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Tahiti: Self portrait of Tupaia, Captain Cook's Polynesian navigator, bartering a lobster (c. 1769).

Tupaia, a native of Raieatea, fled to Tahiti  to escape attacking forces from Bora Bora island. A man of clear intelligence, he acted as intermediary, translator, and explicator of Polynesian society for visiting European vessels. On Cook's arrival in 1769, Tupaia went on board Cook's voyage to New Zealand, Australia, and Java, where Tupaia eventually died after falling ill.
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Título: Tahiti: Self portrait of Tupaia, Captain Cook's Polynesian navigator, bartering a lobster (c. 1769).
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Tupaia, a native of Raieatea, fled to Tahiti to escape attacking forces from Bora Bora island. A man of clear intelligence, he acted as intermediary, translator, and explicator of Polynesian society for visiting European vessels. On Cook's arrival in 1769, Tupaia went on board Cook's voyage to New Zealand, Australia, and Java, where Tupaia eventually died after falling ill.
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Tamaño imagen: 5115 × 3442 px | 50.4 MB
Tamaño impresión: 43.3 × 29.1 cm | 2013.8 × 1355.1 in (300 dpi)
Palabras clave: ART ARTE ARTES BARCO BARCOS HISTORIA HISTORICO MARÍTIMA MARITIMO NAVES NAVIOS PINTURA POLINESIA FRANCESA POLINESIA POLINESIO TAHITI