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 expedition ship, captained by George Anson Byron. The vessel was bringing back the remains of King Kamehameha II and Queen Kamāmalu to their native Hawaiian Islands, which were referred to as "Sandwich Islands" by the British.