Hispaniola Collection

Map / W Indies / Hispaniola
The island of Hispaniola, now occupied by Haiti to the west, the Dominican Republic to the east

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

Christopher Columbus on Hispaniola
Christopher Columbus firing the cannon for the Taino chieftain or cacique Guacanagar??x on Hispaniola 4, Columbus attacking the Native American army on Hispaniola 5

Christopher Columbus exploring the West Indies
Portrait of Christopher Columbus 1, Columbuss first landing on San Salvador (Bahamas) 2, and Columbus dining with a Taino chieftain or Cacique on Hispaniola 3

Title page with vignette of Native American woman and child
Title page with vignette of Native American woman in feather headdress with small child. Copperplate engraving from Rev. Isaac Taylors Scenes in America

Map of Hispaniola (San Domingo, Haiti), West Indies. The island is now divided into two separate nations: Haiti to the west (French Creole-speaking)

Drakes fleet at Santo Domingo
Detailed map of the Spanish defences position of Santo Domingo, and the corresponding English naval positions. Date: 1586

Drake attacks Santo Domingo
A naval attack by Francis Drake on the city of Santo Domingo on the island of Hispaniola. Various men lay dead as soldiers overcome a barricade, and opposing soldiers run to fight them off. Date: 1586

SEA SERPENT ALOES
The ALOES seen off the coast of Hispaniola (West Indies) by the early navigators of Columbuss time Date: late 15th century

Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic). Hispaniola. Map in 1646

Jamaica - Duke Street, Kingston
Slide showing a photograph of Duke Street in Kingston. Kingston is the capital and largest city of Jamaica, located on the south-eastern coast of the island facing a natural harbour

Juan Isidro Jimenes Pereyra (1846-1919). Dominican political
Juan Isidro Jimenes Pereyra (1846-1919) Dominican political. President of the Dominican Republic between 1899-1902 and 1914-1916. Engraving. La Ilustracion Artistica, 1899. Colored

Juan de Grijalva (1490-1527). Spanish explorer. Colored engraving

ORTELIUS, Abraham (1527-1598). Theatrum Orbis Terrarum. 1570. It is considered to be the first modern atlas. Map of the Caribbean Sea with the islands of Cuba, Cayman Islands

Jamaica - Spanish Town, The Cathedral Interior
Slide showing a photograph of the inside of the cathedral, in Spanish Town. Spanish Town is the capital and the largest town in the parish of St. Catherine in the county of Middlesex, Jamaica

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

Haiti & France 1825
Haitian officials sign a treaty with France. Date: 1825

French Take San Domingo
The French take San Domingo. Date: 1778

Jamaica - Bog Walk
Slide showing a photograph of the countryside outside of Bog Walk. Bog Walk is a town in the parish of Saint Catherine, Jamaica

Jamaica - Spanish Town, The Cathedral
Slide showing a photograph of a cathedral, in Spanish Town. Spanish Town is the capital and the largest town in the parish of St. Catherine in the county of Middlesex, Jamaica.. Part of Box 108

Jamaica - The Treasury, Kingston
Slide showing a photograph of The Treasury in Kingston. Kingston is the capital and largest city of Jamaica, located on the south-eastern coast of the island facing a natural harbour

Jamaica - Parish Church, Interior, Kingston
Slide showing a photograph of the inside of a parish church in Kingston. Kingston is the capital and largest city of Jamaica

Jamaica - View of Camp, Newcastle
Slide showing a photograph of buildings on the side of a hill with a large group of soldiers sitting outside for the camera at Newcastle, Jamaica

Jamaica - View from Bridge, Newcastle
Slide showing a photograph, looking up hill to a building at Newcastle, Jamaica. Newcastle is a settlement in the Blue Mountains of Jamaica and became a military centre in the 1840s

Jamaica - The Waterfall, Newcastle
Slide showing a photograph of a waterfall at Newcastle, Jamaica. Newcastle is a settlement in the Blue Mountains of Jamaica and became a military centre in the 1840s.. Part of Box 108

