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Venus Fort, Erected by the Endeavour's People to secure themselves during the Observation of the Transit of Venus, at Otaheite
Title:Venus Fort, Erected by the Endeavour's People to secure themselves during the Observation of the Transit of Venus, at Otaheite
Type:Scaleable Image
Description:By Samuel Middiman (1750-1831), after drawings by Sydney Parkinson and possibly Herman Diedrich Sporing. Engraved for inclusion as plate iv within Sydney Parkinson's Journal of a Voyage to the South Seas', London, 1773.
Location:South Seas
Digital Versions:Shockwave Flash (.swf) - requires plug-in
Venus Fort, erected by the Endeavour's people to secure themselves during the observation of the transit of Venus at Otaheite
Title:Venus Fort, erected by the Endeavour's people to secure themselves during the observation of the transit of Venus at Otaheite
Type:Engraving
Description:By Samuel Middiman (1750-1831), after drawings by Sydney Parkinson and possibly Herman Diedrich Sporing. Engraved for inclusion as plate iv within Sydney Parkinson's Journal of a Voyage to the South Seas', London, 1773.
Location:National Library of Australia
Physical description:18.6 x 24.5 cm.
Digital Versions:jpeg file
Principal Marae Sites in Fa'a'a, Pare and Arue, c. 1769
Title:Principal Marae Sites in Fa'a'a, Pare and Arue, c. 1769
Type:Interactive Map
Location:National Library of Australia
Digital Versions:Shockwave Flash (.swf) - requires plug-in
Cook's Stay at Matavai Bay, 14 April - 25 June 1769
Title:Cook's Stay at Matavai Bay, 14 April - 25 June 1769
Type:Interactive Map
Location:South Seas
Digital Versions:Shockwave Flash (.swf) - requires plug-in
 

Published by South Seas, 1 February 2004
Comments, questions, corrections and additions: Paul.Turnbull@jcu.edu.au
Prepared by: Paul Turnbull
Updated: 28 June 2004
To cite this page use: http://nla.gov.au/nla.cs-ss-biogs-gallery-P000246

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