stevenson

Vailima, Tonga, home of Scottish novelist Robert Louis Stevenson, author of Treasure Island (b / w photo)
6015128 Vailima, Tonga, home of Scottish novelist Robert Louis Stevenson, author of Treasure Island (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Vailima)

Background imagePacific Islands Collection: Various instruments used by the natives of Otaheite (engraving)

Various instruments used by the natives of Otaheite (engraving)
820117 Various instruments used by the natives of Otaheite (engraving) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Various instruments used by the natives of Otaheite)

Background imagePacific Islands Collection: Tayadaneega: Chieftain of one of the Pacific Islands, from

Tayadaneega: Chieftain of one of the Pacific Islands, from
810370 Tayadaneega: Chieftain of one of the Pacific Islands, from Ethnological Study of Various Racial Types from Various Continents, by C.I

Background imagePacific Islands Collection: Kilauea, Hawaii (chromolitho)

Kilauea, Hawaii (chromolitho)
2788819 Kilauea, Hawaii (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Kilauea, Hawaii)

Background imagePacific Islands Collection: On a lakatoi, Papua (colour litho)

On a lakatoi, Papua (colour litho)
3104488 On a lakatoi, Papua (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: On a lakatoi, Papua)

Background imagePacific Islands Collection: Les Fidjiens Anthropophages (engraving)

Les Fidjiens Anthropophages (engraving)
2783251 Les Fidjiens Anthropophages (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Les Fidjiens Anthropophages)

Background imagePacific Islands Collection: The Port of Honolulu, in the Sandwich Islands (engraving)

The Port of Honolulu, in the Sandwich Islands (engraving)
1617924 The Port of Honolulu, in the Sandwich Islands (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Port of Honolulu, in the Sandwich Islands)

Background imagePacific Islands Collection: Prince Albert Victor and Prince George on Board the Bacchante (engraving)

Prince Albert Victor and Prince George on Board the Bacchante (engraving)
1614586 Prince Albert Victor and Prince George on Board the Bacchante (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imagePacific Islands Collection: Colonial and Indian Exhibition, New South Wales and New Guinea (engraving)

Colonial and Indian Exhibition, New South Wales and New Guinea (engraving)
1624618 Colonial and Indian Exhibition, New South Wales and New Guinea (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Colonial and Indian Exhibition)

Background imagePacific Islands Collection: The Latest British Dependency, the Solomon Islands (engraving)

The Latest British Dependency, the Solomon Islands (engraving)
1627325 The Latest British Dependency, the Solomon Islands (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Latest British Dependency, the Solomon Islands)

Background imagePacific Islands Collection: Colonial and Indian Exhibition, New Guinea (engraving)

Colonial and Indian Exhibition, New Guinea (engraving)
1624619 Colonial and Indian Exhibition, New Guinea (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Colonial and Indian Exhibition, New Guinea)

Background imagePacific Islands Collection: Sketches in the New Hebrides, West Pacific Ocean (engraving)

Sketches in the New Hebrides, West Pacific Ocean (engraving)
1624516 Sketches in the New Hebrides, West Pacific Ocean (engraving) by Forestier, Amedee (1854-1930) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sketches in the New Hebrides, West Pacific Ocean)

Background imagePacific Islands Collection: The Trouble in Samoa, Scenes and Sketches in the Islands (litho)

The Trouble in Samoa, Scenes and Sketches in the Islands (litho)
1598426 The Trouble in Samoa, Scenes and Sketches in the Islands (litho) by Loye, Charles Auguste (Montbard) (1841-1905); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Trouble in Samoa)

Background imagePacific Islands Collection: Scenes in the Tonga Islands (litho)

Scenes in the Tonga Islands (litho)
1599005 Scenes in the Tonga Islands (litho) by Holland Tringham, Joseph (1861-1908); Private Collection; (add.info.: Scenes in the Tonga Islands)

Background imagePacific Islands Collection: Fishing, Caroline Islands (chromolitho)

Fishing, Caroline Islands (chromolitho)
1094457 Fishing, Caroline Islands (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Fishing, Caroline Islands)

Background imagePacific Islands Collection: The Recent Visit of Queen Marau of Tahiti to Europe (engraving)

