Sandwich Islands Collection

Captain Cook killed by Hawaiian natives, 1779
Death of English explorer Captain James Cook in the Sandwich Islands (Hawaii), 1779. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of a painting

Map of Hawaii, 1870s
Map of the Hawaiian islands, 1870s. Color lithograph reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

Native Hawaiian village on Kauai, 1800s
Hawaiian huts of Waimea on Kauai Island, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Hawaiians in the mid-1800s
Diamond Head and Waikiki in the Hawaiian Islands, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Hawaiian women dancing the hula, 1800s
Hula-hula performed by Hawaiian natives, mid-1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Young female from the Sandwich Islands in the Pacific, 1840
3480526 Young female from the Sandwich Islands in the Pacific, 1840; (add.info.: 19th century illustration showing young female from the Sandwich Islands in the Pacific)

Young female from the Sandwich Islands in the Pacific, 1840
3480525 Young female from the Sandwich Islands in the Pacific, 1840; (add.info.: 19th century illustration showing young female from the Sandwich Islands in the Pacific)

His Majesty Kalakaua, King of the Sandwich Islands, 1870s
NWI4951519 His Majesty Kalakaua, King of the Sandwich Islands, 1870s.; (add.info.: His Majesty Kalakaua, King of the Sandwich Islands, 1870s.); Photo © North Wind Pictures.

Native woman of Hawaii (Sandwich Islander). Handcoloured stipple engraving from Frederic Shoberl's The World in
FLO4695696 Native woman of Hawaii (Sandwich Islander). Handcoloured stipple engraving from Frederic Shoberl's The World in Miniature: The South Sea Islands, Ackermann, London, 1824

Dancing native man of Hawaii (Sandwich Islands) with shield, anklets, bracelets and tattoos
FLO4695741 Dancing native man of Hawaii (Sandwich Islands) with shield, anklets, bracelets and tattoos. Handcoloured stipple engraving from Frederic Shoberl's The World in Miniature

Royal Morai in the Bay of Ti-Utatoo, Hawaii (Morai of the King of the Sandwich Islands)
FLO4695738 Royal Morai in the Bay of Ti-Utatoo, Hawaii (Morai of the King of the Sandwich Islands). Handcoloured stipple engraving from Frederic Shoberl's The World in Miniature

'Une plantation de cocotiers dans les iles Hawai; Les Terres Du Pacifique, 1914. Creator: Unknown
'Une plantation de cocotiers dans les iles Hawai; Les Terres Du Pacifique, 1914. From "Grande Geographie Bong Illustree", 1914

'Un cratere en activite aux iles Hawai; Les Terres Du Pacifique, 1914. Creator: Unknown
'Un cratere en activite aux iles Hawai; Les Terres Du Pacifique, 1914. From "Grande Geographie Bong Illustree", 1914

Captain Cook's men with natives at Waimea village, Kauai island, Hawaii (Atooi, Sandwich Islands)
FLO4624614 Captain Cook's men with natives at Waimea village, Kauai island, Hawaii (Atooi, Sandwich Islands). Handcoloured copperplate engraved by Sasso after John Webber from Giulio

Hawaiian natives offer a sacrificial pig to Captain James Cook before 12 priests
FLO4624563 Hawaiian natives offer a sacrificial pig to Captain James Cook before 12 priests and a wooden idol in the sacred Orono house

Kamehameha I, King of Hawaii (as Tammeamea I, King of the Sandwich Islands), and Naba Leba, Queen of Solor, Indonesia
FLO4690734 Kamehameha I, King of Hawaii (as Tammeamea I, King of the Sandwich Islands), and Naba Leba, Queen of Solor, Indonesia

Naked tattooed man of Hawaii (Sandwich Islands) dancing for Captain James Cook, 1778
FLO4624560 Naked tattooed man of Hawaii (Sandwich Islands) dancing for Captain James Cook, 1778. He holds a feathered shield and has dog's teeth leggings tied at the knee

