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This painting is of Tahitians in a canoe and was done by Henry Byam Martin, a ship captain who visited Tahiti in the mid-1800s CE. Martin was a captain in the British Navy who painted and drew during his travels. This picture was painted during his 1846-1847 CE visit to the Society Islands (the archipelago that includes Tahiti and Bora Bora). Published in 1981 CE, in The Polynesian Journal of Captain Henry Byam Martin. R.N, Canberra: Australian National University Press
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Original image by Henry Byam Martin. Uploaded by Mary Walker, published on 19 March 2021. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: Public Domain. This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.
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Cite This Work
APA Style
Martin, H. B. (2021, March 19). Painting of Tahitian Polynesians in a Canoe. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13661/painting-of-tahitian-polynesians-in-a-canoe/
Chicago Style
Martin, Henry Byam. "Painting of Tahitian Polynesians in a Canoe." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified March 19, 2021. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13661/painting-of-tahitian-polynesians-in-a-canoe/.
MLA Style
Martin, Henry Byam. "Painting of Tahitian Polynesians in a Canoe." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 19 Mar 2021. Web. 26 Jul 2024.
