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Caribbean Island Collection (#9)

Discover the captivating charm of a Caribbean island, where history and beauty intertwine

Background imageCaribbean Island Collection: Ruined British Barracks on Brimstone Hill, St. Kitts (photo)

Ruined British Barracks on Brimstone Hill, St. Kitts (photo)
3481455 Ruined British Barracks on Brimstone Hill, St. Kitts (photo); (add.info.: Ruined 18th Century British Barracks at the Fortress of Brimstone Hill, on the island of St)

Background imageCaribbean Island Collection: Landscape with an Episode from the Conquest of America, c. 1535 (oil on panel)

Landscape with an Episode from the Conquest of America, c. 1535 (oil on panel)
4071470 Landscape with an Episode from the Conquest of America, c.1535 (oil on panel) by Mostaert, Jan (c.1475-c.1555); 86.5x152.5 cm; Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Background imageCaribbean Island Collection: Saint Michael, c. 1840 (water-based paint on wood panel)

Saint Michael, c. 1840 (water-based paint on wood panel)
BRN195815 Saint Michael, c. 1840 (water-based paint on wood panel) by Aragon, Jose Rafael (c.1795-1862); 26x17.5 cm; The Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Background imageCaribbean Island Collection: Christopher Columbus, on board his caravel, gestures to the island of Guanahani (San Salvador)

Christopher Columbus, on board his caravel, gestures to the island of Guanahani (San Salvador)
REV400274 Christopher Columbus, on board his caravel, gestures to the island of Guanahani (San Salvador) on 12 October 1492 (oil on canvas) by Spanish School, (19th century); Monastery of La Rabida

Background imageCaribbean Island Collection: View from the Fortress of Brimstone Hill, St. Kitts (photo)

View from the Fortress of Brimstone Hill, St. Kitts (photo)
3481456 View from the Fortress of Brimstone Hill, St. Kitts (photo); (add.info.: 18th Century British Fortress of Brimstone Hill, on the island of St. Kitts in the Caribbean.); © Don Troiani

Background imageCaribbean Island Collection: Women carrying baskets on their heads, Haiti, 1789 (engraving)

Women carrying baskets on their heads, Haiti, 1789 (engraving)
1729638 Women carrying baskets on their heads, Haiti, 1789 (engraving) by French School, (18th century); (add.info.: Haiti, 1789 : women carrying baskets on the head, engraving)

Background imageCaribbean Island Collection: Military parade in Barbados, 1853 (colour litho)

Military parade in Barbados, 1853 (colour litho)
1729634 Military parade in Barbados, 1853 (colour litho) by Walker, Edmund (fl.1836-d.1882); (add.info.: Military parade in Barbados, english colony, engraving by E. Walker 1853)

Background imageCaribbean Island Collection: Ruined British Barracks on Brimstone Hill, St. Kitts (photo)

Ruined British Barracks on Brimstone Hill, St. Kitts (photo)
3481454 Ruined British Barracks on Brimstone Hill, St. Kitts (photo); (add.info.: Ruined 18th Century British Barracks at the Fortress of Brimstone Hill, on the island of St)

Background imageCaribbean Island Collection: L Assiette au Beurre, number 414, Satirique en couleurs, 1909_3_6: Colonization, Elections

L Assiette au Beurre, number 414, Satirique en couleurs, 1909_3_6: Colonization, Elections, Vie des riches
ICA4912935 L Assiette au Beurre, number 414, Satirique en couleurs, 1909_3_6: Colonization, Elections, Vie des riches, Guadeloupe - Clemenceau George, Boss/Bourgeois, Black (lithograph) by Camara

Background imageCaribbean Island Collection: Our Lady of Mount Carmel, c. 1749-1831 (water-based paint on wood panel)

Our Lady of Mount Carmel, c. 1749-1831 (water-based paint on wood panel)
BRN195812 Our Lady of Mount Carmel, c. 1749-1831 (water-based paint on wood panel) by Fresquis, Pedro Antonio (1749-1831); 31.8 x 24.1 cm; The Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Background imageCaribbean Island Collection: View of Fort Royal on the island of Guadeloupe in the West Indies (West Indies) Engraving by P

View of Fort Royal on the island of Guadeloupe in the West Indies (West Indies) Engraving by P
JLJ4687645 View of Fort Royal on the island of Guadeloupe in the West Indies (West Indies) Engraving by P. Benazech after a drawing by Lieutenant Campbell

Background imageCaribbean Island Collection: L Plate au beurre, number 414, Satirique en couleurs, 1909_3_6

L Plate au beurre, number 414, Satirique en couleurs, 1909_3_6
ICA4912972 L Plate au beurre, number 414, Satirique en couleurs, 1909_3_6 by Camara, Leal de (1877-1948); (add.info.: Colonization, Chamber of Deputes, Fifteen thousand, Tree, Butter plate)

Background imageCaribbean Island Collection: The small seminary or college Saint Martin in Port-au-Prince (Port au Prince)

