Antilles Collection

Caribbean islands, 1870s
Map of West Indies and the Caribbean Sea, 1800s. Printed color lithograph

Map of Saint Lucia, 19th Century
Vintage engraving of Map of Saint Lucia, 19th Century

Seven Mile Beach, George Town, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands

Caribbean, St Lucia, Soufriere, Soufriere Bay, Soufriere Beach and Petit Piton (UNESCO World Heritage Site)

Colorful buildings on the Turks and Caicos islands
Located in the Blue hills Road neighborhood of Providenciales. Vivid blue of the Caribbean sky and sea with the white sands of Grace bay beach, Turks & Caicos, and bright yellow beach umbrellas

CARIBBEAN: MAP, 1775. English engraved map of The Caribee Islands from Puerto Rico to Barbados by Thomas Jefferys, 1775

Natural bridge, Aruba, Antilles, Central America

Caribbean, Barbados, Mullins Beach

Caribbean, Martinique, Les Anse d Arlet, Grand Anse Beach

France, Guadalupe, Petit-Canal, Ruins of the Petit-Canal prison with the roots of a Strangler Fig

Seven Mile Beach, West Bay, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands

Caribbean, Barbados, Bridgetown, Carlisle Bay, Pebbles Beach at sunset

Atlas Novus, 17th c Map of the Caribbean
BLAEU, Jan (1596-1673). Atlas Novus or Atlas Maior. 1635 - 1665. Insulae Americanae in Oceano Septentrionali cum Terris Adiacentibus. Map of the Caribbean islands printed in Amsterdam circa 1645

Jamaica - Panorama of Mandeville
Slide showing a photograph over looking the city of Mandeville. Mandeville is the capital and largest town in the parish of Manchester in the county of Middlesex, Jamaica.. Part of Box 108

Vintage map of the West India Islands 1860s

Rooftops of Roseau - Dominica
The Rooftops of Roseau viewed from the Cathedral - Dominica. The demonym or adjective is " Dominican" in English

Barbados, Pebbles Beach, wild horses in water

Catumbo Lightning over Venezuela
There is a methane area 40 miles inland of Venezuela that has more lightning strikes than anywhere else in the world -Taken from Curacao

Poster advertising the Hamburg-Amerika Linie (colour litho)
LEE249087 Poster advertising the Hamburg-Amerika Linie (colour litho) by German School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: to the Amazon, the Antillies)

Caribbean, Barbados, Oistins, Miami Beach or Enterprise Beach

Antquie Map of The West Indies
Vintage map of The West Indies from 1837

Cupecoy Beach, Saint Martin, French Antilles
A long exposure of Cupecoy Beach coastal surf taken after sunset at twilight. Saint-Martin is one of five island dependencies of Guadeloupe. Situated in the French Antilles (French West Indies)

Map of America. Nova Totius Americae Descriptio by Frederik
Nova Totius Americae Descriptio. Map of America. By Frederik de Wit (1630-1706). Amsterdam, 1666

Mexico and West indies map 1875
The Independent Course Comprehensive Geography by James Monteith, A.S. Barnes & Co, New York & Chicago 1875

The Boiling Lake of Dominica (engraving)
2791409 The Boiling Lake of Dominica (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Boiling Lake of Dominica)

Caribbean, U. S. Virgin Islands, St. Thomas, Magens Bay
Caribbean, U.S. Virgin Islands, St.Thomas, Magens Bay

Bee Hummingbird (Mellisuga helenae) immature male, perched on vine, worlds smallest bird, Zapata Peninsula, Matanzas Province, Cuba, March

Waves crashing on tree trunks on sand beach at sunset, Antilles, Caribbean, Central America

The Island of Jamaica, from Atlas de Toutes les Parties Connues du Globe Terrestre
KW206601 The Island of Jamaica, from Atlas de Toutes les Parties Connues du Globe Terrestre by Guillaume Raynal (1713-96) published 1780 (coloured engraving) by Bonne

Cuba, from Atlas de Toutes les Parties Connues du Globe Terrestre by Guillaume Raynal
KW206600 Cuba, from Atlas de Toutes les Parties Connues du Globe Terrestre by Guillaume Raynal (1713-96) published 1780 (coloured engraving) by Bonne

