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c. 1781 Print: Captain James Cook Voyages

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Human Sacrifice

c. 1781, Print “A Human Sacrifice, in A Morai, in Otaheite; -- in the presence of Captn. Cook, & c.", Very Fine.
Overall size 9.5" x 14.75". Published in London by Alexander Hogg for use as an illustration in a book describing the voyages of English explorer Captain James Cook. A rather shocking image of a man, presumably dead, laying on the ground, bound to a staff. Cook and his men look on in apparent horror. In the background, numerous skulls adorn a wall. A fabulous, albeit morbid, display item.

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