Indies Collection

Map of the Caribbean island of Martinique, c1783

Monsieur de St. George, April 4, 1788. Creator: William Ward
Monsieur de St. George, April 4, 1788

Barrels of molasses, West India Docks, London, 1926-1927. Artist: Langfier Photo
Barrels of molasses, West India Docks, London, 1926-1927. Illustration from Wonderful London, edited by Arthur St John Adcock, Volume I, published by Amalgamated Press, (London, 1926-1927)

Coolies at worship, Jamaica, c1905. Artist: Adolphe Duperly & Son
Coolies at worship, Jamaica, c1905. Group portrait of Indian immigrants who came to the island as indentured workers. Illustration from Picturesque Jamaica, by Adolphe Duperly & Son, (England, c1905)

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

Queens Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad, 1912. From Imperial Cricket, edited by P F Warner and published by The London and Counties Press Association Ltd (London, 1912)

The British Flying Squadron passing the Diamond Rock, off Martinique, 1871. The flying or movable squadron of her Majesty's ships, under the command of Rear-Admiral Beauchamp Seymour, C.B

West Indian woman, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
West Indian woman, between c1915 and c1920

The Hordley Estate, Morant Bay, Jamaica, 1865. Creator: Unknown
The Hordley Estate, Morant Bay, Jamaica, 1865. Engraving from a photograph by Messrs. J. S. Thompson and J. Tomford

The Outbreak in Jamaica: the Governor's House, Spanish Town, 1865. Creator: Unknown
The Outbreak in Jamaica: the Governor's House, Spanish Town, 1865. Engraving from a sketch by Mr. C

The Outbreak in Jamaica: Muirton House and Plantation, Morant Bay, 1865. Creator: Unknown
The Outbreak in Jamaica: Muirton House and Plantation, Morant Bay, 1865

The Outbreak in Jamaica: Maroon Town, Blue Mountains, 1865. Creator: Unknown
The Outbreak in Jamaica: Maroon Town, Blue Mountains, 1865. Engraving of a sketch by Captain the Hon. L. A. Addington, R. A

Kingston, Jamaica, with Newcastle in the distance, 1865. Creator: Unknown
Kingston, Jamaica, with Newcastle in the distance, 1865

Head-quarters of officers and sailors at Morant Bay, Jamaica, 1865. Creator: Unknown
Head-quarters of officers and sailors at Morant Bay, Jamaica, 1865. Engraving from a sketch by Quartermaster T. J

Drinking-fountain at Barbadoes, 1865. Creator: Unknown
Drinking-fountain at Barbadoes, 1865. The water fountain in Bridgetown designed...by Mr. J. F. Bentley, architect, is cleverly treated in an adaptation of the Early English style of Gothic; and Mr

West Indian woman, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
West Indian woman, between c1910 and c1915

The Cours Nolivos, or Public Promenade of Basseterre, Guadaloupe, French West Indies, 1865

The town of Basseterre, Guadaloupe, French West Indies, 1865. Creator: Unknown
The town of Basseterre, Guadaloupe, French West Indies, 1865

AI IMAGE - Portrait of Mary Jane Seacole, 1850s, (2023). Creator: Heritage Images
AI IMAGE - Portrait of Mary Jane Seacole, 1850s, (2023). Seacole (1805-1881) was born in British Jamaica, and had many careers including nurse, boarding house keeper, author, and world traveller

A Bocan, or Cocoa-Drying House in Granada, 1857. Creator: Percy
A Bocan, or Cocoa-Drying House in Granada

View on a Cocoa Plantation in the Island of Granada, 1857. Creator: Unknown
View on a Cocoa Plantation in the Island of Granada, 1857....a very flourishing estate in the Island of Granada...situated on the side of a lofty mountain, in the parish of St, John

Portrait of Otto Marstrand's two Daughters and their West-Indian Nanny, Justina, in the Frederiksberg Gardens near Copenhagen, 1857

A Danish Corvette Laying to in order to Confer with a Danish Brig: The Scene Being Set in West Indian Waters, 1827

Caltilda Downes: Barbados Passport, 1917. Creator: Unknown
Caltilda Downes: Barbados Passport, 1917. Stamped by the British Consulate General in Panama

Columbus taking possession of the Island of St Salvador; Columbus and his Discoveries 1492, 1854. From "Cassells Illustrated Family Paper; London Weekly 31/12/1853 - 30/12/1854"

Publishing the Banns in the West Indies "For the First Time of Asking", 1891. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 44. July to December, 1891

Trial of the Rioters (Oct. 1) in the Court-House, at Trinidad, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Trial of the Rioters (Oct. 1) in the Court-House, at Trinidad, 1850. Illustration...from a Sketch by Mr. Cazabon, a native artist of Trinidad

