This site requires Javascript to be turned on. Please enable Javascript and reload the page. Picturing Knowledge: Scientific Images in Printed Books (1450–1800) Main Menu Introduction Science on the Page Mapping Places, Mapping People European Explorations of the Natural World Exploring the Human Body "Omai, who was brought to England by Captain Furneaux," in James Cook, A Voyage Towards the South Pole and Round the World: Performed in His Majesty's Ships the Resolution and Adventure, in the Years 1772, 1773, 1774 and 1775 (London, 1777) 1 media/thumbnail_Object_11_Section_2_Case_5.JPG 2022-11-10T14:21:16-08:00 Curtis Fletcher 3225f3b99ebb95ebd811595627293f68f680673e 41738 3 plain 2022-11-16T14:45:53-08:00 Curtis Fletcher 3225f3b99ebb95ebd811595627293f68f680673e This page is referenced by: 1 2022-11-10T14:36:54-08:00 "Omai, who was brought to England by Captain Furneaux," in James Cook, A Voyage Towards the South Pole and Round the World: Performed in His Majesty's Ships the Resolution and Adventure, in the Years 1772, 1773, 1774 and 1775 (London, 1777) 5 plain 2022-11-14T16:10:04-08:00 Before departing from Huahine, an island in French Polynesia, Captain Furneaux of the HMS Adventure accepted a young Ra’iatean man named Ma’i on board. Ma’i, known as Omai in Britain, became the second Pacific Islander to visit Europe and was well-admired in London high society. This engraving of Ma’i is based on a drawing made during the voyage by artist William Hodges. Captain Cook’s accompanying description of his second voyage reveals that he believed Ma’i “was not a proper sample of the inhabitants of these happy islands, not having any advantage of birth . . . nor being eminent in shape, figure, or complexion.” (EZ)Back to "Mapping Places, Mapping People"