The Recent Visit of Queen Marau of Tahiti to Europe (engraving)
1061683 The Recent Visit of Queen Marau of Tahiti to Europe (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Recent Visit of Queen Marau of Tahiti to Europe)

Background imagePacific Islands Collection: The Troubles in Samoa, Lieutenant Gaunt riding beside his Native Brigade (litho)

The Troubles in Samoa, Lieutenant Gaunt riding beside his Native Brigade (litho)
1042839 The Troubles in Samoa, Lieutenant Gaunt riding beside his Native Brigade (litho) by Paget, Henry Marriott (1856-1936) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Troubles in Samoa)

Background imagePacific Islands Collection: King Thackembau, of the Feejee Islands (engraving)

King Thackembau, of the Feejee Islands (engraving)
1103941 King Thackembau, of the Feejee Islands (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: King Thackembau, of the Feejee Islands)

Background imagePacific Islands Collection: A Race to the Market, Tahiti, Society Islands (engraving)

A Race to the Market, Tahiti, Society Islands (engraving)
1106906 A Race to the Market, Tahiti, Society Islands (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Race to the Market, Tahiti, Society Islands)

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

Law and Justice in Pitcairn Island (litho)
1064083 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: Discovery Bay, New Guinea, visited for the First Time by HMS 'Basilisk'(engraving)

Discovery Bay, New Guinea, visited for the First Time by HMS "Basilisk"(engraving)
1049075 Discovery Bay, New Guinea, visited for the First Time by HMS " Basilisk" (engraving) by Boot, William Henry James (1848-1918) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Discovery Bay)

Background imagePacific Islands Collection: The Political Crisis in the Sandwich Islands (engraving)

The Political Crisis in the Sandwich Islands (engraving)
1058542 The Political Crisis in the Sandwich Islands (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Political Crisis in the Sandwich Islands)

Background imagePacific Islands Collection: The Annexation of the Fiji Islands (engraving)

The Annexation of the Fiji Islands (engraving)
1053357 The Annexation of the Fiji Islands (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Annexation of the Fiji Islands)

Background imagePacific Islands Collection: The Annexation of the Fiji Islands (engraving)

The Annexation of the Fiji Islands (engraving)
1053197 The Annexation of the Fiji Islands (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Annexation of the Fiji Islands)

Background imagePacific Islands Collection: The Abolition of Cannibalism in Fiji (engraving)

The Abolition of Cannibalism in Fiji (engraving)
1049206 The Abolition of Cannibalism in Fiji (engraving) by Corbould, Alfred Chantrey (1852-1920); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Abolition of Cannibalism in Fiji)

Background imagePacific Islands Collection: The Revolution in Tonga, South Pacific Ocean (engraving)

The Revolution in Tonga, South Pacific Ocean (engraving)
1050552 The Revolution in Tonga, South Pacific Ocean (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Revolution in Tonga, South Pacific Ocean)

Background imagePacific Islands Collection: The Crisis in Samoa, Rebel Warriors marching down the Main Street of Apia (engraving)

The Crisis in Samoa, Rebel Warriors marching down the Main Street of Apia (engraving)
1598703 The Crisis in Samoa, Rebel Warriors marching down the Main Street of Apia (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Crisis in Samoa)

Background imagePacific Islands Collection: The Trouble in Samoa, Scenes and Sketches in the Islands (b / w photo)

The Trouble in Samoa, Scenes and Sketches in the Islands (b / w photo)
1598427 The Trouble in Samoa, Scenes and Sketches in the Islands (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Trouble in Samoa)

Background imagePacific Islands Collection: Pitcairns Island, South Pacific Ocean, inhabited by Descendants of the Crew of HMS Bounty

Pitcairns Island, South Pacific Ocean, inhabited by Descendants of the Crew of HMS Bounty (engraving)
1611118 Pitcairns Island, South Pacific Ocean, inhabited by Descendants of the Crew of HMS Bounty (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pitcairns Island)

Background imagePacific Islands Collection: Voyage of HMS Challenger, Village in Humboldt Bay, New Guinea (engraving)

Voyage of HMS Challenger, Village in Humboldt Bay, New Guinea (engraving)
1611844 Voyage of HMS Challenger, Village in Humboldt Bay, New Guinea (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Voyage of HMS Challenger, Village in Humboldt Bay)




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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.