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Omai's Public Entry on his first landing at Otaheite, from the 'Journal of Captain Cook's...

Omai's Public Entry on his first landing at Otaheite, from the 'Journal of Captain Cook's Last Voyage to the P
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Omai's Public Entry on his first landing at Otaheite, from the 'Journal of Captain Cook's Last Voyage to the Pacific Ocean, on Discovery...' by John Rickman, 1781 (engraving)
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English School, (18th century) / English
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British Library, London, UK
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engraving
Date
1781 AD (C18th AD)
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Mai (c.1751-1780), mistakenly known as Omai in Britain, was a young Ra'iatean man who became the second Pacific Islander to visit Europe, after Ahu-toru who was brought to Paris by Bougainville in 1768.

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From the British Library archive / Bridgeman Images
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