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Posted: 19 Oct 2023

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A View of the Monuments of Easter Island

Stephan Fey, Petar Bojić, Fred Fouarge, Percy Schramm and 2 other people have particularly liked this photo

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 Dinesh
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William Hodges, an artist on Cook’s second voyage, was the first to paint the famous Rapa Nui statues

Like many others, Cook suffered physically from the extreme weather and was seriously ill at the time the ship called at Rapa Nui (Easter Island)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Easter_Island known vaguely through the accounts of the Dutch sailor Jacob Roggeveen, who had visited fifty years earlier.. . . . . Cook’s visit to Rapa Nui was significant in the number of ways. This was the first time the famous moai, statues of deified ancestors, were described in detail, drawn, and painted. But, in the context of the cultural and linguistic connections that were becoming apparent, what was astoundingly from the European perspective was the sheer remoteness of Rapa Nui. The Dutch report had not made clear was immediately obvious to Cook and his companions.: the people they encountered there were closely related to the Society Islanders, Maori, Tongans, and other Polynesians. . . . . Page 33 (From ‘Voyages’ Author: Nicholas Thomas)

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6 months ago. Edited 6 months ago.
 Dinesh
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xxx
6 months ago.
 Malik Raoulda
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ABSOLUMENT magnifique et admirablement rendue avec cette belle atmosphère et ce superbe paysage. Un joli tableau qu'on aimerait accrocher au mur.
Bonne et agréable fin de semaine clémente et salutaire.
6 months ago.
 Percy Schramm
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A fine shot to discover the work of Hodges. Wish you a nice Weekend ahead, Dinesh !
6 months ago.
 Roger (Grisly)
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Easter Island must be an amazing place to visit as this amazing image shows, Dinesh
Wish you a good weekend.
6 months ago.
 Loose_Grip/Pete
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A fascinating place.
Have a great weekend Dinesh.
6 months ago.
 Fred Fouarge
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HFF--Diana
6 months ago.

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