1774 Capt Cook Antqiue Print of Tahitians Honouring the Dead, Manao Tupapau 1769 City Plans and jumped out of the

and jumped out of the shrouds on top of the awning

on 29 March 1777

goes ashore again and returns

during Captain Cooks 3rd Voyage of discovery to the South Seas in 1777 was published in Thomas Bankes 1787 edition of A New

1774 Capt Cook Antqiue Print of Tahitians Honouring the Dead, Manao Tupapau 1769 City Plans and jumped out of theTitle : Maniere dont on expose les morts a Otahiti (How the dead are exposed on Tahiti) Size: 15in x 10 1 2in (395mm x 265mm) Ref #: 21733 1 Date : 1774 Condition: (A+) Fine Condition Description: This fine original copper plate engraved antique print of how the Dead are left mummified outdoors in an elevated platform in Tahiti, and the ritual of the Spirit of the Dead Watching (Manao tupapau), visited by Captain Cook in HMS Endeavor during his first