One of the unusual portions of the Hawaiiana at AAS is an assortment of more than thirty rare engravings produced by students at the Lahainaluna Seminary on the island of Maui. An intaglio press was introduced at this institution about 1834 and was used to provide students with instructions in the skills of copperplate engraving and printing. The students produced maps, views, portraits, and depictions of native floral.
Access
The collection has been inventoried and digitized.
Box 1
1. Reference material - catalogue record for Hawaiian Geography book mentioned below and lists of Lahainaluna engravings and map plates in other non-AAS collections.
2. Reference material collected by Frederick E. Bauer, ca. 1980.
Views
3. View of Holden, Massachusetts, ca. 1838. Drawn by Bailey, engraved by Kapeau. Two copies.
4. Diamond Hill as seen from Honolulu. Engraved by Momoua.
5. The Appearance of the Three Hills formed by the late eruption, on the coast at Nanawale bearing East by north one mile distant July 9, 1840. Three copies. This engraving was originally issued as an insert to the newspaper The Polynesian. It was bound in with the August 29, 1840 issue. See the Society's newspaper holdings for two additional copies of the engraving, as well as information on the engraving's sale and distribution.
6. View of a stream of lava as it entered the sea at Nanawale
. Artists: Kaleohano and Nuuahu, 1840.
7. Hana Ma Maui. No artist or engraver listed.
8. Lahainaluna, ca. 1838. Drawn by Bailey and engraved by Kepohoni, three copies.
9. View of the countryback of Kailua, ca. 1836. Drawn by Miss Thurston, engraved by Kepohoni.
10. Kaluana Ma Molokai. No artist listed.
11. Maui seen from the anchorage at Lahaina. Engraved by Kalama and drawn by K. L.
12. Grave of Mr. McDonald, ca. 1840. 1974 photocopy from Lorrin Andrews book of sermons printed in Lahainaluna, 1840.
Buildings
13. Mission Seminary, ca. 1838. Drawn by Bailey, engraved by Momoua.
14. Oahu Charity School. Engraved by Kepohoni.
15. View of a building. No artist or engraver listed.
Other
16. Animal Skeletons. Engraved by Pikao.
17. Hawaiian Costume, ca. 1838. Drawn by Bailey, engraved by Momoua.
Box 2
People
1. Kamehameha. Engraved by Kepchoni.
Buildings
2. Mission Houses: Honolulu, ca. 1837. Drawn by Wheeler and engraved by Kalamu. Includes a letter mentioning the engraving.
3. Female Seminary, ca.1840. Drawn by Bailey, engraved by Kapeau.
Views
4. Hilo, Hawaii, ca. 1837. Drawn by Bailey and engraved by Kepohoni, also includes a photocopy of the engraving.
5. View of the bay of Kaawaloa, ca. 1835. Drawn by Miss Thurston and engraved by Kepohoni. Two copies.
6. View of Kailua, Hawaii, 1836. Drawn by Miss Thurston and engraved by Kapeau.
Agriculture
7. Bread Fruit Tree, The Banana, The Bamboo, ca. 1838. Drawn by Bailey and engraved by Kepohoni.
8. The Night-Blooming Cerius. Drawn by Mrs. P. P. Andrews and engraved by Kepohoni.
Maps
9. Temperance Map, 1843. Artist: C. Wilthberger and published y Lorrin Andrews.
10. Na Mokupuni o Hawaii, ca. 1839. Engraved by Kepohoni.
11. Na Mokuponi o Hawaii Nei, 1837. Drawn by Kalama.
*** Many other maps engraved in Hawaii at Lahainaluna are included in the book He Mau palapala aina, a me na niele e pili ana. : Ka poepoe. Hawaii. Ainamoana. Amerika akau. Amerika huipuia. Amerika hema. Europa. Asia. Aferika, a geography text which includes maps of different parts of the world (G435 M447 M840F; also an 1842 edition).