Tupaia's Famous Drawing - Tyrah

This photo was inspired by a navigator and high priest from the island of Ra'iatea whose name was Tupaia. He could point out more than 100 islands, the size, the position of their reefs, and harbors. Captain Cook and Tupaia stood by each other side by side, becoming close friends. Captain Cook proposed a ride to Tupaia on the Endeavor. Tupaia started drawing so that people could see the difference between Polynesians viewing his world, and compared it to how Europeans viewed it.

 

Here is one of Tupaia's famous drawings: