Tattoo History - History Of Tattoos

A

• Africa
  (The Black Continent)
• Ainu
  (Natives of Japan)
• Australia
  (The Land Down Under)
• Aztecs
  (Extinct Culture once populating South America)

B

• Banks, Sir Joseph
  (British World Traveler and Patron, 1743 - 1820)
• Bligh, William
  (British Sailor, 1754 - 1817)
• Borneo
  (Island in Indonesia)
• Burchett, George
  (King of British Tattoo Artists, 1872 - 1953)
• Burma
  (Country in South East Asia)

C

• Cabri, Jean Baptiste
  (French Tattoo Exhibit, 1780 - 1822)
• Caledonia
  (Latin: North Schotland
• Constantine I.
  (Constantine The Great, Roman Emperor, 285 - 337)
• Cook, James
  (British World Circumnavigator, 1728 - 1797)

D

• Dampier, Wiliam
  (British Pirate, 1652 - 1715)

E

• Edo
  (Today: Tokio)
• Egypt
  (Country in North Africa)
• England
  (Country in Western Europe)
• Eskimos
  (Northman)
• Europe
  (The Old World)

F

• Frobisher, Sir Martin
  (British Sailor, 1535 - 1595)

G

• Great Britain
  (Country in Western Europe)

H

• Hawaii
  (Island Group in Polynesia)

I

• Inca
  (Extinct Culture once populating South America)
• India
  (Country in South Asia)
• Indian Americans
  (Almost extinct Culture in North America)
• Indonesia
  (Island Group North West of Australia)
• Inuit
  (Northman)

J

• Japan
  (Country/Island Group in Eastern Asia)

M

• MacDonald, Sutherland
  (British Tattoo Artist, ? - 1926)
• Maori
  (Natives of New Zealand)
• Marquesas Islands
  (Island Group in Polynesia)
• Maya
  (Extinct Culture once populating South America)
• Missionaries
  (Ruthless Churchmen)
• Moko
  (Maori Facial Tattoo)

N

• New Zealand
  (Island Group in Polynesia)
• North America
  

O

• O'Reilly, Samuel
  (Inventor of the Tattoo Machine, ? - 1908)
• Omai
  (Most Famous Polynesian Native)

P

• Pharaohs
  (Emperors of Ancient Egypt)
• Polynesia
  (Island Region in the Eastern Pacific)
• Pope Hadrian I.
  (Anti Tattoo Pope)
• Prince Constantin
  (American Tattoo Miracle, 1827 - ?)
• Prince Giolo
  (Polynesian Native)

R

• Republic Of Myanmar
  (Country in South East Asia)
• Ridler, Horace
  (British Tattoo Exhibit, 1892 - 1969)
• Riley, Tom
  (British Tattoo Artist)
• Russia
  (Country in Europe and Asia)

S

• Sailors
  (European Tattoo Forefathers)
• Samoa
  (Island Group in Polynesia)
• Solomon Islands
  (Two Pacific Island Groups)
• South America
  

T

• Tahiti
  (Island Group in Polynesia)
• Tatau
  (Tahitian: to beat wounds)
• Tattoo Machine
  
• The Great Omi
  (British Tattoo Exhibit, 1892 - 1969)

U

• United Kingdom
  (Country in Western Europe)
• United States
  (Country in North America)

W

• Wagner, Charles
  (American Tattoo Artist, 1875 - 1953)

[Info: The Tattoo and Piercing Lexicon, 2000, Lexikon Imprint Verlag]

Tattoo History - History Of Tattoos