A tupapow (tupapau), or burial shed mb-code 1645576 Various inscribed on the reverse

Various inscribed on the reverse including a Royal badge 'UNDER THE PATRONAGE OF THE QUEEN' and a facsimile signature of the photographer: 'Photographed by Jas

5 miles (4

A Poto Roo

Inspired by Samuel Pepys' diary of September 3rd

His publications include An Introductory Treatise on the Lunar Theory (1896) and Tables of the Motion of the Moon (1919)

A tupapow (tupapau), or burial shed mb-code 1645576 Various inscribed on the reverseA tupapow (tupapau), or burial shed, and a Tahitian priest, observed by Lieutenant James Cook and the crew of the Endeavour, Tahiti, 1769. In the tupapow, 'posts are set up to support the bier And here the body remains to putrify till the flesh is wholly wasted from the bones.' Illustration from An account of the voyages for making discoveries in the southern hemisphere, by John Hawkesworth (London, 1773). Original: engraving. 1773