ARTIST: Gordon Grant
MEDIUM: Pen & Ink,
DATE: c. 1930
EDITION SIZE: Image size 10 9/16 x 11 5/8" (26.8 x 29.5 cm).
DESCRIPTION: This drawing was used to illustrate "The Life and Adventures of John Nicol, Mariner" published in 1936. As the story goes, the crew made land in Hawaii to trade and gather oil for their lamps. They were the first visitors to the Big Island since Captain Cook had been murdered several years before. The indigenous people met them with great fanfare, bringing food and other goods aboard to trade. Before long, the men, too, had chosen wives. "Almost every man on board took a native woman for a wife while the vessel remained, the men thinking it an honor, or for their gain, as they got many presents of iron, beads, or buttons. The women came on board at night, and went on shore in the morning. In the evening they would call for their husbands by name. They often brought their friends to see their husbands, who were well pleased, as they were never allowed to go away empty. <br><br> The fattest woman I ever saw in my life our gunner chose for a wife. We were forced to hoist her on board; her thighs were as thick as my waist; no hammock in the ship would hold her; many jokes were cracked upon the pair. "<br><br>
ADDITIONAL INFO: Initialed in ink.
CONDITION: Overall good condition, has light discoloration and glue residue along the outer paper edges. Glue residue on verso.
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