The small seminary or college Saint Martin in Port-au-Prince (Port au Prince)
LSE4332109 The small seminary or college Saint Martin in Port-au-Prince (Port au Prince), with a brigade of firefighters performing their rescue exercises, engraving by H.Clerget

Background imageCaribbean Island Collection: L Assiette au Beurre, number 414, Satirique en couleurs, 1909_3_6: Colonization

L Assiette au Beurre, number 414, Satirique en couleurs, 1909_3_6: Colonization, Marine Marine Marine Balneaire
ICA4913003 L Assiette au Beurre, number 414, Satirique en couleurs, 1909_3_6: Colonization, Marine Marine Marine Balneaire, Guadeloupe, Pointe a Pitre - Alfred Leon Gerault Richard (1860-1911)

Background imageCaribbean Island Collection: Madonna wearing a red gown, c. 1820 (water-based paint on wood panel)

Madonna wearing a red gown, c. 1820 (water-based paint on wood panel)
BRN195822 Madonna wearing a red gown, c. 1820 (water-based paint on wood panel) by Fresquis, Pedro Antonio (1749-1831); 21.6 x 13.3 cm; The Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Background imageCaribbean Island Collection: A Map of the British Empire in America with the French settlements adjacent thereto

A Map of the British Empire in America with the French settlements adjacent thereto, engraved by William Henry Toms (c)
619432 A Map of the British Empire in America with the French settlements adjacent thereto, engraved by William Henry Toms (c.1700-58), c.1733 (hand-coloured engraving) by Popple

Background imageCaribbean Island Collection: L Assiette au Beurre, number 164, Satirique en couleurs, 1904_5_21: Colonization

L Assiette au Beurre, number 164, Satirique en couleurs, 1904_5_21: Colonization, England Great Britain, Algeria
ICA4890386 L Assiette au Beurre, number 164, Satirique en couleurs, 1904_5_21: Colonization, England Great Britain, Algeria, Madagascar, Morocco, Technique, Anticolonialism, Martinique, Tunisia

Background imageCaribbean Island Collection: Map of the Island of Jamaica, divided into its Principal Parishes c. 1760 (hand-coloured engraving)

Map of the Island of Jamaica, divided into its Principal Parishes c. 1760 (hand-coloured engraving)
BAL42817 Map of the Island of Jamaica, divided into its Principal Parishes c.1760 (hand-coloured engraving) by Bowen, Emanuel (c.1694-1767); O Shea Gallery, London, UK

Background imageCaribbean Island Collection: Trinidads Lake of Asphalt (litho)

Trinidads Lake of Asphalt (litho)
7171203 Trinidads Lake of Asphalt (litho) by American School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Trinidads Lake of Asphalt)

Background imageCaribbean Island Collection: Harvesting sugar cane (coloured engraving)

Harvesting sugar cane (coloured engraving)
7201020 Harvesting sugar cane (coloured engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Harvesting sugar cane)

Background imageCaribbean Island Collection: A Jamaica Summer Village overlooking the Caribbean (litho)

A Jamaica Summer Village overlooking the Caribbean (litho)
7171204 A Jamaica Summer Village overlooking the Caribbean (litho) by American School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Jamaica Summer Village overlooking the Caribbean)

Background imageCaribbean Island Collection: Fortune teller on Martinique telling Marie Josephe Rose Tascher de La Pagerie she will be Queen of

Fortune teller on Martinique telling Marie Josephe Rose Tascher de La Pagerie she will be Queen of France (litho)
7184938 Fortune teller on Martinique telling Marie Josephe Rose Tascher de La Pagerie she will be Queen of France (litho) by French School

Background imageCaribbean Island Collection: Curacoa Harbour (engraving)

Curacoa Harbour (engraving)
7188153 Curacoa Harbour (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Curacoa Harbour. Illustration for Heroes of the United Service by L Valentine (Frederick Warne)

Background imageCaribbean Island Collection: Lighthouse at Pointe du Vieux Fort at sunset, Basse-Terre, Guadeloupe, French West Indies

Lighthouse at Pointe du Vieux Fort at sunset, Basse-Terre, Guadeloupe, French West Indies
Lighthouse at Pointe du Vieux Fort overlooking the Caribbean Sea at sunset, southernmost point of Guadeloupe; Basse-Terre, Guadeloupe, French West Indies

Background imageCaribbean Island Collection: Flamingoes watching in astonishment as their companions are slaughtered by a hunter

Flamingoes watching in astonishment as their companions are slaughtered by a hunter
6337395 Flamingoes watching in astonishment as their companions are slaughtered by a hunter by English School, (19th century); (add.info)

Background imageCaribbean Island Collection: Indian Wood - Bay rum tree, Pimenta racemosa (wild clove tree, Myrcia acris)

