Sandwich Islands. 1. Kiaimoukou surnamed Cox, Chief of Maui Island [center]. 2. One of the principal chiefs of Oahu Island [left]. 3. Principal officer of Kiaimoukou [right]., Marie Joseph Alphonse Pellion, circa 1819

Three portraits of chiefs by j. Alphonse pellion, the artist who accompanied french explorer louis de freycinet to the sandwich islands (now the hawaiian islands) on board the uranie. The portraits are, from left to right, of one of the principal chiefs of oahu; george cox keeaumoku (keeaumoku ii), the royal governor of maui; and one of keeaumoku ii's principal officers. Date: circa 1819. Dimensions: height: 23.6 cm (9.2 in); width: 32 cm (12.5 in). Medium: hand-coloured stipple engraving. Collection: National Library of Australia. Alphonse Pellion, Îles Sandwich; Kiaimoukou; un des principaux chefs de l'ile Owhyhi; principal officier de Kiaimoukou (1819, larger version)