Bidspirit auction | Berghaus after Arago, Hawaii -

Berghaus after Arago, Hawaii - Queen Kaonoe of Hawaii [Koningin van Owijhee (Owahi)] - This lovely woodcut engraving is from Heinrich Berghaus's Die Volker des Erdballs nach ihrer Abstammung und Verwandtschaft und ihren Eigenthumlichkeiten in Regierungsform, Religion, Sitte und Tracht or The Peoples of the Globe: Their Origins, Affinities, and Characteristics Regarding Forms of Government, Religion, Customs, and Attire. The work was published by Carl Muquardt in 1861 in Brussels, Ghent, und Leipzig. The image is after Jacques Arago's original drawing of Queen Kaonoe (High Chiefess Kekauʻonohi) first published in 1819. Paper Size: ~ 6 1/2” by 10 3/8” Paper Type or Special Features: Originally Hand-colored Woodcut Engraving