Emma, Queen of Sandwich Islands, between 1855 and 1865. Creator: Unknown
Emma, Queen of Sandwich Islands, between 1855 and 1865. [Queen Emma of Hawaii]

Queen Kaonoe or Kaou-Onoe of Hawaii
6339139 Queen Kaonoe or Kaou-Onoe of Hawaii by Doms (18th-19th century); (add.info.: Queen Kaonoe or Kaou-Onoe of Hawaii. She is shown barebreasted with a headdress)

Scene in Sandwich Islands, visited by Captain Cook (coloured engraving)
5218944 Scene in Sandwich Islands, visited by Captain Cook (coloured engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Scene in Sandwich Islands, visited by Captain Cook)

Native girls of Hawaii, Sandwich Islands (b / w photo)
5987344 Native girls of Hawaii, Sandwich Islands (b/w photo) by American Photographer (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Native girls of Hawaii, Sandwich Islands)

Kamehameha, King of the Sandwich Islands, in Council (engraving)
1100959 Kamehameha, King of the Sandwich Islands, in Council (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Kamehameha, King of the Sandwich Islands, in Council)

Lava Flow from the Mauna Loa Volcano, Hawaii, Sandwich Islands (engraving)
1590752 Lava Flow from the Mauna Loa Volcano, Hawaii, Sandwich Islands (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lava Flow from the Mauna Loa Volcano, Hawaii)

Sketches in Hawaii (Sandwich Islands) (engraving)
1595861 Sketches in Hawaii (Sandwich Islands) (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sketches in Hawaii (Sandwich Islands)

Volcanic Eruption of Mauna Loa, Sandwich Islands (engraving)
1589057 Volcanic Eruption of Mauna Loa, Sandwich Islands (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Volcanic Eruption of Mauna Loa, Sandwich Islands)

Dancing woman from the island of Maui, in the Hawaiian Islands
BCC20279 Dancing woman from the island of Maui, in the Hawaiian Islands, engraved by Parfait Augrand (b.1782) (litho) by Arago, Jacques Etienne Victor (1790-1855) (after); Private Collection; French

Kamehameha I, First King of the Sandwich Islands (engraving)
664895 Kamehameha I, First King of the Sandwich Islands (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Kamehameha I, First King of the Sandwich Islands)

Emma, Queen Dowager of the Sandwich Islands (engraving)
1610516 Emma, Queen Dowager of the Sandwich Islands (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Emma, Queen Dowager of the Sandwich Islands)

The Port of Honolulu, in the Sandwich Islands (engraving)
1617924 The Port of Honolulu, in the Sandwich Islands (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Port of Honolulu, in the Sandwich Islands)

Kalakaua I, King of the Sandwich Islands (Hawaii) (engraving)
1590542 Kalakaua I, King of the Sandwich Islands (Hawaii) (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Kalakaua I, King of the Sandwich Islands (Hawaii)

People Of Hawaii, 1824 (colour litho)
1001759 People Of Hawaii, 1824 (colour litho) by Brodtmann, Karl Joseph (1787-1862); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Naturgeschichte und Abbildungen der SAaugethiereA, 1824)

The Coronation of King Kalakaua at Honolulu, Sandwich Islands (engraving)
1044123 The Coronation of King Kalakaua at Honolulu, Sandwich Islands (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Coronation of King Kalakaua at Honolulu)

The Political Crisis in the Sandwich Islands (engraving)
1058542 The Political Crisis in the Sandwich Islands (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Political Crisis in the Sandwich Islands)

Kalakaua I, King of the Sandwich Islands (engraving)
1054480 Kalakaua I, King of the Sandwich Islands (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Kalakaua I, King of the Sandwich Islands)

Typical natives of the Sandwich Islands (engraving)
2781445 Typical natives of the Sandwich Islands (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Typical natives of the Sandwich Islands)

Queen Emma of the Sandwich Islands leaving HMS Alert in Honolulu Harbour (engraving)
1588649 Queen Emma of the Sandwich Islands leaving HMS Alert in Honolulu Harbour (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

