Omai, first Polynesian ambassador to England.

Item

Clark, Blake. “Omai, First Polynesian Ambassador to England”. Colt Press, Terra Incognita, accessed February 10, 2026, https://digitalexhibits.library.wustl.edu/s/terra-incognita/item/18979

Title

Omai, first Polynesian ambassador to England.

Description

The true story of his voyage there in 1774 with Captain Cook, of how he was feted by Fanny Burney, approved by Samuel Johnson, entertained by Mrs. Thrale & Lord Sandwich, and painted by Sir Joshua Reynolds.

Creator

Clark, Blake

Publisher

Colt Press

Date

1941, c1940

Rights

https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

Item sets

Terra Incognita

Site pages

Pacific

Media

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Clark, Blake. “Omai, First Polynesian Ambassador to England”. Colt Press, Terra Incognita, accessed February 10, 2026, https://digitalexhibits.library.wustl.edu/s/terra-incognita/item/18979