Tahiti / Otaheite, Polynesia
18th century
Copper plate engraving
16 × 20 in. including mat (40.6 × 50.8 cm); image: 5¼ × 7¼ in. (13.3 × 18.4 cm)
Provenance: Private collection, Stockholm
This 18th-century copper plate engraving presents a view of Otaheite, the historical European name for Tahiti. Images of the island circulated widely through voyage publications and helped form the European visual record of Polynesia. The print reflects the period interest in Tahiti as both a geographic place and a subject of exploration-era documentation.
The small image is set within a larger mat, giving the engraving a restrained presentation suitable for close viewing. Copper plate engraving allowed the artist and printer to render shoreline, landscape, and architectural or maritime detail through fine linear work. As a historical print, it belongs to the broader body of 18th-century Pacific imagery produced for readers and collectors of travel literature.
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Tahiti / Otaheite, Polynesia
18th century
Copper plate engraving
16 × 20 in. including mat (40.6 × 50.8 cm); image: 5¼ × 7¼ in. (13.3 × 18.4 cm)
Provenance: Private collection, Stockholm
This 18th-century copper plate engraving presents a view of Otaheite, the historical European name for Tahiti. Images of the island circulated widely through voyage publications and helped form the European visual record of Polynesia. The print reflects the period interest in Tahiti as both a geographic place and a subject of exploration-era documentation.
The small image is set within a larger mat, giving the engraving a restrained presentation suitable for close viewing. Copper plate engraving allowed the artist and printer to render shoreline, landscape, and architectural or maritime detail through fine linear work. As a historical print, it belongs to the broader body of 18th-century Pacific imagery produced for readers and collectors of travel literature.
We ship free anywhere in the world, fully insured, packed by hand.
