British West Indies Collection

Trinidad & Tobago Map, c1940s. Creator: Unknown
Trinidad & Tobago Map, c1940s. From " Trinidad - British West Indies, Land of the Humming Bird". [Tichnor Quality Views, Boston]

The Red House, Government Buildings, Port of Spain, Trinidad, B. W. I. early 20th century
The Red House, Government Buildings, Port of Spain, Trinidad, B.W.I. (British West Indies), early 20th century. View of colonial administrative buildings in what is now Trinidad and Tobago

A complete map of the West Indies containing the coasts of Florida, Louisiana
7339476 A complete map of the West Indies containing the coasts of Florida, Louisiana, New Spain and Terra Firma with all the islands, 1794 (print) by Dunn

View of Pointe a Pitre in the 19th century (engraving)
5944582 View of Pointe a Pitre in the 19th century (engraving); Musee des Beaux-Arts, Chartres, France; (add.info.: Engraving View of Pointe a Pitre in the 19th century Musee des Beaux Arts de)

Faustin-Elie Soulouque
7261240 Faustin-Elie Soulouque; Private Collection; (add.info.: Faustin-Elie Soulouque, 1782 -1867. Haitian politician, military commander, President of Haiti 1847-1849 and Emperor of Haiti)

Alexandre Petion, Haiti (engraving)
2721750 Alexandre Petion, Haiti (engraving); Private Collection; (add.info.: 18647N); © Estate of Gerald Bloncourt. All Rights Reserved 2024.

The capture of Fort Louis (Martinique) by the British, on 20 March 1794
MMM5458584 The capture of Fort Louis (Martinique) by the British, on 20 March 1794 by Anderson, William (1757-1837); National Maritime Museum, London

Pigeon Island in Martinique. Lithograph (56.6x43.4 cm), by Reverend Cooper Willyams (1762-1816), 1796
MMM5483394 Pigeon Island in Martinique. Lithograph (56.6x43.4 cm), by Reverend Cooper Willyams (1762-1816), 1796. by Willyams, Cooper (1762-1816) (after); National Maritime Museum, London

The bay and the city of Scarborough, island of Tobago (Trinidad and Tobago). Lithography (30.2x45.6 cm) by D
MMM5484504 The bay and the city of Scarborough, island of Tobago (Trinidad and Tobago). Lithography (30.2x45.6 cm) by D. McArthur, 1834.; National Maritime Museum, London

Chart of the Atlantic Ocean, with the British, French & Spanish settlements in North America and the West Indies
7295390 Chart of the Atlantic Ocean, with the British, French & Spanish settlements in North America and the West Indies, 1753 (engraving) by Jefferys

Diego de Covarrubias y Leyva or Covarruvias, after an etching in Retratos de Los Espanoles Ilustres, Madrid, Spain
3473255 Diego de Covarrubias y Leyva or Covarruvias, after an etching in Retratos de Los Espanoles Ilustres, Madrid, Spain, pub

West Indies Mosquito Coast Utilla Island surveyed by Commander R. Owen 1835, 1843 (print)
7340635 West Indies Mosquito Coast Utilla Island surveyed by Commander R. Owen 1835, 1843 (print) by Walker, J. & C. (19th century); 63x45.3 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Chart of Jamaica, Barbados, St Christopher, Martinique, Antigua and Bermuda, 1713 (coloured engraving)
7340629 Chart of Jamaica, Barbados, St Christopher, Martinique, Antigua and Bermuda, 1713 (coloured engraving) by Seller, John (1632-97); National Maritime Museum, London

Chart of the West Indies, 1774 (engraving)
7340482 Chart of the West Indies, 1774 (engraving) by Speer, Joseph Smith (fl.1773); 72x118 cm; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Creator: Joseph Smith Speer Single sheet. Hand col)

Francois-Dominique Toussaint Louverture. Portrait. (print)
7419897 Francois-Dominique Toussaint Louverture. Portrait. (print); Photo © Ken Welsh. All rights reserved 2024.

