HODGES, William;
Woman of New Zealand
1777
Engraving on paper
315 x 240mm
Plate No. LVIII from James Cook, A Voyage Towards the South Pole, and Round the World (London: W. Strahan and T. Cadell, 1777). Other plates from the series can be viewed here.
This engraving depicts an unidentified woman from Te Tauihu-o-te-Waka-a-Māui. The likeness taken some time between 18 May and 7 June 1773, while the Resolution was at Meretoto Ship Cove.
Provenance
2025–
Fletcher Trust Collection, purchased from Art + Object, Tāmaki Makaurau, 9 December 2025, lot 94
?–2025
Unknown