Prince Lee Boo
Prince Lee Boo or Lebu
He was buried at St Mary's Church, Rotherhithe.[6]
Prince Lee Boo's story appeared in a book by George Keate (1729–97), titled: An Account of the Pelew Islands, Situated in the Western Part of the Pacific Ocean. Composed from the Journals and Communications of Captain Henry Wilson, and some of his Officers, who, in August 1783, were there Shipwrecked, in the Antelope, a Packet belonging to the Hon. East India Company.[7] The author's daughter, Georgiana Jane Keate (1770–1850, later Mrs. Georgiana Henderson), painted the portrait of Prince Lee Boo in the book. It was painted from memory, fifteen months after Prince Lee Boo's death.[8]
This book was quite popular. It was translated into over 20 languages between 1789 and 1850.[7]
An abridged version, titled: The Interesting History of Prince Lee Boo, Brought to England from the Pelew Islands, is available online.[7]
References
- ISSN 0439-4216.
- ^ "Prince Lee Boo, second son of Abba Thule [picture]". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
- ^ "Prince Lee Boo : London Remembers, Aiming to capture all memorials in London". Retrieved 27 March 2014.
- ISBN 978-0-824-82265-1.
- ISBN 0810853957.
- ^ "Prince Lee Boo's tomb : London Remembers, Aiming to capture all memorials in London". Retrieved 27 March 2014.
- ^ a b c Keate, George. The Interesting History of Prince Lee Boo, Brought to England from the Pelew Islands. Library of Congress. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
- ^ Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900. .