Old Print Depicting Various Utensils of Tongatabu, Site of Tonga's Capital, 1836

Various Articles Implements And Used By The Savages Of New Caledonia In The South Sea Description: This 1801 copperplate engraving from George Alexander Cooke's "Universal Geography" displays various tools and clothing of the indigenous people of New Caledonia in the South Sea. Items depicted include a mask, a basket for containing feathers, a warrior's cap, instruments for tattooing, a club, a spear, and other artifacts integral to the daily and ceremonial life of the New Caledonian people. The engraving provides a visual documentation of the cultural artifacts encountered by explorers like Captain James Cook during their voyages. The print includes various items used by the indigenous people of New Caledonia: 1. A mask, likely used in rituals or ceremonies. 2. A basket for containing feathers, possibly for storage or transport of valuable items. 3. A cap worn by warriors, part of their traditional attire. 4. Tattooing instruments for marking the skin with cultural or status symbols. 5. A club, which could be a weapon or a symbol of power. 6. A spear, used for hunting or as a weapon. 7. An adze, a tool for woodworking...

Antique print titled 'Versierselen en andere voorwerpen der Papoeas'. This print originates from 'Verhandelingen over de natuurlijke geschiedenis der Nederlandsche overzeesche bezitt...

We present you one of the illustrations from the series printed from a book on various subjects. The graphic is closed in passe-portout and a wooden frame with glass. The price ...

Surgical Instruments is part of the suite realized by Lorenz Heister in the series of Institutiones Chirurgicae, Amsterdam, Janssonius-Waesberg, 1750. Etching on paper. The work be...