A Human Sacrifice, in a Morai, in Otaheite | Sacrifiles

Woollett, William

A Human Sacrifice, in a Morai, in Otaheite

Year: 1785

From: Cook, James - King, James (1785) Voyage to the Pacific Ocean, undertaken by the Command of His Majesty, for making discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere. Performed under the direction of Captains Cook, Clerke and Gore, in His Majesty's ships the Resolution and Discovery , in the years 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779 and 1780. In three volumes. and a fourth folio volume with engravings, known as Atlas

Location: British Museum, London

Keywords: EngravingsHuman SacrificesPacific OceanTahiti

Topics:
2. Sacrifice and religion: Comparisons, Antiquarians, Anthropology (16^th-18^th Century)

Authority file: https://viaf.org/viaf/21213404/

Edited by: Chiara Petrolini

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