About the creation
Captain Cook in Tahiti – human sacrifice
Artist name: Webber John
Tahitian natives sacrificing a man and an animal as Capt. James Cook watches. The man, already dead, is tied to a long pole. Behind two natives preparing a fire, numerous skulls are piled up.
Source: Genesis 22
Technique: Engraving
Location: New and Complete Collection of Voyages by John Moore
Date: 1782
Dimensions: 17 x 25
