Omai First Polynesian Ambassador To England The True Story Of His Voyage There In 1774 With Captain

by Thomas Blake Clark Joshua Reynolds Original Portrait

$150 · Offered by Swan's Fine Books

San Francisco: Colt Press, 1940. First and Limited Edition. Hardcover. One of five hundred copies, small quarto size, 119 pp. Near fine. Item #260827024 Mai ca.1751-1780 , was mistakenly known as Omai in Britain, and that is how many still think of him today. He was a young Polynesian priest who was brought to England in 1774 on the British ship HMS Adventure . He was introduced to

• Binding: Hardcover

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