'Tomb of Tamahamah at Kaiakakooa, Sandwich Islands', c1820-1839. Plate 33 from Le Costume Ancien et Moderne By Jules Ferrario. The Sandwich Islands was the name given to Hawaii by James Cook (1728-1779) when, in January 1778, he became the first European to arrive there. He named the islands after the Earl of Sandwich, First Lord of the Admiralty at the time.
World Oceania Hawaiian Islands
World North and Central America United States Hawaii
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