A Human Sacrifice in a Morai, in Otaheite; in the presence of Captain Cook mb-code 42-28754502 Flames issue from his rump

Flames issue from his rump and from a saucepan tied to his tail

his arms full of garments

Barges pass along the river in the background

the print is embossed 'Charles Spencer

A Poto Roo

A Human Sacrifice in a Morai, in Otaheite; in the presence of Captain Cook mb-code 42-28754502 Flames issue from his rump'A Human Sacrifice in a Morai, in Otaheite; in the presence of Captain Cook', c1773. Captain James Cook and his officers watching a group of Tahitians chanting as a man and some pigs are prepared for sacrifice on the island of Otaheite (Tahiti). This is one of the events witnessed by Cook, the famed navigator and hydrographer, during the second of his three exploratory voyages to the Pacific region in 1772 1775 when they crossed latitude 70 degrees