Chart plotting the routes from France and Spain, of the outward and return voyages to the West Indies and East Indies
7339501 Chart plotting the routes from France and Spain, of the outward and return voyages to the West Indies and East Indies, with branches for different destinations, 1686 (engraving) by Val, P

A new map or chart of the western or Atlantic ocean with part of Europe, Africa and America
7295401 A new map or chart of the western or Atlantic ocean with part of Europe, Africa and America: showing the course of the galleons to and from the West Indies, 1740 (engraving) by Bowen

Elisabeth Adelina Derival Leveque
7261233 Elisabeth Adelina Derival Leveque; Private Collection; (add.info.: Elisabeth Adelina Derival Leveque or Adelina Soulouque, 1820-1878, nee Elisabeth Anne Justine Leveque)

The 'Sumte'r running the blockade of St Pierre, Martinique, by the enemy's ship 'Iroquois'
7341660 The 'Sumte'r running the blockade of St Pierre, Martinique, by the enemy's ship 'Iroquois', 23 November 1861, 19th century (coloured lithograph) by English School

Seascape, Guadeloupe, late 19th century - mid 20th century (watercolour, gouache, graphite, paper)
7342436 Seascape, Guadeloupe, late 19th century - mid 20th century (watercolour, gouache, graphite, paper) by Everett, John (1876-1949); 13.2x18.4 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Guy-Joseph Bonnet (engraving)
2497740 Guy-Joseph Bonnet (engraving); (add.info.: Guy-Joseph Bonnet (1773Ð1843), historian and officer of the army of Haiti.); © Estate of Gerald Bloncourt. All Rights Reserved 2024.

Haiti The ancient fortifications of Petity Goave (postcard)
2721253 Haiti The ancient fortifications of Petity Goave (postcard); (add.info.: 19368N Haiti The ancient fortifications of Petity Goave in Haiti? Collection); © Estate of Gerald Bloncourt

Wealth of the Indies. 17th century (chromolithograph)
536472 Wealth of the Indies. 17th century (chromolithograph); (add.info.: Design for Gobelin tapestry showing rich flora and fauna and products of West Indies and Central and South America)

Southwest view of Fort Bourbon and Fort Louis (Fort Saint Louis), in Martinique, February 5 - March 22, 1794
MMM5483347 Southwest view of Fort Bourbon and Fort Louis (Fort Saint Louis), in Martinique, February 5 - March 22, 1794. Lithograph (41.8x56 cm), by Reverend Cooper Willyams (1762-1816), 1796

'View of the islands of Martinique, Pigeon Island, Gros Islet Bay, Shaque Bay and part of Carenage Bay
MMM5484490 'View of the islands of Martinique, Pigeon Island, Gros Islet Bay, Shaque Bay and part of Carenage Bay, Saint Lucia

Maran Bay, in Martinique. Lithograph (56.6x43.4 cm), by Reverend Cooper Willyams (1762-1816), 1796
MMM5483376 Maran Bay, in Martinique. Lithograph (56.6x43.4 cm), by Reverend Cooper Willyams (1762-1816), 1796. by Willyams, Cooper (1762-1816) (after); National Maritime Museum, London

Geography Atlas: representation of the archipelago of Guadeloupe. Map taken from "The west indian atlas or general
VEN5029635 Geography Atlas: representation of the archipelago of Guadeloupe. Map taken from "The west indian atlas or general description of west indies" by Thomas Jefferys

Geography: map of the island of Guadeloupe in the West Indies. Map from an Atlas de Villers from 1843
VEN5031313 Geography: map of the island of Guadeloupe in the West Indies. Map from an Atlas de Villers from 1843. Biblioteca Jose Marti, Havana

Geography: map of the island of Guadeloupe, Marie Galante, Desirade in the West Indies
VEN5031309 Geography: map of the island of Guadeloupe, Marie Galante, Desirade in the West Indies. Map from an Atlas by Rigobert Bonne (1756-1823) from 1780

The French ship "Le Curieux", in Martinique, February 3, 1804. Oil on canvas, 1805
MMM5458783 The French ship "Le Curieux", in Martinique, February 3, 1804. Oil on canvas, 1805, by Francis Sartorius (1734-1804)

American Revolution (or American Revolutionary War) 1775-1783: Major Samuel Barrington's maneuver on the island of
MMM5458476 American Revolution (or American Revolutionary War) 1775-1783: Major Samuel Barrington's maneuver on the island of Saint Lucia, French possession in the West Indies, on December 15

View of the bay and the city of Saint Pierre (Martinique). Lithography (42.3x56 cm) by Cooper Willyams (1762-1816)
MMM5484479 View of the bay and the city of Saint Pierre (Martinique). Lithography (42.3x56 cm) by Cooper Willyams (1762-1816), 1796

map of Haiti, Santo Domingo - Hispaniola, 18th century (engraving)
2902890 map of Haiti, Santo Domingo - Hispaniola, 18th century (engraving); Buyenlarge Archive/UIG.