How Savages Light Their Fires (engraving)
3627689 How Savages Light Their Fires (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: How Savages Light Their Fires)

Surf-Swimming (engraving)
664763 Surf-Swimming (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Surf-Swimming. Illustration for The Natural History of Man by J G Wood (George Routledge, 1870)

Kapiolani, Queen of the Sandwich Islands (engraving)
1054479 Kapiolani, Queen of the Sandwich Islands (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Kapiolani, Queen of the Sandwich Islands)

Entertainment given to British and American Naval Officers at Honolulu (Sandwich Islands) (engraving)
1595764 Entertainment given to British and American Naval Officers at Honolulu (Sandwich Islands) (engraving) by English School

Double portrait of Richard Rowland Bloxam (1797-1877) and Andrew Bloxam (1801-1878)
6374725 Double portrait of Richard Rowland Bloxam (1797-1877) and Andrew Bloxam (1801-1878), half-length, in profile, on the eve of their departure for the Sandwich Islands [Hawaii] in 1823 (black)

The New King of the Sandwich Islands (engraving)
1105207 The New King of the Sandwich Islands (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The New King of the Sandwich Islands)

Palace of the Late King of the Sandwich Islands at Honolulu (engraving)
1103146 Palace of the Late King of the Sandwich Islands at Honolulu (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The "Challenger"Expedition (engraving)
1053937 The " Challenger" Expedition (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The " Challenger" Expedition)

Eruption of Mouna Roa, in the Sandwich Islands (engraving)
1100989 Eruption of Mouna Roa, in the Sandwich Islands (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Eruption of Mouna Roa, in the Sandwich Islands)

Tattooed and bare-breasted young woman dancing a hula while seated on the ground
6339140 Tattooed and bare-breasted young woman dancing a hula while seated on the ground by Arago, Jacques Etienne Victor (1790-1855) (after); (add.info)

Feather Idol (engraving)
664762 Feather Idol (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Feather Idol. Illustration for The Natural History of Man by J G Wood (George Routledge, 1870)

Eruption of Mauna Loa, Hawaii, Sandwich Islands (engraving)
655315 Eruption of Mauna Loa, Hawaii, Sandwich Islands (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Eruption of Mauna Loa, Hawaii, Sandwich Islands)

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The Sandwich Islands, known today as Hawaii, have a rich and complex history that dates back centuries. This archipelago of volcanic islands in the Pacific Ocean has been inhabited by Polynesians for thousands of years before European contact. In the late 18th century, Captain James Cook arrived on the shores of these islands, leaving an indelible mark on their history. Tragically, he met his demise at the hands of Hawaiian natives in 1779. Despite this violent encounter, Cook's expeditions brought attention to these remote islands and sparked curiosity among Europeans. During the 1800s, Native Hawaiian villages thrived across the islands. One such village can be seen in a captivating map from the 1870s. The vibrant culture of Hawaii is beautifully depicted through images of Hawaiian women dancing the hula and scenes showing Hawaiians going about their daily lives. Captain Cook's interactions with native Hawaiians are also documented through historical engravings. These illustrations depict encounters between his men and locals at Waimea village on Kauai island. Additionally, one engraving shows Hawaiian natives offering a sacrificial pig to Captain Cook within a sacred Orono house. Leadership played a significant role in shaping Hawaii's destiny during this time period. Notable figures like Kamehameha I (also known as Tammeamea I) ruled over these lands as king while Queen Kaonoe or Kaou-Onoe held her own position of power. As Western influence grew stronger throughout the mid-1800s, so did changes within Hawaiian society. Emma became queen during this era and left her mark on Sandwich Islands' history between 1855 and 1865. Lastly, it is fascinating to witness how cultural practices were preserved through artistry; for instance, seeing naked tattooed men performing traditional dances for Captain Cook showcases both their unique adornments - feathered shields and dog's teeth leggings - and their commitment to preserving their heritage.