‘Bougainville’

Creator

Date

1768

Identifier

Rex Nan Kivell Collection NK5066. National Library of Australia (copy)

Abstract

In one part of his journal, Bougainville wrote: ‘at supper we ate some rats and found them very good.’ This copy of an anonymous pastel depicts Tahitians presenting much more edible fruits to Bougainville and his officers.

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5_3_bougainville_1768.jpg

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Citation

___, “‘Bougainville’,” ourheritage.ac.nz | OUR Heritage, accessed March 29, 2024, https://otago.ourheritage.ac.nz/items/show/6853.