Caribbean Collection (page 8)

Saint Pierre, Martinique, 19th century. Artist: E de Berard
Saint-Pierre, Martinique, 19th century. View of ships at anchor in the harbour of the Caribbean island of Martinique

Campeche, Yucatan, Mexico, 19th century. Artist: Edouard Riou
Campeche, Yucatan, Mexico, 19th century. View of the port city of Campeche on the Gulf of Mexico

Henry Morgan, 17th century Welsh buccaneer, (1873). Morgan (1635-1688) was a notorious pirate and buccaneer who, with the tacit support of the English government

Toussaint Louverture, Haitian Revolutionary leader, (1873). Francois Dominique Toussaint Louverture led the Haitian independence movement during the French Revolution

Jean-Jacques Dessalines, Emperor of Haiti, 1806. Artist: Manuel Lopez
Jean-Jacques Dessalines, Emperor of Haiti, 1806. Dessalines joined the 1791 slave uprising that began the Haitian Revolution, going on to become one of its leaders

Jean Jacques Dessalines, a leader of the Haitian Revolution, 1806. Artist: Manuel Lopez
Jean Jacques Dessalines, a leader of the Haitian Revolution, 1806. After Haiti declared its independence from France, Dessalines became its first ruler

Georges Biassou, early leader of the 1791 slave rising that began the Haitian Revolution, 1806. Artist: Rea
Georges Biassou, early leader of the 1791 slave rising that began the Haitian Revolution, 1806. Biassou fought with the Spanish against the French colonial masters of Haiti

Henri Christophe, King of Haiti, 1806. Artist: Rea
Henri Christophe, King of Haiti, 1806. A former slave, Henri Christophe rose to the rank of General in the rebel army during the Haitian Revolution

Port-au-Prince, Haiti, 1873. From Santo Domingo: past and present, with a glance at Hayti, by Samuel Hazard, 1873

Sugar production, 1873. From Santo Domingo: past and present, with a glance at Hayti, by Samuel Hazard, 1873

Jean Pierre Boyer, Haitian soldier and President of Haiti, 1873. Boyer (1776-1850) became President of the Republic of Haiti in 1818

Tobacco preparation, 1873. From Santo Domingo: past and present, with a glance at Hayti, by Samuel Hazard, 1873

The mausoleum of Columbus, Santo Domingo, 1873. Hispaniola was the island where Columbus first made landfall on his voyage to America in 1492

A Dominican school, Santo Domingo, 1873. From Santo Domingo: past and present, with a glance at Hayti, by Samuel Hazard, 1873

Preparing indigo, Santo Domingo, 1873. From Santo Domingo: past and present, with a glance at Hayti, by Samuel Hazard, 1873

Primitive sugar mill, Santo Domingo, 1873. From Santo Domingo: past and present, with a glance at Hayti, by Samuel Hazard, 1873

Native habitation, Santo Domingo, 1873. From Santo Domingo: past and present, with a glance at Hayti, by Samuel Hazard, 1873

A buccaneer, 1873. From Santo Domingo: past and present, with a glance at Hayti, by Samuel Hazard, 1873

Manuel Seybano, Santo Domingo, 1873. From Santo Domingo: past and present, with a glance at Hayti, by Samuel Hazard, 1873

Washing clothes, Santo Domingo, 1873. From Santo Domingo: past and present, with a glance at Hayti, by Samuel Hazard, 1873

Crossing the Isabella, Santo Domingo, 1873. From Santo Domingo: past and present, with a glance at Hayti, by Samuel Hazard, 1873

Old Santo Domingo city, 1873. From Santo Domingo: past and present, with a glance at Hayti, by Samuel Hazard, 1873

Town and bay of Puerto Plata, Santo Domingo, 1873. Puerto Plata is a town on the northern coast of the island of Hispaniola, in what is today the Dominican Republic

A slave market in Martinique, early 19th century

The Commandante, Santo Domingo, 1873. From Santo Domingo: past and present, with a glance at Hayti, by Samuel Hazard, 1873

Punishment of Negroes, Santo Domingo, 1873
Punishment of Negroes, 1873. From Santo Domingo: past and present, with a glance at Hayti, by Samuel Hazard, 1873

France assists Martinique, 1902. Allegory relating to the catastrophic eruption of Mount Pelee on Martinique in 1902, the worst volcanic disaster of the 20th century

Map showing the eruption of Mount Pelee, Martinique, 1902. The catastrophic eruption of Mount Pelee on Martinique in 1902 was the worst volcanic disaster of the 20th century

Map of North America. Hand-coloured later

City of Veracruz, Mexico, 17th century. Detail from a map of the city which lies on the Caribbean, on the east coast of Mexico

Slave labour on a sugar plantation in the West Indies, 1725. Cane is cut and taken to vertical crushing mill powered by oxen

Slaves cultivating sugar cane in the West Indies, 1852. From The Wonders of Home by Grandfather Grey. (London, 1852)

Manicheel tree (Hippomane mancinella) or Poison Guava, c1795. This tree, native to the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico, has fruits with an inviting appearance which are very poisonous

French Map of Central and South America, French, 1550. Map showing Florida, the Gulf of Mexico, the Caribbean islands and Antilles, and South America with the River Plate prominent

Sugar factory and plantation in the West Indies, 1686. Artist: Allain Manesson Mallet
Sugar factory and plantation in the West Indies, 1686. Cane is crushed in a horse or mule-powered mill with vertical rollers (centre left)

Map of Barbados, 1683. Barbados was first settled by the British in 1627. From the British Museum

Cultivating and curing tobacco in West Indies using slave labour, 1686

The Custom House, Veracruz, Mexico, 1895. Creator: Unknown
The Custom House, Veracruz, Mexico, 1895. Goods piled up at the Caribbean port of Veracruz. From " Round the World in Pictures and Photographs

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