{"product_id":"captain-cook-s-third-voyage-tahiti-view-of-morea-one-of-the-friendly-islands-in-the-south-seas-by-john-cleveley-the-younger-francis-jukes-and-james-cleveley-1787","title":"Captain Cook’s Third Voyage – Tahiti: View of Morea, one of the Friendly Islands in the South Seas by John Cleveley the Younger, Francis Jukes and James Cleveley, 1787","description":"\u003cp\u003eCaptain Cook’s Third Voyage – Tahiti: View of Moorea (Morea), one of the Friendly Islands in the South Seas, by John Cleveley the Younger with Francis Jukes after Cleveley, 1787. This richly colored antique aquatint surveys Moorea in French Polynesia at the close of the Age of Exploration. Cook’s ships Resolution and Discovery rest at anchor under jagged volcanic peaks—recognizable as Mou‘a Ro‘a and Mou‘a Puta—while the shoreline hums with activity: double canoes slip across the lagoon, timber is hauled ashore, tapa cloth is pounded on the rocks, and trade passes between islanders and sailors. Published in London at a moment when the Pacific gripped the British imagination, the image balances on-the-spot detail with a painterly sense of atmosphere and depth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOur edition is a museum-quality fine art print, offered on acid-free archival paper or on artist’s cotton canvas using long-lasting pigment inks. Choose from a range of sizes, with optional conservation framing, matting, and protective glazing. The Unique Maps Co. can personalize your piece with custom titleplates, captions, inscriptions, or location details—perfect for marking a voyage, a family connection, or a special occasion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAbout the makers: John Cleveley the Younger was a celebrated British marine painter, known for transforming maritime subjects into vivid narrative scenes. The aquatint engraving was executed by Francis Jukes after Cleveley’s watercolors, and family tradition holds that John worked from sketches by his brother James Cleveley, a ship’s carpenter aboard Resolution during Cook’s third voyage. Contemporary promoters touted these views as drawn “on the spot,” admired for their lifelike character and faithfulness to original drawings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHistorically, this view belongs to a coveted quartet of Pacific scenes published in 1787–88, outside the official voyage accounts yet quickly among the most widely circulated images of the South Seas. It helped shape how British audiences pictured Polynesia in the years following Cook’s death—emphasizing industrious exchange and cross-cultural encounter. The harbor’s blend of European rigging and Polynesian double canoes quietly records a meeting of technologies and traditions, while the thatched structures, palm groves, and wooded ridges evoke a tropical idyll.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eArtistically, the work is a showcase of late-18th-century color printing at its most painterly. Faintly engraved outlines are brought to life almost entirely with hand-applied color, creating the luminous feel of a watercolor wash. A serene palette of sea greens, cerulean blues, and warm earth tones suggests dawn or dusk light; delicate brushwork models ripples, foliage, and human figures, while the bold triangular silhouettes of the peaks frame the bay and pull the eye toward the ships. It’s a compelling marriage of reportage and romance—equally at home in coastal, traditional, or contemporary interiors.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis fine art print makes a thoughtful gift for lovers of maritime history, Polynesian culture, and classic travel imagery—ideal for Christmas, Father’s Day, Mother’s Day, a housewarming, or for anyone returning from (or dreaming of) Tahiti and Moorea.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you're not sure what size to order, or you're looking for a custom order of some kind \u003cspan\u003e–\u003c\/span\u003e a different size, a different colour, a special frame \u003cspan\u003e–\u003c\/span\u003e then please \u003ca href=\"\/it\/pages\/contact-us\"\u003econtact me\u003c\/a\u003e. I usually respond within a few minutes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou can see an example of my fine art personalisation service in the fifth image. Zoom in and take a look. My personalised artwork is always very well received. Take a look at \u003ca href=\"\/it\/pages\/map-personalisation\"\u003emore examples of personalisation\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou can also choose to \u003cem\u003eage\u003c\/em\u003e your art print to make it look older. This is popular amongst my customers who want their artwork to look like an older, antique print. You can see an example of ageing in the sixth product image, or go ahead and check out \u003ca href=\"\/it\/pages\/sepia-aged-maps\"\u003elots of examples of other aged artwork\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe model in the listing images is holding the 24x36in (60x90cm) version of this art print.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI can print and frame this beautiful piece of art at sizes up to 3 metres (10ft). If you are looking for a size or framing option that isn't available online, please \u003ca href=\"\/it\/pages\/contact-us\" data-mce-href=\"\/it\/pages\/contact-us\"\u003eget in touch\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis artwork is available as a giclée print on acid free archival matte paper, or you can buy it framed. My \u003ca href=\"\/it\/pages\/map-finishes-framed-canvas\"\u003estandard frames\u003c\/a\u003e come in six colours (black, dark brown, dark grey, antique gold, oak and white), and \u003ca href=\"\/it\/pages\/custom-framing\"\u003ecustom framing\u003c\/a\u003e is available for an additional charge. 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