From Antipodean Books, Maps & Prints, ABAA, Garrison, NY, U.S.A.
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A strong unidentified albumen photograph of a handsome elderly man, white haired & mustached, wearing traditional clothing, with a wrapped garment & belt, holding a baton. Cakobau (ca. 1815 - 1883) was a self-declared king of Fiji, at a time when other chiefs felt he was one among equals in the period before British annexation in October 1874. Cakobau united warring tribes and established a united Fijian kingdom. Period hand-written inscription in pencil "Thakombau (sp?) - Cakobau - King of the Fiji Islands". 3 3/4 x 2 3/8" albumen photograph on 2 1/2 x 4" card. No photographers imprint on verso. Photograph unsunned, slt. foxing on card back o/w vgc. Trove 24433506 locates a different carte de visite of Cakobau, in which he is dressed in western clothing; this image not found in Trove. Seller Inventory # 11548
Bibliographic Details
Title: Carte de visite of Cakobau, "king" of the ...
Publication Date: 1869
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