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Rare Antique Photo of Fiji Chief Tui Viti - 1871 CDV by Chase - Honolulu Hawaii
Rare Antique Photo of Fiji Chief Tui Viti - 1871 CDV by Chase - Honolulu Hawaii
Rare Antique Photo of Fiji Chief Tui Viti - 1871 CDV by Chase - Honolulu Hawaii

Rare Antique Photo of Fiji Chief Tui Viti - 1871 CDV by Chase - Honolulu Hawaii

$ 1293.59

Availability: 82 in stock
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: Fiji
  • Type: Photograph
  • Original/Reprint: Original Print
  • Date of Creation: 1861-1865
  • All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
  • Format: Carte de Visite (CDV)
  • Photo Type: CDV
  • Subject: Military & Political

    Description

    Very rare, original CDV portrait of Ratu Seru Epenisa Cakobau (1815-1883), a 19th-century Fijian chief and warlord, Chase's Honolulu, HI backmark.
    Cakobau united his country's warring tribes under his leadership and reigned as Tui Viti ( King of Fiji ) from 5 June 1871 to 10 October 1874 , when
    he ceded his country to Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom.
    Dimensions are 4" x 2.5". Very good antique condition, as shown.
    Shipping: Choice of First Class mailer or boxed Priority Mail.