Octagon Villa, Antigua, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Octagon Villa, Antigua, 1850. This neat specimen of house-building in Antigua is the property and country residence of Andrew Coltart, Esq. It is situated one mile from St

Wreck of the Brig "Retriever", in the Boccases, Trinidad, 1850. View of the Retriever, whose captain was named Galloway

West India Hurricane, 1802-1899. Creators: Unknown, Francois Louis Thomas Francia
West India Hurricane, 1802-1899

School Fete at Codrington College, Barbadoes, 1850. Creator: Unknown
School Fete at Codrington College, Barbadoes, 1850

Great Fire at Port-of-Spain, Trinidad, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Great Fire at Port-of-Spain, Trinidad, 1850. The premises consumed consisted of a building rented by shopkeepers, one portion being occupied as a grog-shop...Mrs

Mahogany Trees in the West Indies, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Mahogany Trees in the West Indies, 1850

Head of a Woman, n.d. Creator: Anders Leonard Zorn
Head of a Woman, n.d

View on the River Roseau, Dominica, 1770 / 80. Creator: Agostino Brunias
View on the River Roseau, Dominica, 1770/80

The Smooth Leaved Green Antigua Pine, 1807. Creator: Henri Merke
The Smooth Leaved Green Antigua Pine, 1807

In Jamaica, n. d. Creator: William Henry Holmes
In Jamaica, n.d

West Indian Women of Color, with a Child and Black Servant, ca. 1780
West Indian Women of Color, with a Child and Black Servant; Two West Indian Women of Color, a Child Holding the Hand of One and attendant Black Servant, ca. 1780

A West Indian Creole Woman Attended by her Black Servant, ca. 1780

Free West Indian Creoles in Elegant Dress, ca. 1780. Creator: Agostino Brunias
Free West Indian Creoles in Elegant Dress, ca. 1780

Planter and his Wife, with a Servant; Planter and his wife, attended by a servant, ca. 1780

West Indian Man of Color, Directing Two Carib Women with a Child, ca. 1780

Linen Market, Dominica - A Market Scene, ca. 1780. Creator: Agostino Brunias
Linen Market, Dominica - A Market Scene, ca.1780

A Linen Market with a Linen-stall and Vegetable Seller in the West Indies, ca. 1780

Market Day, Roseau, Dominica, ca. 1780. Creator: Agostino Brunias
Market Day, Roseau, Dominica, ca.1780

A Leeward Islands Carib family outside a Hut, ca. 1780. Creator: Agostino Brunias
A Leeward Islands Carib family outside a Hut, ca. 1780

Servants Washing a Deer, ca. 1775. Creator: Agostino Brunias
Servants Washing a Deer, ca. 1775

A Mother with her Son and a Pony, ca. 1775. Creator: Agostino Brunias
A Mother with her Son and a Pony, ca. 1775

Free West Indian Dominicans; Free Natives of Dominica, ca. 1770. Creator: Agostino Brunias
Free West Indian Dominicans; Free Natives of Dominica, ca. 1770

A West Indian Flower Girl and Two other Free Women of Color, ca. 1769

Sale of West India Pine Apples, 1844. Creator: Unknown
Sale of West India Pine Apples, 1844. Scene in a London warehouse during the...sale of upwards of 2700 West Indian Pine-Apples, by Messrs

Iron church, for Jamaica, 1844. Creator: Unknown
Iron church, for Jamaica, 1844. This Church has been sent out to Jamaica, as a specimen, as many of the kind are likely to be required

French Colonial West Indian Colonies, from Flags of All Nations, Series 2 (N10) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes Brands, 1890

Danish West Indies, from Flags of All Nations, Series 2 (N10) for Allen &
Danish West Indies, from Flags of All Nations, Series 2 (N10) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes Brands, 1890

Brunetta and Phillis, a scene from The Spectator, painted by John Gilbert, 1844. The fair Phillis, dressed in the rich brocade, awaits with impatience the entrance of her rival

St Thomass West Indies, from Weights Wharf, 1844. Creator: Unknown
St Thomass West Indies, from Weights Wharf, 1844

The Eccentric Growth of Cocoa Pods, Dominica, B.W.I. c1930s. Dominica was once a major producer of cocoa beans, trees grew abundantly in the tropical climate and cocoa was a huge industry

A volcano erupts in Martinique, 1929. Creator: Unknown
A volcano erupts in Martinique, 1929. Un Volcan Se Reveille A La Martinique. People grab belongings and flee as smoke and lava spew out of a volcano

