Bidspirit auction | Grasset, Hawaii - Kahuna or

Grasset, Hawaii - Kahuna or High Priest of Sandwich Islands - This originally hand-colored engraving is Jacques Grasset de Saint-Sauveur's Pretre des Isles de Sandwich or Kahuna or High Priest of Sandwich Islands . It was published in Paris in 1780. Jacques Grasset de Saint-Sauveur (1757-1810) was a French diplomat and author. He was born in Montreal, New France to a diplomat, and came to Paris in 1764 to study under the Jesuits before becoming a diplomat and later a writer. Paper Size: ~ 7” by 9 3/8” Paper Type or Special Features: Originally Hand-colored Engraving, Border in Gold