Dominium Collection

Geography Atlas: representation of the Bahamas islands, northern Hispaniola (Santo Domingo)
VEN5031335 Geography Atlas: representation of the Bahamas islands, northern Hispaniola (Santo Domingo) and the Leewind Passage between Cuba and Hispaniola in the West Indies

Map of islands of the Caribbean Sea (or Caribbean Sea, Central America), circa 1870. Color lithography, 19th century
NWI4849885 Map of islands of the Caribbean Sea (or Caribbean Sea, Central America), circa 1870. Color lithography, 19th century.; (add.info.: Map of islands of the Caribbean Sea (or Caribbean Sea)

Map of the island of Hispaniola (Santo Domingo or Haiti), Caribbean Sea, circa 1870 - Lithograph 19th century
NWI4866878 Map of the island of Hispaniola (Santo Domingo or Haiti), Caribbean Sea, circa 1870 - Lithograph 19th century (Map of Hispaniola, including Haiti and Santo Domingo, 1870s)

Geography Atlas: representation of the island of Hispaniola (which includes Santo Domingo and Haiti)
VEN5031366 Geography Atlas: representation of the island of Hispaniola (which includes Santo Domingo and Haiti) in the Caribbean archipelago. Map by the Knight Lapie, 1819

Geography Atlas: representation of the island of Santo Domingo, the Bahamas of Puerto Rico to the West Indies
VEN5031345 Geography Atlas: representation of the island of Santo Domingo, the Bahamas of Puerto Rico to the West Indies. Map from an atlas of 1867

Geography Atlas: representation of the island of Hispaniola (which includes Santo Domingo and Haiti)
VEN5030030 Geography Atlas: representation of the island of Hispaniola (which includes Santo Domingo and Haiti) in the Caribbean archipelago

Geography Atlas: representation of the Bahamas islands, northern Hispaniola (Santo Domingo)
VEN5029631 Geography Atlas: representation of the Bahamas islands, northern Hispaniola (Santo Domingo) and the Leewind Passage between Cuba and Hispaniola in the West Indies

Taino, inhabitant of the Hispaniola Mountains (Haiti and Dominican Republic)
NWI4853761 Taino, inhabitant of the Hispaniola Mountains (Haiti and Dominican Republic) as described by the first explorers of the New World - Colorised engraving

Pierre Victor MALOUET (1740-1814), French politician and sugar cane planter in Santo Domingo. Engraving 1864
JAB4121671 Pierre Victor MALOUET (1740-1814), French politician and sugar cane planter in Santo Domingo. Engraving 1864; (add.info.: Pierre Victor MALOUET (1740-1814)

Geography Atlas: representation of the island of Santo Domingo in the West Indies
VEN5031371 Geography Atlas: representation of the island of Santo Domingo in the West Indies. Map from an atlas by Antonio del Monte y Tejada (1783-1861), 1860

Geography Atlas: representation of the island of Santo Domingo in the West Indies. Map from an atlas by J. B
VEN5031350 Geography Atlas: representation of the island of Santo Domingo in the West Indies. Map from an atlas by J. B. Poirson (1761-1831), French geographer, 1803

Geography Atlas: representation of Cape Francais (Cap de la Republique) in Santo Domingo in the West Indies
VEN5031342 Geography Atlas: representation of Cape Francais (Cap de la Republique) in Santo Domingo in the West Indies. Map from an atlas by Thomas Jefferys, geographer of the Prince of Wales, 1760

Geography map: representation of the island of Hispaniola grouping the present-day Haiti
VEN5030177 Geography map: representation of the island of Hispaniola grouping the present-day Haiti and Santo Domingo in the West Indies

Geographic map of the New World, 1513, admiral map of the Caribbean and unknown lands of North and South America
NWI4846079 Geographic map of the New World, 1513, admiral map of the Caribbean and unknown lands of North and South America

Geography map: double page of an Atlas showing maps and descriptive texts of the islands of Hispagnola
VEN5030442 Geography map: double page of an Atlas showing maps and descriptive texts of the islands of Hispagnola (Santo Domingo and Haiti) and the small Antilles in the Caribbean Sea

