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Description: Illustration of the Baptism of Kalanimoku, the "Prime Minister of the Sandwich Islands" on August 12, 1819 abord the French ship L'Uranie which was on a scientific voyage under Louis de Freycinet (1779–1842). Original sketch by Jacques Arago was probably enhanced as an engraving for the book.
Title: Baptism 1819 by Jacques Arago
Credit: Engraving from painting from sketch by Jacques Arago, published in "Voyage autour du monde: entrepris par ordre du Roi...executé sur les corvettes de S M l'Uranie et la Physicienne pendant les années 1817, 1818, 1819 et 1820" by Louis de Freycinet published in 1823
Author: Jacques Arago
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License: Public domain
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