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A draught plan & section of an Amsterdam canoe, seen in the South Seas, shewing two in the plan, their distance from out to outside being 13 ft. 9 in. secured with beams and fore & aft pieces of timber lashed together with sinnet made of Cocoa nut bass. W. Palmer sculp. No. XVI. Published Febry. 1st, 1777 by Wm. Strahan in New Street, Shoe Lane & Thos. Cadell in the Strand, London.
who: Cook, James, 1728-1779; W. Strahan and T. Cadell; Palmer, W. what: Exploration Book; View when: 1777 where: Tonga; Tongatapu Island (Tonga)

A fiatooka, or morai, in Tongataboo. J. Webber del. W. Ellis sculp. (London, G. Nicol and T. Cadell, 1785)
who: Webber, John, 1751-1793; Cook, James, 1728-1779; G. Nicol and T. Cadell; Ellis, William; King, James what: Exploration Book; View when: 1785 where: Tonga; Tongatapu Island (Tonga)

Afia-Too-Ca, a burying place in the isle of Amsterdam. Drawn from nature by W. Hodges. Engrav'd by W. Byrne. No. XXVIII. Published Feby. 1st, 1777 by Wm. Strahan in New Street, Soe Lane & Thos. Cadell in the Strand, London.
who: Hodges, William, 1744-1797; Cook, James, 1728-1779; W. Strahan and T. Cadell; Byrne, William what: Exploration Book; View when: 1777 where: Tonga; Tongatapu Island (Tonga)

Otago. Drawn from nature by W. Hodges. Engrav'd by J.K. Sherwin. No. XL. Published Feby. 1st, 1777 by Wm. Strahan in New Street, Shoe Lane & Thos. Cadell in the Strand, London.
who: Hodges, William, 1744-1797; Cook, James, 1728-1779; W. Strahan and T. Cadell; Sherwin, J. K. what: Exploration Book; View when: 1777 where: Tonga; Tongatapu Island (Tonga)

Poulaho, King of the Friendly Islands, drinking kava. J. Webber del. W. Sharp sculp. (London, G. Nicol and T. Cadell, 1785)
who: Webber, John, 1751-1793; Cook, James, 1728-1779; G. Nicol and T. Cadell; Sharp, William; King, James what: Exploration Book; View when: 1785 where: Tonga; Tongatapu Island (Tonga)

Poulaho, King of the Friendly Islands. J. Webber del. J. Hall sculp. (London, G. Nicol and T. Cadell, 1785)
who: Webber, John, 1751-1793; Cook, James, 1728-1779; G. Nicol and T. Cadell; Hall, J.; King, James what: Exploration Book; View when: 1785 where: Tonga; Tongatapu Island (Tonga)

The natche, a ceremony in honour of the King's son, in Tongataboo. J. Webber del. Landscape by S. Middiman. Figures by J. Hall. (London, G. Nicol and T. Cadell, 1785)
who: Webber, John, 1751-1793; Cook, James, 1728-1779; G. Nicol and T. Cadell; Middiman, S.; Hall, J.; King, James what: Exploration Book; View when: 1785 where: Tonga; Tongatapu Island (Tonga)

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