Slavery emancipation festival in Barbados, c1834 (c1890). Creator: Unknown
Slavery emancipation festival in Barbados, c1834 (c1890). From " Cassells History of England - Special Edition, Vol

Cocoa Fresh from the Pods, Dominica, B. W. I. 1893. Creator: Keystone View Company
Cocoa Fresh from the Pods, Dominica, B.W.I. 1893. Cocoa harvest in Dominica, formerly a part of the British West Indies. Stereocard by Keystone View Company

High Street, Bridgetown, Barbados, 1895. Creator: York & Son
High Street, Bridgetown, Barbados, 1895. Carts near the statue of Lord Nelson in the capital city of Barbados

St Vincent Street, Port of Spain, Trinidad, 1895. Creator: Unknown
St Vincent Street, Port of Spain, Trinidad, 1895. View of the town with ships on the Caribbean beyond

Steet scene in Port Royal, Jamaica, 1895. Creator: York & Son
Steet scene in Port Royal, Jamaica, 1895. From " Round the World in Pictures and Photographs: From London Bridge to Charing Cross via Yokohama and Chicago". [George Newnes Ltd, London, 1895]

The Attack of Morne Fortune in Island of St. Lucia, 1804. Creator: J Taylor
The Attack of Morne Fortune in Island of St. Lucia, 1804. Mont Fortune was a fort on Saint Lucia, first captured by the British in 1794

West India Regiment, 1890. Creator: Godfrey Douglas Giles
West India Regiment, 1890. From " Her Majestys Army, Vol. III", by Walter Richards. [J. S. Virtue & Co. Limited, London, ]

Women washing clothes in the river, Port Antonio, Jamaica, c1905. Photograph from Picturesque Jamaica, by Adolphe Duperly & Son, (published in England, c1905)

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

Sponge Market, Nassau, Bahamas, 1930s. Creator: Unknown
Sponge Market, Nassau, Bahamas, 1930s. At the height of the Bahamian sponge industry at the turn of the 20th century, the sponge fleet consisted of some 600 vessels

A street in Roseau, Dominica, c1880. Artist: Pann
A street in Roseau, Dominica, c1880. Roseau is the capital of Dominica, one of the Windward Islands in the West Indies

Man on a raft, Kingston, Jamaica, 1931. The photograph was taken during a Cunard Line cruise to the West Indies between January and March 1931

Map of Barbados, c1758

A cock fight, Puerto Rico, 1909
A cock fight, Porta Rico, 1909. Published by Waldrop Photographic Co. (San Juan)

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

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

East Indian Girl, Trinidad, B. W. I. c1952. Creator: Unknown
East Indian Girl, Trinidad, B.W.I. (British West Indies), c1952. Young Indo-Trinidadian woman wearing jewellery

Christianburg, Demerara River, British Guiana, early 20th century. Creator: Unknown
Christianburg, Demerara River, British Guiana, early 20th century. Scene in the former colony of British Guiana, part of the British West Indies on the northern coast of South America

Hotel Mandeville, Looking East, Jamaica, c1913. Creator: Unknown
Hotel Mandeville, Looking East, Jamaica, c1913. [Raphael Tuck & Sons, Mandeville, Ja.]

Greetings from Jamaica. Going to Market with Yams and Canes. Constant Spring Road, 1913. Women carrying baskets of fruit and vegetables. [A. Duperly & Son, Kingston, Jamaica]

Clarence House and Dockyard, English Harbour. Antigua, B. W. I. early 20th century
Clarence House and Dockyard, English Harbour. Antigua, B.W.I. (British West Indies), early 20th century

Esfakis - Sponge Packing House - Nassau, Bahamas, c1930s. Creator: Unknown
Esfakis - Sponge Packing House - Nassau, Bahamas, c1930s. Women processing sponges for export, cleaning and trimming them in the warehouse

The New St. George Hotel, St. Georges, Bermuda, early 20th century. Creator: Unknown
The New St. George Hotel, St. Georges, Bermuda, early 20th century. View of the harbour and town of St George s, the first permanent English settlement on the islands of Bermuda

Ye Towne of St. Georges, Bermuda, early 20th century. Creator: Unknown
Ye Towne of St. George s, Bermuda, early 20th century. View of the harbour and town of St Georges during the colonial period, with the Union Jack flying and a steamship in the distance

Post Office and Customs House, St. Georges, Bermuda, early 20th century. Creator: Unknown
Post Office and Customs House, St. Georges, Bermuda, early 20th century. View of official buildings in the town of St George s, the first permanent English settlement on the islands of Bermuda. [R

Greetings from Jamaica. (1) After days work on the Banana field, early 20th century. [A. Duperly & Son, Kingston, Jamaica]

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