2-791-543 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

The French Blockade of Tahiti: Uranie, French Frigate; French Fort; French Prison; British Consulate; French Fort, 1844. '...the blockade of Tahiti by the French, and Paofai, in the harbour of Papeete, with six French boats in pursuit of a canoe, which had ventured to quit the island without leave. The chase was hot and strong, and the refractory Tahitian was not caught until he had made great portion of the circuit of the island!'. From "Illustrated London News", 1844, Vol I.