Geography map: representation of the coasts of the island of Hispaniola (Santo Domingo and Haiti) in the West Indies
VEN5030191 Geography map: representation of the coasts of the island of Hispaniola (Santo Domingo and Haiti) in the West Indies, made by Dutch cartographer Gerard van Keulen (1678-1726) 1709-1713

Geography map: representation of the coasts of Florida, the Bahamas Islands
VEN5030120 Geography map: representation of the coasts of Florida, the Bahamas Islands, the island of Cuba and part of the island of Hispaniola (Santo Domingo and Haiti)

Geography Atlas: representation of the island of Hispaniola (Haiti and Santo Domingo)
VEN5030000 Geography Atlas: representation of the island of Hispaniola (Haiti and Santo Domingo) and the passage of the Winds (or Under-wind) in the Caribbean archipelago. Below is a Wind Rose

Geography Atlas: representation of the island of Santo Domingo in the West Indies
VEN5031364 Geography Atlas: representation of the island of Santo Domingo in the West Indies. Map taken from an atlas by Antonio del Monte y Tejada (1783-1861) with portraits of Christopher Columbus

Geography: map of the island of Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic) in the West Indies
VEN5031333 Geography: map of the island of Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic) in the West Indies. Map from an Atlas of Geography of Mendes, 1858

Geography: map of the island of Cuba, the island of Hispaniola (Santo Domingo and Haiti), the island of Jamaica
VEN5031283 Geography: map of the island of Cuba, the island of Hispaniola (Santo Domingo and Haiti), the island of Jamaica, the island of Margarita (Margarita) and the island of Saint John

The islands of the Greater Antilles (map, 1763)
LRI4648656 The islands of the Greater Antilles (map, 1763) by Popple, Henry (d.1743); Museo de America, Madrid, Spain; (add.info.: Geography map)

The islands of the Greater Antilles and the Lesser Antilles in the Caribbean Sea (map
LRI4648655 The islands of the Greater Antilles and the Lesser Antilles in the Caribbean Sea (map, 1500) by Unknown Artist, (16th century); Museo de America, Madrid

Santo Domingo - in Atlas by W. J. Blaeu, 1630
GIA4693526 Santo Domingo - in Atlas by W. J. Blaeu, 1630 by Blaeu, Joan (1596-1673); Private Collection; (add.info.: Santo Domingo - in Atlas by W. J)

Women beg along the streets of Santo Domingo, Engraving in the illustrious journal "
XEE4132935 Women beg along the streets of Santo Domingo, Engraving in the illustrious journal " Youth", 1886. by French School

Arrival of Christopher Columbus on the island of Hispaniola in the West Indies (Engraving
LRI4624911 Arrival of Christopher Columbus on the island of Hispaniola in the West Indies (Engraving, 1595) by Bry, Theodore de (1528-98); Biblioteca Nazionale Braidense, Milan, Lombardy

The Francis Drake fleet occupies the island of Santo Domingo (Engraving, 1595)
LRI4625000 The Francis Drake fleet occupies the island of Santo Domingo (Engraving, 1595) by Bry, Theodore de (1528-98); Biblioteca Nazionale Braidense, Milan, Lombardy

Map of Santo Domingo or Hispaniola, c. 1567. (mural painting)
LRI4595657 Map of Santo Domingo or Hispaniola, c.1567. (mural painting) by Danti, Egnazio (1536-86); Palazzo Vecchio, Florence

Taken de la Ravine at Reuvres on 23 / 02 / 1802. The Leclerc Expedition
GIA4750989 Taken de la Ravine at Reuvres on 23/02/1802. The Leclerc Expedition, which encircles the troops of Francois Dominique Toussaint

Detail: "View of the city of Cape francais (Cap de la Republique
JLJ4594199 Detail: " View of the city of Cape francais (Cap de la Republique) view of the hill in Santo Domingo" Detail

