Fine Books and Manuscripts Including A Private Collection of Historical Hawaiiana

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Lot 163
  • 163

(Hawaiian royalty)

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Description

10 carte-de-visites of Hawaiian royalty by H. L. Chase, Honolulu, mid-19th century, (each, 4 x 2  1/2  in.; 101 x 64 mm); occasional minor spotting.

Catalogue Note

A fine collection of carte-de-visites of Hawaiian royalty, in very good condition.  The cdv's all have contemporary inscriptions in pencil on the versos.

Included are images of the following: King Kamehameha I (1758?–1819) — King Kamehameha II (1796–1824) — Kamamalu, Queen Consort of Kam. II (1802–1824) — King Kamehameha III (1813–1854) —  Kalama, Queen Consort of Kam III. (1817–1870) — King Kamehameha IV (1834–1863) — Princess Ruth Keelikolani (1826–1883) — King Kamehameha V (1830–1872) — Queen Emma, Queen Consort of Kam. IV (1836–1885) — King Kalakaua (1836–1891).