George Anson Byron 1827 Cover
![Author's Personal Collection: In 1824 Byron was chosen to accompany homewards the bodies of Hawaiian monarchs Liholiho (known as King Kamehameha II) and Queen Kamāmalu, who had died of measles during a state visit to England.[3] He sailed on HMS Blonde in September 1824, accompanied by several naturalists and, amongst his lieutenants, Edward Belcher.[4] He toured the islands and recorded his observations. With the consent of Christian missionaries to the islands, he also removed wooden carvings and other artifacts of the chiefs of ancient Hawaii from the temple ruins of Puʻuhonua O Hōnaunau.1827.
Cover Signed by Byron on bottom left corner.
The addressee was a Director of the East India Company.](https://d8e7jbdw4fu0e.cloudfront.net/10756/2ba92cf0-e499-11ed-8486-11d0057f23df-vYAWUPy.lg@2x.jpg)
Author's Personal Collection
In 1824 Byron was chosen to accompany homewards the bodies of Hawaiian monarchs Liholiho (known as King Kamehameha II) and Queen Kamāmalu, who had died of measles during a state visit to England.[3] He sailed on HMS Blonde in September 1824, accompanied by several naturalists and, amongst his lieutenants, Edward Belcher.[4] He toured the islands and recorded his observations. With the consent of Christian missionaries to the islands, he also removed wooden carvings and other artifacts of the chiefs of ancient Hawaii from the temple ruins of Puʻuhonua O Hōnaunau.1827. Cover Signed by Byron on bottom left corner. The addressee was a Director of the East India Company.
