Illustration 'Boats of the Friendly Isles' Tonga

Illustration of  Boats of the Friendly Isles
Illustration of Boats of the Friendly Isles

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Reference: Sp Coll e204

William Hodges' illustration appeared in James Cook, A voyage towards the South Pole, and round the world. Performed in ... the Resolution and Adventure, in the years, 1772, 1773, 1774, and 1775, London: printed for W. Strahan & T. Cadell, 1777, vol. 3, plate XLII.

Tonga was named the Friendly Isles by Captain Cook as a result of the congenial reception accorded to him and his crew on their first landing there in 1773.