Venezuela Collection

General Castro, President (ad interim) of Venezuela, 1858. Creator: Unknown
General Castro, President (ad interim) of Venezuela, 1858. Placed as he was already in so high a military position [ie Commander-in-Chief]...he preferred the disinterested glory of being

'Embarkation of Guajiros; A Visit to the Guajiro Indians of Maracaibo, Venezuela, 1875. Creator: A Goering
Embarkation of Guajiros; A Visit to the Guajiro Indians of Maracaibo, Venezuela, 1875. From, Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates. [Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1880, London]

'The village as seen from the shore; A Visit to the Guajiro Indians of Maracaibo, Venezuela, 1875
The village as seen from the shore; A Visit to the Guajiro Indians of Maracaibo, Venezuela, 1875. From, Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates. [Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1880, London]

'The belle of the Guajiro village; A Visit to the Guajiro Indians of Maracaibo, Venezuela, 1875. Creator: A Goering
The belle of the Guajiro village; A Visit to the Guajiro Indians of Maracaibo, Venezuela, 1875.From, Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates. [Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1880, London]

First Steamboat on the Orinoco; A Journey up the Orinoco, 1875. Creator: Unknown
First Steamboat on the Orinoco; A Journey up the Orinoco, 1875. From, Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates. [Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1880, London]

Steamboat travelling on the Orinoco; A Journey up the Orinoco, 1875. Creator: Unknown
Steamboat travelling on the Orinoco; A Journey up the Orinoco, 1875. From, Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates. [Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1880, London]

Map of the Lower Orinoco; A Journey up the Orinoco, 1875. Creator: Unknown
Map of the Lower Orinoco; A Journey up the Orinoco, 1875. From, Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates. [Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1880, London]

Jaguar fishing on the banks of the Orinoco; A Journey up the Orinoco, 1875. Creator: Unknown
Jaguar fishing on the banks of the Orinoco; A Journey up the Orinoco, 1875.From, Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates. [Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1880, London]

View in the Delta of the Orinoco; A Journey up the Orinoco, 1875. Creator: Unknown
View in the Delta of the Orinoco; A Journey up the Orinoco, 1875. From, Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates. [Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1880, London]

Delegates from Venezuela, 1920. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Delegates from Venezuela, 1920. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Delegates from Venezuela, 1920

Pan American Mass - Thanksgiving Day At St. Patrick's - Minister Rojas, of Venezuela, 1912
Pan American Mass, Thanksgiving Day At St. Patrick's - Minister Rojas, of Venezuela, 1912. [Roman Catholic service held at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Washington, D.C.]

Journey to Gold-Washings in Venezuela - Monastery and Church of Guacipati, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Journey to Gold-Washings in Venezuela - Monastery and Church of Guacipati, 1850. View of Guasipati, ...an ancient Indian village, with a church and convent, but which is now totally deserted'

Overlooking Caracas, the Capital of Venezuela. The Land Where It Is Always Summer"
Overlooking Caracas, the Capital of Venezuela." The Land Where It Is Always Summer". c1930s. National Pantheon of Venezuela a former church on a hilltop in the valley of Caracas

The heroes of South American independence, (1901). Simon Bolivar, Jose de San Martin, Manuel Belgrano, and Antonio Jose de Sucre

General Paez, between 1855 and 1865. Creator: Unknown
Gen. Paez, between 1855 and 1865. [Venezuelan soldier, leader, army officer, president and politician. Fought against the Spanish Crown for Simon Bolivar during the Venezuelan War of Independence]

General Jose Antonio Paez, 1890. Creator: Juan Jorge Peoli
General Jose Antonio Paez, 1890

Four Goo-a-give Indians, 1854 / 1869. Creator: George Catlin
Four Goo-a-give Indians, 1854/1869. Chief with son, O-ho-ko-ra-u-ta (medicine man) and warrior (armed with lance) on the coast of Venezuela, decimated by dissipation and small-pox

The Handsome Dance - Goo-a-give, 1854 / 1869. Creator: George Catlin
The Handsome Dance - Goo-a-give, 1854/1869. Three women covered in clay dance without moving their feet. Venezuela