Indian Wood - Bay rum tree, Pimenta racemosa (wild clove tree, Myrcia acris), native to the Caribbean
FLO4583258 Indian Wood - Bay rum tree, Pimenta racemosa (wild clove tree, Myrcia acris), native to the Caribbean. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Swan after an illustration by Sydenham Edwards

Background imageCaribbean Island Collection: Huts in Martinique, 1887 (oil on canvas)

Huts in Martinique, 1887 (oil on canvas)
NUL386975 Huts in Martinique, 1887 (oil on canvas) by Gauguin, Paul (1848-1903); 90x55 cm; Private Collection; French, out of copyright

Background imageCaribbean Island Collection: Theatre, Saint Pierre, Martinique (b / w photo)

Theatre, Saint Pierre, Martinique (b / w photo)
2776714 Theatre, Saint Pierre, Martinique (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Theatre, Saint Pierre, Martinique.); Look and Learn / Rosenberg Collection

Background imageCaribbean Island Collection: Stranded on a reef (colour litho)

Stranded on a reef (colour litho)
2779574 Stranded on a reef (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Stranded on a reef)

Background imageCaribbean Island Collection: Across Two Oceans, Newcastle, Jamaica, from the Morton D Orsay Bridle-Path (engraving)

Across Two Oceans, Newcastle, Jamaica, from the Morton D Orsay Bridle-Path (engraving)
1595661 Across Two Oceans, Newcastle, Jamaica, from the Morton D Orsay Bridle-Path (engraving) by Loye, Charles Auguste (Montbard) (1841-1905); Private Collection; (add.info.: Across Two Oceans)

Background imageCaribbean Island Collection: Wish a Tune My Lady?, Caribbean Islands (colour litho)

Wish a Tune My Lady?, Caribbean Islands (colour litho)
1108663 Wish a Tune My Lady?, Caribbean Islands (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Wish a Tune My Lady)

Background imageCaribbean Island Collection: Boy climbing a tree, Constant Bay, Jamaica (b / w photo)

Boy climbing a tree, Constant Bay, Jamaica (b / w photo)
5999022 Boy climbing a tree, Constant Bay, Jamaica (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Boy climbing a tree, Constant Bay, Jamaica)

Background imageCaribbean Island Collection: Map of Cuba, c1500 (engraving)

Map of Cuba, c1500 (engraving)
3647379 Map of Cuba, c1500 (engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Map of Cuba, c1500)

Background imageCaribbean Island Collection: Henry Morgan (engraving)

Henry Morgan (engraving)
2789209 Henry Morgan (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Henry Morgan. Illustration for Journal Des Voyages, 27 November 1887)

Background imageCaribbean Island Collection: Henry Morgan (engraving)

Henry Morgan (engraving)
2789208 Henry Morgan (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Henry Morgan. Illustration for Journal Des Voyages, 4 December 1887)

Background imageCaribbean Island Collection: Henry Morgan (engraving)

Henry Morgan (engraving)
2789207 Henry Morgan (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Henry Morgan. Illustration for Journal Des Voyages, 4 December 1887)

Background imageCaribbean Island Collection: Gulf of Venezuela (chromolitho)

Gulf of Venezuela (chromolitho)
2782502 Gulf of Venezuela (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Gulf of Venezuela. Liebig card, published in late 19th or early 20th century)

Background imageCaribbean Island Collection: Coolies cutting sugar cane, West Indies (colour litho)

Coolies cutting sugar cane, West Indies (colour litho)
3621807 Coolies cutting sugar cane, West Indies (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Coolies cutting sugar cane, West Indies)




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Discover the captivating charm of a Caribbean island, where history and beauty intertwine. 🌴✨ From the vibrant streets of Cuba's historical center in Havana, adorned with the iconic Havana Club painted on bar walls, to the legacy left by Cuban President Tomas Estrada Palma, every corner tells a fascinating story. In Vedado, Havana's neighborhood, stands the magnificent Iglesia de San Juan de Letran, an architectural gem that showcases the rich heritage of this enchanting island. Travel back in time to Ponce, Puerto Rico in the 1890s and witness its timeless allure captured through GATL2A-00033. Nature lovers will be mesmerized by Holguin's breathtaking scenery near Playa Esmeralda (GATL2A-00027), offering a serene escape amidst lush landscapes. Explore Villa Nova plantation house once owned by. . [missing information]. Marvel at Jardines del Rey archipelago in Villa Clara Province as you venture into Cayo Santa Maria – a true paradise on earth. Immerse yourself in history through stunning watercolor depictions of Guiana Indians from c. 1843-50 and Mestee and mulatto girls of Dominica from the same era. These artworks offer glimpses into cultural diversity that has shaped these islands over time. Lastly, pay your respects at Hotel Valentino's Book of Condolence in Cayo Santa Maria as it honors Cuban memories lost but never forgotten. Embark on an unforgettable journey to this Caribbean island where vibrant culture meets natural wonders – an experience that will leave you enchanted forever.