In 1825, he was picked up in Rio to be the expedition artist on the English ship , under the command of Captain George Anson Byron. The ship was returning the bodies of King Kamehameha II and Queen Kamāmalu to the Hawaiian Islands (known by the British as "Sandwich Islands").
In 1825, he was chosen in Rio to be the artist on an English voyage ship, under Captain George Anson Byron. The ship was returning the bodies of King Kamehameha II and Queen Kamāmalu to their homeland, the Hawaiian Islands, which were known as "Sandwich Islands" by the British.