Five Caribbe Indians, 1854 / 1869. Creator: George Catlin
Five Caribbe Indians, 1854/1869. Dighst-o-ho (chief) with warriors Wahpt (The Great Runner) and H kee-ne (The Little Eater) on the coast of Venezuela and British Guiana. 1852

Flags of the world, 1889. Creator: W & AK Johnston
Flags of the world, 1889. Flags, standards and ensigns. From " Encyclopaedia Britannica, Ninth Edition". [1889]

Drum and wind instruments of the tribe of Baniva Indians, Venezuela. 1948. From Musical Instruments Through the Ages, by Dr. Alexander Buchner. [Spring Books, London, 1948]

Equestrian statue of Simon Bolivar The Liberator (1783-1830), military and hero of the American Revolution, West Park in Madrid

Allegorical Shield to honor of Bolivar, 1825, Simon Bolivar El Liberator (1783-1830), military hero of American independence

Simon Bolivar El Liberator 1783-1830), military, hero of American independence

Simon Bolivar The Liberator (1783-1830), military, hero of the American Revolution

Raul Leoni (1905-1972), President of Venezuela in 1964

Simon Bolivar The Liberator (1783-1830), military and American independence hero, in a drawing of Krepper

Venezuela, 1838. From A Display of the Naval Flags of All Nations. Collected from the Best Authorities. [Fisher, Son, & Co. London, 1838]

Narciso Lopez, (1797-1851), 1920s
Narciso Lopez travelled in the Pampero fleet, and disembarked on the 12th of August 1851 with five hundred men, of which forty four were cubans, in the coast of Playitas near the Honda bay

Domingo del Monte, (1804-1853), 1920s
Domingo del Monte, Venezuelan born in 1804. Went to Cuba in 1810 and organised the first literary gathering in Matanzas, 1834

Simon Bolivar (1783-1830), Venezuelan military and political leader, c1910. Bolivar played a key role in Latin Americas successful struggle for independence from the Spanish Empire

Narciso Lopez (1797-1851), Venezuelan adventurer and soldier, best known for an expedition aimed at liberating Cuba from Spain in the 1850s

Simon Bolivar monument, Lima, Peru, early 20th century. Bolivar (1783-1830) is known as the Liberator of South America from Spanish rule

Saludo de Macuto, Venezuela, 1909

Lake dwellings of Santa Rosa, near Maracaibo, Venezuela, 1895. From The Universal Geography with Illustrations and Maps, division XXXVI, written by Elisee Reclus and published by Virtue & Co

Three Guarauni Indians, Venezuela, 1895. From The Universal Geography with Illustrations and Maps, division XXXVI, written by Elisee Reclus and published by Virtue & Co. Limited (London, 1895)

Indians in log canoes, Lake Maracaibo, Venezuela, c1900s. Stereoscopic card. Detail

Antonio Jose de Sucre, 19th century South American independence leader, (1901). Born in Venezuela, Sucre (1795-1830) was one of the foremost military commanders and politicians of his friend

Simon Bolivar, 19th century South American revolutionary leader, (1901). Bolivar (1783-1830) is known as the Liberator of South America from Spanish rule

A river scene in Venezuela, 1877

Livestock, Los Llanos, Venezuela, 19th century. Artist: Edouard Riou
Livestock, Los Llanos, Venezuela, 19th century. Cattle on the plains

Indigenous people, Venezuela, 19th century. Artist: A de Neuville
Indigenous people, Venezuela, 19th century

Los Llanos, Venezuela, 19th century. Artist: Edouard Riou
Los Llanos, Venezuela, 19th century. Los Llanos (meaning the flat plains) is a vast tropical grassland plain situated at the east of the Andes in northwestern South America

Venezuelan vessels sunk by the Anglo-German fleet, 1902. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 28th December 1902

Map of South America. Hand-coloured later

Collecting cocoa, Venezuela, 1892. From Cocoa: All About It by Historicus. (London, 1892)

Venezuelans attacking Spanish conquistadors, c16th century. Artist: Hieronyouse Koler
Venezuelans attacking Spanish conquistadors, c16th century. Europeans in a tent eating and drinking (bottom right) and sitting in a privy or wash house (top left) are taken by surprise by natives

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