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English: Drawing of a heiau at Waimea, Kauai, originally made by John Webber, who was with James Cook's expedition. It shows the appearance of a heiau before the coming of Western influences. This version was Engraved by D. K. Bonatti, after drawings by G.Gattina. Plate N° 45. From Giulio Ferrario's work Le Costume Ancien et Moderne ou Histoire du gouvernement, de la milice, de la religion, des arts, sciences et usages de tous les peuples anciens et modernes d'après les monuments de l'antiquité et accompagné de dessins analogues au sujet par le Docteur Jules Ferrario. Asie IV.me Vol".
Date between 1778 and 1779
date QS:P,+1778-00-00T00:00:00Z/8,P1319,+1778-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1779-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Source Edward Joesting (1988) Kauai: The Separate Kingdom, University of Hawaii Press, p.  Page 64 ISBN: 9780824811624.
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Author
John Webber  (–1793)    wikidata:Q323505
 
John Webber
Alternative names
Johann Wãber; Johann Wäber; R.A. Webber; Weeber; Webber; R. A. Webber
Description British explorer, painter and drawer
Date of birth/death 6 October 1751 / 1752  Edit this at Wikidata 29 April 1793  Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death London London
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London; Bern; Paris  Edit this at Wikidata
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creator QS:P170,Q323505

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