Ruins_of_an_ancient_Fortification,_near_Kairua,_sketch_by_William_Ellis.jpg - Wikipedia

Summary

Description

English: Ruins of an ancient Fortification, near Kairua. Engraved by T. Dixon after a sketch by William Ellis. Illustration from Missionary William Ellis' journal, from Ellis' tour through Hawaii from 1822 to 1823. This is from the second and third London edition published in 1826 and 1827 and later reprinted in 1917.

Date

between circa 1822 and circa 1823

Source

Ellis, William (1826) Narrative of a Tour Through Hawaii, Or Owhyhee: With Remarks on the History, Traditions, Manners, Customs, and Language of the Inhabitants of the Sandwich Islands , London : H. Fisher, Son, and P. Jackson, p. 72
Ellis, William (1827) Narrative of a Tour Through Hawaii: Or Owhyhee; with Observations on the Natural of the Sandwich Islands, and Remarks on the Manners, Customs, Traditions, History, and Language of the Inhabitants (3 ^rd ed.), London : H. Fisher, Son, and P. Jackson, p. 88
Ellis, William (1917) [1827] Narrative of a Tour Through Hawaii, Or Owhyhee: With Remarks on the History, Traditions, Manners, Customs, and Language of the Inhabitants of the Sandwich Islands (Reprint ed.), Honolulu : Hawaiian Gazette Co., Ltd., p. 77

Author



Alternative names	W. Ellis; Reverend William Ellis; Rev. William Ellis
Description	British missionary, writer and photographer
Date of birth/death	29 August 1794	9 June 1872
Location of birth/death	London	London
Work period	1816-1872
Work location	Society Islands , Hawaiian Islands , Madagascar , Great Britain
Authority file	: Q719525 VIAF : 9930620 ISNI : 0000000107770516 ULAN : 500006011 LCCN : n79127899 NLA : 35062729 WorldCat

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