This beautiful lithograph was drawn by Barthelemy Lauvergne, one of several painters who accompanied Auguste-Nicolas Vaillant on his 21-month circumnavigation of the globe (the Bonite expedition of 1836-37). It shows longboats drawing near the village of Kealakekua, seen in the distance as an idyllic stretch of huts and palm trees. Kealakekua Bay was the location of Captain Cook's death in 1779. The Vaillant expedition stopped in Hawaii for a couple weeks and attempted to end the expulsion of Catholic missionaries from the islands. Issued in Vaillant's Voyage Autour du Monde Execute Pendant les Annes 1836 et 1837 sur la Corvette la Bonite Commandee … Album Historique. The Hawaiian lithographs from this collection are among the most vital records of this era of the island group's history. Printed by Lemercier, Benard et Ce., edited by Arthus Bertrand, and published by Ackermann & Co. in London. "Sabatier lith. Fig. par Bayot."

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Condition: B+

A crisp impression on a bright sheet. There is light foxing confined to the ample margins.