Tahiti / Otaheite, Polynesia
18th century
Copper plate engraving
16 × 20 in. including mat (40.6 × 50.8 cm); image: 8 × 12½ in. (20.3 × 31.8 cm)
Provenance: Private collection, Stockholm
This 18th-century copper plate engraving presents views of Tahiti, known in many early European sources as Otaheite. Prints of the island circulated through travel literature and helped form the European visual record of Polynesia during the age of Pacific exploration. The subject reflects the period interest in Tahiti’s landscape, settlement, and shoreline as seen through European publication.
The engraving uses controlled line work to describe the island views within a compact image format. Its larger mat gives the print a formal presentation while keeping the original image legible for close viewing. As a historical Pacific print, it belongs to the broader body of 18th-century engraved imagery connected to Tahiti and the Society Islands.
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Tahiti / Otaheite, Polynesia
18th century
Copper plate engraving
16 × 20 in. including mat (40.6 × 50.8 cm); image: 8 × 12½ in. (20.3 × 31.8 cm)
Provenance: Private collection, Stockholm
This 18th-century copper plate engraving presents views of Tahiti, known in many early European sources as Otaheite. Prints of the island circulated through travel literature and helped form the European visual record of Polynesia during the age of Pacific exploration. The subject reflects the period interest in Tahiti’s landscape, settlement, and shoreline as seen through European publication.
The engraving uses controlled line work to describe the island views within a compact image format. Its larger mat gives the print a formal presentation while keeping the original image legible for close viewing. As a historical Pacific print, it belongs to the broader body of 18th-century engraved imagery connected to Tahiti and the Society Islands.
We ship free anywhere in the world, fully insured, packed by hand.
