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Omai of the Friendly Isles by Sir Joshua Reynolds, c.1774 William Parry's painting Sir Joseph Banks with Omai and Dr Daniel Solander, circa 1775–76. Mai (c. 1753–1779 [1]), also known as Omai in Europe, [a] was a young Ra'iatean man who became the first Pacific Islander to visit England, [2] and the second to visit Europe, after Ahutoru who was brought to Paris by Bougainville in 1768.
Reynolds wanted Omai to be a man of the world, The Daily Telegraph, 7 January 2003; ITP 170: Omai by Sir Joshua Reynolds, Andrew Graham Dixon, 20 July 2003; How the mighty fall, The Guardian, 21 May 2005; Icons for our own fantasies, Financial Times, 25 May 2005; Joshua Reynolds’ ‘Portrait of Omai’ is a national treasure.
The 2.5 acre property includes two tiki bars, 18 craft beer taps, 10,000 square feet of beach dining, and two boat docks so that boaters and anglers can zip up for lunch, dinner or takeout.
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Omai is a 1785 pantomime written by John O'Keeffe with music by William Shield. It depicts the voyage of Omai, a Tahitian royal, to marry Londina the fictional daughter of Britannia . It was loosely inspired by the real visit of Omai to Europe in the 1770s and the final voyage of the explorer Captain James Cook leading up to his dramatic death ...
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Islamorada (also sometimes Isla Morada) is an incorporated village in Monroe County, Florida, United States.It is located directly between Miami and Key West on five islands—Tea Table Key, Lower Matecumbe Key, Upper Matecumbe Key, Windley Key and Plantation Key—in the Florida Keys.