Map of countries first discovered by Christopher Columbus (1451-1506) 1500 (gouache
XIR226789 Map of countries first discovered by Christopher Columbus (1451-1506) 1500 (gouache and pen and ink on paper) (b/w photo) by Cosa, Juan de la (1460-1510); Museo Naval, Madrid

Ridgways Hawk (Buteo ridgwayi) adult male, perched on branch, Los Haitises N. P. Dominican Republic, January
Ridgways Hawk (Buteo ridgwayi) adult male, perched on branch, Los Haitises N.P. Dominican Republic, January

Caribbean, Aruba, Oranjestad, The Lloyd G. Smith Boulevard at night

Camana Bay, George Town, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands

The Devils Hangout Gift Shop, detailed view, Hell, West Bay, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands

The Blowholes, East End, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands

Caribbean, St Lucia, Soufriere, Sugar Beach Resort, formerly Jalousie Plantation Resort and Gros Piton (UNESCO World Heritage Site)

Caribbean, St Lucia, Soufriere, Anse Mamin, Anse Mamin Beach

Caribbean, Martinique, Route de la Trace, Riviere Blanche, Alma Waterfall at Pont de L Alma (Alma Bridge)

Caribbean, Martinique, Sainte Anne, Grande Anse des Salines

Caribbean, Aruba, Oranjestad, The building of the Royal Plaza Mall from the sea

Caribbean, Aruba, San Nicolas, The Charlies bar

Caribbean, Aruba, Oranjestad, Colorful houses in the centre of the town

Caribbean, Aruba, Noord, The Alto Vista Chapel at sunrise

Caribbean, Aruba, Eagle Beach, Sea grape (Coccoloba Uvifera) on Eagle Beach

Caribbean, Aruba, Oranjestad, The tower of Fort Zoutman, Aruba Historical Museum

Caribbean, Aruba, Oranjestad, The building of the Town Hall

Heritage Kitchen Bar, Seven Mile Beach, West Bay, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands

Blue iguana (Cyclura lewisi), Queen Elizabeth II Botanic Park, North Side, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands

Bar Sign at George Town, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands

United Church, George Town, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands

Crystal Caves, North Side, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands

Aerial view of Pink Sand Beach and crystal sea, Barbuda, Caribbean

The cliff in front of the big waves of Atlantic Ocean, North Point, Barbados Island, Lesser Antilles, West Indies

Aerial view of the Shirley Heights belvedere on hilltop, Antigua, Antigua and Barbuda, Caribbean, West Indies

Caribbean, St Lucia, Castries, Vigie Beach, Rendezvous Resort

Caribbean, St Lucia, Canaries

Caribbean, St Lucia, Petit (near) and Gros Piton Mountains (UNESCO World Heritage Site)

Caribbean, Martinique, Cascade de Saut Gendarme (Leaping Constable Waterfall)

Caribbean, Grenada, Grand Anse Bay, Grand Anse Beach

Caribbean, Grenada, St. Georges, Carenage
Caribbean, Grenada, St. George s, Carenage

Metisse de Martinique - Mixed-race woman of Martinique, 1865. Handcoloured steel engraving by Polydor Pauquet from
FLO4686696 Metisse de Martinique - Mixed-race woman of Martinique, 1865. Handcoloured steel engraving by Polydor Pauquet from the Pauquet Brothers " Modes et Costumes Etrangers Anciens et

Ornaments of the Island Carib or Kalinago people, West Indies, including garters
FLO4621591 Ornaments of the Island Carib or Kalinago people, West Indies, including garters and body paint of roucou or achiote dye

West Indies, 1849
2902888 West Indies, 1849; (add.info.: West Indies, 1849.); Buyenlarge Archive/UIG

Idols and axe or buton of the Island Carib or Kalinago people. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Giulio
FLO4621613 Idols and axe or buton of the Island Carib or Kalinago people. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Giulio Ferrario's Costumes Antique and Modern of All Peoples

Hammock, rattan basketball, cassava beer-fermenting net, and other utensils made by the Island Carib or Kalinago
FLO4621597 Hammock, rattan basketball, cassava beer-fermenting net, and other utensils made by the Island Carib or Kalinago people, West Indies

Common smoothhand, Mustelus mustelus, Vulnerable 1, angler fish, Lophius piscatorius 2, burrfish
FLO4652692 Common smoothhand, Mustelus mustelus, Vulnerable 1, angler fish, Lophius piscatorius 2, burrfish, Chilomycterus schoepfi 3, and bill of a sawfish, Pristis pectinata

