West 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)

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)

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, 1857....building used for...drying and preparing the coffee and cocoa...[It] has a platform or terrace extending its whole length on that side most exposed

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...Copenhagen, 1857
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... 1827. Creator: CW Eckersberg
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. Creator: Unknown
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. Creator: C Haldane McFall
'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. Creator: Unknown
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. Caribbean schoolchildren at...the oldest of our Colonial Colleges...particularly interesting from its position amongst a large Negro population

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. Mahogany, although now in such general use as a furniture wood, was not introduced into England till 1724

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

Women washing clothes in the river, Port Antonio, Jamaica, c1905. Artist: Adolphe Duperly & Son
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

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

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. From Pomona Britannica; or, A collection of the most esteemed fruits at present cultivated in this country; together with the blossoms

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 New York American publishes an extract of a letter dated from this island, April 14, which states that the negroes had broken into Aux Cayes

Coffee Pickers at Work, Plantation Scene in Guadeloupe, French West Indies, c1930s. Coffee planting began in 1770 and by 1775 cocoa had also become a major export product

Mighty Earthquake Fissure - Lac du Nord. Soufriere Volcano, Guadeloupe
Mighty Earthquake Fissure - " Lac du Nord". Soufriere Volcano, Guadeloupe, French West Indies, c1930s. La Grande Soufriere iss an active stratovolcano on the French island of Basse-Terre

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