A club dance watched by officers of the United States Exploring Expedition — 19th-century engraving
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A "Feejee" clown dancing as the opening act of a Meke I Wau Club Dance that took place in Fiji on Ovalau Island in Levuka village on June 24th 1840 during the United States Exploring Expedition
Asaua or Western Group, Feejee (Fiji) Islands, by the U.S.Ex.Ex. 1840.
Eastern Group, Feejee (Fiji) Islands, by the U.S.Ex.Ex. 1840.
Island of Ovolau (Ovalau), Feejee (Fiji) Group by the U.S.Ex.Ex. 1841. Harbour of Levuka, Island of Ovolau.
Chart of the Viti Group or Feejee Islands by the U.S. Ex. Ex. Charles Wilkes Esq. Commander. 1840. Eng. by Sherman & Smith
Club dance, Feejee. (Drawn by) J. Drayton. Endg. by Rawdon, Wright & Hatch. (Philadelphia- Lea & Blanchard. 1845)
Observatory Peak, Feejee Is. (Drawn by) A.T. Agate. (Engraved by) Jordan & Halpin. (Philadelphia- Lea & Blanchard. 1845)
Tombs at Muthuata I., Feejee. Drawn by A.T. Agate. Engraved by J. Smillie. (Philadelphia- Lea & Blanchard. 1845)
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