Woven hammock used by the Island Carib or Kalinago people. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Giulio
FLO4621561 Woven hammock used by the Island Carib or Kalinago people. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Giulio Ferrario's Costumes Antique and Modern of All Peoples

Rattan table and sneakers for food and fish made by the Island Carib or Kalinago people, West Indies
FLO4621678 Rattan table and sneakers for food and fish made by the Island Carib or Kalinago people, West Indies. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Migliavacca from Giulio Ferrario's Costumes

Male and female pirates of the West Indies, armed with musket and cutlass.early 1800s
FLO4621671 Male and female pirates of the West Indies, armed with musket and cutlass.early 1800s. The buccaneer at left wears a linen shirt dyed with animal blood

Antilles (colour litho)
5213930 Antilles (colour litho) by Pinchon, Joseph Porphyre (1871-1953); Private Collection; (add.info.: Antilles. Illustration for L'Epanouissement du Monde (Blonder La Rougery)

Idols, amulets and ceremonial greenstone axe of the Island Carib or Kalinago people, West Indies
FLO4621619 Idols, amulets and ceremonial greenstone axe of the Island Carib or Kalinago people, West Indies. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Giulio Ferrario's Costumes Antique

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)

House of the Island Carib or Kalinago people, West Indies. A man relaxes in a hammock under a thatched roof
FLO4621559 House of the Island Carib or Kalinago people, West Indies. A man relaxes in a hammock under a thatched roof, with rattan basket, rattan table and water jug

Men of the Island Carib or Kalinago people. The wear loincloths, armlets, garters, tattoos and nose piercings
FLO4621632 Men of the Island Carib or Kalinago people. The wear loincloths, armlets, garters, tattoos and nose piercings. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Nasi from Giulio Ferrrario's

Aruba, Oranjestad, Flamingos Sculpture

Aruba, Overview of Juanita beach

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Saint Vincent, Kingston, View over the port

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Yellow Sponge at the Hilma Hooker wreck, Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles, Caribbean

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Creole wrasse (Clepticus Parra), Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles, Caribbean

1818 Pinkerton Map Of The West Indies Antilles
1818, Pinkerton Map of the West Indies, Antilles, and Caribbean Sea, John Pinkerton, 1758 - 1826, Scottish antiquarian, cartographer, UK

1788 Brion De La Tour Map Of Mexico Central America And The West Indies
1788, Brion de la Tour Map of Mexico, Central America and the West Indies, Antilles

Crystal clear water of Caribbean Sea washing the fine sand beach at Half Moon Bay, overhead view, Antigua, Caribbean, West Indies

Clear summer sky over the white sand beach overlooking the crystal water of Caribbean Sea, aerial view, Antigua, West Indies

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"Exploring the Enchanting Antilles: Unveiling the Caribbean Islands of the 1870s" Step into a time machine and journey back to the vibrant Antilles of the 19th century. With a map of Saint Lucia from that era in hand, you can trace your way through a tapestry of captivating landscapes and cultures. As you set foot on the Turks and Caicos islands, prepare to be mesmerized by their colorful buildings that paint an idyllic picture against azure skies. The allure continues as you venture further into St Lucia's Soufriere Bay, where Soufriere Beach and Petit Piton (a UNESCO World Heritage site) await your exploration. Take another leap in time with an English engraved map from 1775, which unveils The Caribee Islands stretching from Puerto Rico to Barbados. Marvel at this historical treasure while imagining what life was like during those early days. Nature lovers will find solace in Aruba's natural bridge, nestled within Central America's enchanting Antilles region. Its majestic presence serves as a reminder of Mother Nature's artistic prowess. Barbados beckons with its picturesque beaches such as Miami Beach or Enterprise Beach, offering not only sun-kissed sands but also lifeguard lookouts for safety-conscious travelers. Mullins Beach provides yet another slice of paradise for those seeking tranquility amidst turquoise waters. Martinique invites visitors to Les Anse d'Arlet, where Grand Anse Beach awaits with open arms. Sink your toes into its golden sand while immersing yourself in the rich culture that permeates every corner of this Caribbean gem. Travel back even further with a vintage map dating back to the 1860s showcasing West India Islands – each one holding stories waiting to be discovered by intrepid adventurers like yourself. Rooftops adorned with history greet you in Roseau-Dominica, inviting you to explore its hidden treasures.