A bread fruit tree in the middle of a village, Ki Doulan.

A view of the centre of the village of Ki Doulan with a large bread fruit tree in the centre-right of the image. Thatched wooden houses built on posts to keep them above ground-level line the wide pathway along the righthand side. Other ground-level thatched buildings can be seen beyond the tree.

HMS Challenger (1858) visited Ki Doulan between 24 and 26 September 1874 during its scientific circumnavigation of the globe.

Object Details

ID: ALB0175.87
Type: Photographic print
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Hodgeson, Frederick
Date made: 24-26 September 1874
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 154 mm x 188 mm
Parts: Scientific discovery expedition of HMS Challenger (1858) 1872-76, album of Assistant Paymaster John Hynes (Photograph album)