As the largest purveyor of original antique maps, prints and engravings in the state of Hawaii, our holdings of original 17th, 18th, and 19th century imagery are substantial. read more...
Premium canvas... We print our own Giclées in our Lahaina studio just for you, using the finest archival inks, guaranteed not to fade or shift under normal circumstances for over 100 years. Our premium canvases are of the highest quality, and all of our canvas graphics (many of which are exclusive to us) are 100% waterproof. One of the advantages of our labor-intensive process, along with stability and color range, is the fact that our canvases can be displayed without glass. In addition to being glare-free, they are also easily cleaned, making them extremely versatile decorating choices. Our Giclées are not fragile, so you can display them with ease in any number of locations.
We print our own Giclées in our Lahaina studio just for you, using the finest archival inks, guaranteed not to fade or shift under normal circumstances for over 100 years. Our premium canvases are of the highest quality, and all of our canvas graphics (many of which are exclusive to us) are 100% waterproof. One of the advantages of our labor-intensive process, along with stability and color range, is the fact that our canvases can be displayed without glass. In addition to being glare-free, they are also easily cleaned, making them extremely versatile decorating choices. Our Giclées are not fragile, so you can display them with ease in any number of locations.
"Le Isole di Sandwich" Published by Giovanni Cassini, 1798 The Italian engraver, Giovanni Cassini, produced this splendid early view of the Hawaiian Islands as part of his epic three-volume atlas. This is the only map we have seen embellished with a decorative cartouche, imaginatively illustrating the death of Captain Cook on the island of Hawaii in 1779. Captain Cook's daring voyages and untimely death made this one of the most famous scenes of the late 18th century. Cassini, who had never been to Hawaii, used Cook's Chart of the Sandwich Islands as a model for his map. His representation of the Hawaiian natives with their feather headdresses is actually more reminiscent of the American Indians. His final faux pas is to show Cook, an English naval officer, in an Italian naval officer's uniform.
