Engraved at Lahainaluna: A History of Printmaking by Hawaiians at the Lahainaluna Seminary, 1834-1844

by David W. Forbes

Between 1834 and 1844, a remarkable collection of copperplate engravings issued forth from the Lahainaluna Seminary, a school on the island of Maui run by the Hawaiian Mission. Collectively, these engravings--views of the Hawaiian Islands, including towns and rural settlements, portraits, objects of natural history, and original maps and charts--form one of the most important visual records of nineteenth-century Hawaii before the age of photography...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1892460009
• ISBN13: 9781892460004
• Release Date: June 2014
• Publisher: Hawaiian Mission Childrens Society
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 3.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 10.7" x 10.7"