Social History of Art

Charvet, Les Savages de la Mer Pacifique (The Savages of the Pacific Ocean), wall paper printed by Joseph Dufour in Macon, France, 1804-5, / A variety of islands and peoples appear here, based on French (Bougainville) and English accounts of the South Seas in the late 18th century. Cook?s death on Hawaii is shown in the third panel. ?The manufacturer, Joseph Dufour, issued a pamphlet at the time of the wallpaper's release.