Battle of Saint Domingue (1802-1804). Engraving. Paris, Musee Carnavalet
JLJ4691239 Battle of Saint Domingue (1802-1804). Engraving. Paris, Musee Carnavalet by French School, (19th century); Musee de la Ville de Paris, Musee Carnavalet, Paris

Mirbeck, National Commissioner, delegate by the king, to St Domingue
LSE4110329 Mirbeck, National Commissioner, delegate by the king, to St Domingue (former name of Haiti) October 22, 1791 by French School, (18th century); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris

View of the city of Cape francais (Cap de la Republique) sea view in Santo Domingo Detail
JLJ4594172 View of the city of Cape francais (Cap de la Republique) sea view in Santo Domingo Detail. Painting by Louis Nicolas Van Blarenberghe (1716-1794) 1779 La Rochelle

View of the house "Alcazar de Colon"
GIA4784056 View of the house " Alcazar de ColAon" built by Christopher Columbus for his son Diego Columbus (Diego Colon y Moniz) (1480-1526), on an island of Santo Domingo

French Revolution: "Portrait of Jean Baptiste Belley
JLJ4646743 French Revolution: " Portrait of Jean Baptiste Belley, Depute of Santo Domingo (Santo Domingo) at the Convention (1747-1805)

Maps of the Caribbean Islands (Guadeloupe, Marie Galante, Dominica, Martinique
LRI4707035 Maps of the Caribbean Islands (Guadeloupe, Marie Galante, Dominica, Martinique, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent, Barbados, Grenadines and Grenada) (etching, 1730) by Delisle

View of the city of Cap francais (Cap de la Republique) view from the hill in Santo
JLJ4594184 View of the city of Cap francais (Cap de la Republique) view from the hill in Santo Domingo Detail. Painting by Louis Nicolas Van Blarenberghe (1716-1794) 1779 La Rochelle

Portrait en pied de Charles Emmanuel Leclerc (1772-1802) general de l
JLJ4569691 Portrait en pied de Charles Emmanuel Leclerc (1772-1802) general de l army de Santo Domingo Painting by Francois Joseph Kinson (1770-1839) ou Kinsoen. 1804 Sun

Map Venet Reip dominium nec non pontificii iuris ditionum pars maxima et nobilissima
Map, Venet. Reip. dominium, nec non pontificii iuris ditionum pars maxima et nobilissima in quibus exercituum caesarianorum Gallorumque itinera et castrametationes

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"Exploring the Complexities of Dominium: A Glimpse into Santo Domingo's History" Step into the intriguing world of Dominium, a term that encapsulates the rich and tumultuous history of Santo Domingo. Through various captivating portraits and engravings, we are transported to different eras, shedding light on the lives and struggles of those who inhabited this Caribbean island. One such portrait introduces us to Eustache dit Belin, known as "the good black, " a remarkable slave turned writer in 18th-century Santo Domingo. His story is one of resilience and intellectual prowess amidst adversity, challenging societal norms. In another striking image, Mademoiselle Desgots captivates us with her musical talent at the harpsichord while her slave Laurent stands by her side. This depiction raises questions about power dynamics within households during that era - a glimpse into an intricate web woven by social hierarchies. The engraving depicting the execution of a settler during the revolt in Santo Domingo serves as a stark reminder of the violent uprisings that shaped its history. It speaks volumes about resistance against oppression and highlights how these events reverberated throughout Central America and the Antilles. The Slave Rebellion in Santo Domingo from 1802-1804 further unveils stories untold; tales of bravery and determination as enslaved individuals fought for their freedom. These acts challenged dominant narratives surrounding slavery at that time. Mademoiselle Desgots reappears in yet another portrait alongside her loyal slave Laurent. The juxtaposition between their positions invites contemplation on relationships forged under complex circumstances - bonds formed out of necessity or genuine connection? Maps offer glimpses into geographical realities; they reveal how Santo Domingo was situated among other islands within both Greater Antilles and Lesser Antilles in the Caribbean Sea. They remind us that this island was not isolated but rather part of a larger tapestry of colonialism and exploration.