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Temple on the Island of Hawaii — Louis Choris, 1816

“Temple on the Island of Hawaii” was drawn by Louis Choris in 1816 at Kailua-Kona, Hawaii. It is a watercolour work shown on SketchMap Atlas at the place where it was made.

Temple on the Island of Hawaii by Louis Choris, 1816, drawn at Kailua-Kona, Hawaii
Temple on the Island of Hawaii · 1816 · 📍 Kailua-Kona, Hawaii

King Kamehameha I’s heiau temple with carved wooden images by Kailua Bay: a watercolour of 1816.

ArtistLouis Choris
Year1816
PlaceKailua-Kona, Hawaii
Coordinates19.6386° N, 155.9958° W
Techniquewatercolour
LicencePublic domain
SourceWikimedia Commons
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Louis Choris drew “Temple on the Island of Hawaii” at Kailua-Kona, Hawaii (coordinates 19.6386° N, 155.9958° W). SketchMap Atlas shows it on a world map at this spot, so you can stand where the artist stood.

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King Kamehameha I’s heiau temple with carved wooden images by Kailua Bay: a watercolour of 1816. It is a watercolour work by Louis Choris, 1816.

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