Jamaica - [Label Missing] Kingston
Slide showing a picture looking out over the rooftops of Kingston with the mountains in the background. Kingston is the capital and largest city of Jamaica

Jamaica - Parish Church, The Altar, Kingston
Slide showing a photograph of the inside of a parish church in Kingston showing the altar. Kingston is the capital and largest city of Jamaica

Jamaica - The Cemetery, Newcastle
Slide showing a photograph of a cemetery at the foot of a hill with a settlement in the background up the hill at Newcastle, Jamaica

Jamaica - Distant View of Camp, Newcastle
Slide showing a photograph of buildings on the side of a hill taken from an opposite hill at Newcastle, Jamaica. Newcastle is a settlement in the Blue Mountains of Jamaica

Jamaica - Spanish Town, The Bishops House
Slide showing a photograph of The Bishops House, in Spanish Town. Spanish Town is the capital and the largest town in the parish of St. Catherine in the county of Middlesex, Jamaica

Jamaica - Victoria Market, Kingston
Slide showing a photograph of Victoria Market Kingston. Kingston is the capital and largest city of Jamaica, located on the south-eastern coast of the island facing a natural harbour

Jamaica - Gordons Town
Slide showing a photograph of the small settlement of Gordon Town amongst the trees.. Part of Box 108. Boswell Collection. Slide number 28

Jamaica - The Conversorium, Kingston
Slide showing a photograph of the Conversorium, where shows and talks would be held. Kingston is the capital and largest city of Jamaica

Jamaica - Old Navy Yard, Rock Ford
Slide showing a photograph of a settlement at the foot of a hill, near to water. Possibly Rockfort near Kingston on the coast.. Part of Box 108. Boswell Collection. Slide number 45

Jamaica - On the Road to Mandeville, Williamsfield
Slide showing a photograph of the road heading to Mandeville. Pictured is the settlement of Williamsfield in the distance

Jamaica - On the Road to Mandeville Porous
Slide showing a photograph of the road heading to Mandeville. Pictured is a shack on the side of the road serving as a pub

Jamaica - Public Buildings, Kingston
Slide showing a photograph of a public building in Kingston. Kingston is the capital and largest city of Jamaica, located on the south-eastern coast of the island facing a natural harbour

Jamaica - Panorama of Kingston
Slide showing a photograph looking out over the rooftops of Kingston. Kingston is the capital and largest city of Jamaica, located on the south-eastern coast of the island facing a natural harbour

Jamaica - Harbour Street, Kingston
Slide showing a photograph of a street in Kingston with horse drawn carriages and tram lines. Kingston is the capital and largest city of Jamaica

Jamaica - Jacmel
Slide showing a photograph of Jacmel from the sea. Jacmel is a town on the coast in southern Haiti founded in 1698.. Part of Box 108. Boswell Collection. Slide number 3

Ring with a weevil set in
About 200 years old, this weevil (Tetrasothynus regalis) has been set in a gold ring

BRY, Theodor de (1528-1598). Columbus Landing in the Indies. 1594. Columbus meets Indians in the Guanahani Island (now San Salvador) or Hispaniola

Lord Rollo Vs Roseau
Lord Rollo and Sir James Douglas attack Roseau in Dominique. Date: 1760

French Steamers / Haiti
English and French fleets in the harbour of Gonaive, Haiti

Alexis Nord Attacked
Attacked by an angry mobd, unpopular president Alexis Nord is saved by the French minister

French Vs Haitians
Haiti : French and patriots in hand-to-hand combat

Native Rebels Stopped
French officer Ignace Frederic de Mirbeck confronts Jean Francois, leader of native uprising, and persuades him to accept a settlement with France. But trouble continues

Worship, C18 Haiti
Religious ceremony of the inhabitants of Hispaniola, West Indies (today Haiti and Dominican Republic) - the god has heads of different animals, and a tail

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