Agriculture. Sugar making. Sugar cane mill. Engraving in: Grands hommes et grands faits de l'industrie, France
3434737 Agriculture. Sugar making. Sugar cane mill. Engraving in: Grands hommes et grands faits de l'industrie, France, c.1880 (engraving); (add.info.: Agriculture. Production du sucre. Coll)

Family in Haiti, c.1910 (b/w photo)
7292892 Family in Haiti, c.1910 (b/w photo); (add.info.: Geography. Haiti. Poor family in the countryside of Haiti. Photo, Haiti, ca 1910.); Photo: © Archives Charmet.

Southern stingray (Hypanus americanus) female swimming over a shallow sand bank, under morning sun, North Sound, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands. British West Indies, Caribbean Sea

Underwater scene where light and water interplay on a shallow sand bank, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, British West Indies, Caribbean Sea, September 2005

Southern stingray (Hypanus americanus) swimming over sand ripples on sandbar, Stingray City, Grand Cayman. British West Indies

Transport de rhum a St-Domingue Haiti (engraving)
2488090 Transport de rhum a St-Domingue Haiti (engraving); © Estate of Gerald Bloncourt. All Rights Reserved 2023

Cruz Bay; Cinnamon Bay, Danish West Indies (U.S. Virgin Islands), 1851 (oil on canvas)
7443713 Cruz Bay; Cinnamon Bay, Danish West Indies (U.S. Virgin Islands), 1851 (oil on canvas) by Melbye, Fritz Siegfried Georg (1826-69); 40.6 x 55.9 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Cruz Bay; Cinnamon Bay, Danish West Indies (U.S. Virgin Islands), 1851 (oil on canvas)
7443714 Cruz Bay; Cinnamon Bay, Danish West Indies (U.S. Virgin Islands), 1851 (oil on canvas) by Melbye, Fritz Siegfried Georg (1826-69); 40.6 x 55.9 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Map of the northern Mexican archipelago and the West Indies, 1688 (engraving)
VNK284160 Map of the northern Mexican archipelago and the West Indies, 1688 (engraving) by Coronelli, Vincenzo Maria (1650-1718); Vorontsov Palace, Crimea

The Circus, St. Kitts, B. W. I. early 20th century. Creator: Unknown
The Circus, St. Kitts, B.W.I. (British West Indies), early 20th century. Street scene with clock tower in Basseterre, capital of what is now Saint Kitts and Nevis

Brain coral (Diploria strigosa) photographed under blue light to excite the fluorescence, Little Cayman, Cayman Islands, British West Indies, Caribbean Sea

RF- Secretary blenny (Acanthemblemaria maria) peering from hole in massive Starlet coral (Siderastrea siderea). East End, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, British West Indies, Caribbean Sea

Grey angelfish (Pomacanthus arcuatus) portrait, Georgetown, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, British West Indies, Caribbean Sea

Rock beauty angelfish (Holacanthus tricolor) pair at dusk performing their courtship dance with the larger male circling the female, Georgetown, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, British West Indies

Schoolmaster snapper (Lutjanus apodus) above a coral reef, Georgetown, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, British West Indies, Caribbean Sea

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"Exploring the Vibrant British West Indies: A Glimpse into its Rich History and Natural Wonders" Step back in time with a vintage Trinidad & Tobago map from the 1940s, revealing the intricate beauty of this captivating Caribbean destination. Carnival comes alive in another snapshot from the same era, showcasing the exuberance and colorful traditions that define Trinidad's vibrant culture. Travel further into history as we glimpse at The Red House, Government Buildings in Port of Spain during the early 20th century. This architectural gem stands as a testament to British influence on these islands. Delve deeper into Dominica's past with an enchanting watercolor painting capturing Mesteese and mulatto girls from the mid-19th century. Their grace and elegance reflect a diverse heritage that has shaped this island nation. Dive beneath crystal-clear waters where sunlight dances on shallow sand banks, illuminating an underwater paradise. Witness graceful Southern stingrays gracefully gliding through their natural habitat off Grand Cayman Island or Stingray City. Immerse yourself in Martinique's artistic legacy through Croquis martiniquais, a stunning artwork blending watercolors, charcoal, and pencil on paper dating back to 1887. It offers a glimpse into local life during that era. Journey to St. Kitts' charming streets with an early 20th-century photograph of The Circus – bustling with activity and hinting at stories waiting to be discovered around every corner. Marvel at nature's wonders as you encounter brain coral glowing under mesmerizing blue light or catch sight of Secretary blenny peering curiously from within massive Starlet coral formations – both showcasing the incredible biodiversity found beneath these azure waves. Finally, let your eyes feast upon Georgetown's Grey angelfish portrait – its vibrant colors mirroring the kaleidoscope of hues found throughout Grand Cayman Island’s thriving marine ecosystem. The British West Indies beckon adventurers seeking a blend of history, culture, and natural beauty.