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1836 Rienzi engraving Hale of LIHO LIHO~ Sandwich Islands KAMEHAMEHA II ~HAWAII

$ 13.2

Availability: 62 in stock
  • Provenance: Ownership History Available
  • Culture: Hawaiian
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: France
  • Condition: light wear, staining, creases, foxing, etc. consistent with 188 years of age.

    Description

    Vintage Hawaiian Engraving
    1836
    Rienzi
    (France)
    ILES HAOUAÏ
    Intérieur de la maison d'un Chef.
    interior of hale (home) of
    Liholiho
    (
    Kamehameha II
    )
    at top, interesting spelling of
    Hawaii
    as 'HAOUAI'
    Kalaninui kua Liholiho i ke kapu 'Iolani
    aka
    King Kamehameha II
    (1797 - 1824)
    Son of
    King Kamehameha I
    ,
    Liholiho
    along with
    Queen Ka'ahumanu
    abolished the
    Kapu System
    after
    Kamehameha I
    died in
    1819
    .
    Liholiho
    went on a trip to
    England
    in late 1823.
    He and his wife died there in May, 1824.
    plate size is smaller at 8-1/4" by 5-1/8"
    blank backed
    very detailed
    creases, wear, staining, foxing, edge nicks
    , etc.
    from 188 years of age.
    This rare piece of Hawaiian history would look great framed!
    guaranteed authentic and unaltered.
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