Seychelles Collection

Seychelles stilt palm, Verschaffeltia splendida. Handcoloured lithograph from Louis van Houtte and Charles Lemaires Flowers of the Gardens and Hothouses of Europe

Acanthophoenix crinita palm tree. Handcoloured lithograph from Louis van Houtte and Charles Lemaires Flowers of the Gardens and Hothouses of Europe, Flore des Serres et des Jardins de l Europe

Double coconut palm tree, Seychelles-Island cocoa-nut, Lodoicea sechellarum, female and male.. Illustration by WJ Hooker, engraved by Swan

Thief palm, Phoenicophorium borsigianum (Stevensonia sechellarum). Handcoloured lithograph from Louis van Houtte and Charles Lemaires Flowers of the Gardens and Hothouses of Europe

Palm tree, Nephrosperma vanhoutteanum (Oncosperma van-houtteanum). Handcoloured lithograph from Louis van Houtte and Charles Lemaires Flowers of the Gardens and Hothouses of Europe

Mahe, Seychelles - Long Pier, Victoria Date: circa 1907

Mahe, Seychelles - View over Victoria. Date: circa 1907

Mahe, Seychelles - An Palme Date: circa 1907

Casse-Dent Foret Noire Estate, Mahe, Seychelles
Casse-Dent Foret Noire Estate (Black Forest Estate), Mahe, Seychelles - the Estate owner (and his wife?) are being carried by a team of local porters. Date: 1907

Mahe, Seychelles - Queen Victoria Memorial. Date: circa 1907

House of Pierre Gilbert - Picault Island, Aldabra Group
House of Pierre Gilbert - Picault Island, part of the Aldabra Group, part of the Outer Islands of the Seychelles, lying in the southwest of the island nation, 1

Boat Shed - Astove Island, Cosmoledo Group
Boat Shed - Astove Island, part of the Cosmoledo Group, part of the Outer Islands of the Seychelles, lying in the southwest of the island nation, 1, 000 kilometres (620 miles) from Mahe Island

Gang of Labourers - Astove Island, Cosmoledo Group
Gang of Labourers - Astove Island, part of the Cosmoledo Group, part of the Outer Islands of the Seychelles, lying in the southwest of the island nation, 1

Loading of Mangrove Bark - Menai Island, Cosmoledo Group
Loading of Mangrove Bark - Menai Island, part of the Cosmoledo Group, part of the Outer Islands of the Seychelles, lying in the southwest of the island nation, 1

Mangrove Bark Store - Menai Island, Cosmoledo Group
Mangrove Bark Store - Menai Island, part of the Cosmoledo Group, part of the Outer Islands of the Seychelles, lying in the southwest of the island nation, 1

Labourers House - Picault Island, Aldabra Group
Picault Island, part of the Aldabra Group, part of the Outer Islands of the Seychelles, lying in the southwest of the island nation, 1, 000 kilometres (620 miles) from Mahe Island

Camp for Labourers - Picault Island, Aldabra Group
Picault Island, part of the Aldabra Group, part of the Outer Islands of the Seychelles, lying in the southwest of the island nation, 1, 000 kilometres (620 miles) from Mahe Island

Shop for Labourers - Picault Island, Aldabra Group
Picault Island, part of the Aldabra Group, part of the Outer Islands of the Seychelles, lying in the southwest of the island nation, 1, 000 kilometres (620 miles) from Mahe Island

Staff Flag flying - Picault Island, Aldabra Group
Picault Island, part of the Aldabra Group, part of the Outer Islands of the Seychelles, lying in the southwest of the island nation, 1, 000 kilometres (620 miles) from Mahe Island

Mangrove bark store built - Picault Island, Aldabra Group
Store being built for drying mangrove bark at Picault Island, part of the Aldabra Group, part of the Outer Islands of the Seychelles, lying in the southwest of the island nation, 1

Palais de Justice, Victoria, Mahe, Seychelles, Indian Ocean. Date: circa 1902

Officials outside Government House, Mahe, Seychelles
Government officials and others outside Government House in Mahe, Seychelles, Indian Ocean. From left: Mr de Boulay, Dr Bradley, Bishop, Petrides, Logan, Fiennes, Ms Halkett, Mrs Fiennes, Mrs Logan

Government House, Mahe, Seychelles
Government House, Mahe Island, Seychelles, Indian Ocean. 1914

Mr Foster, Dr Bradley, Sydney Jewell, Seychelles
From the left: Mr Foster, Dr Bradley and Sydney Jewell (Dr Jewells wife), in the Seychelles, Indian Ocean. 1913

Road making on Praslin Island, Seychelles
Road making on Praslin Island, part of Dr N P Jewells remit in the Seychelles, Indian Ocean. 1912-1914

Street in Mahe, Seychelles, Indian Ocean. 1911

Seychelles Island cocoa-nut, ripe spadix with husk, ripe nut and embryo, Lodoicea sechellarum.. Illustration by WJ Hooker, engraved by Swan

Unripe fruit, sections of the double coconut or Seychelles Island cocoa-nut, Lodoicea sechellarum.. Illustration by WJ Hooker, engraved by Swan

Local marine transport, Seychelles, Indian Ocean
Local marine inter-island transport in the Seychelles, Indian Ocean. circa 1910s

Dr N P Jewells wife and children, Seychelles, WW1
Dr N P Jewells wife Sydney and three children, John, Norman and Norah, in the Seychelles -- a photograph sent to him while serving in East Africa during WW1. 1915

Schoolchildren in Mahe, Seychelles, Indian Ocean, including John Jewell (top row, left) and Norman Jewell (bottom row, left). circa 1910s

Three Jewell children, Mahe, Seychelles, Indian Ocean. 1915

John and Norman Jewell, Mahe, Seychelles
John and Norman Jewell, Mahe Island, Seychelles, Indian Ocean. 1915

Fancy dress party at Government Cottage, Seychelles
Sydney Auchinleck Jewell (front row, 4th from left), Dr N P Jewell (back row, standing, 2nd from left), at a fancy dress party at Government Cottage, Seychelles, Indian Ocean. 1913

Botanical Gardens, Mahe, Seychelles
Botanical Gardens on Mahe island, Seychelles, Indian Ocean. 1917

Red Cross Fete in Mahe, Seychelles, Indian Ocean. 1914

Praslin Island regatta, Seychelles, Indian Ocean
Regatta off Praslin Island, Seychelles, Indian Ocean. 1912

Entertainment at Government House, Mahe, Seychelles
Entertainment with fancy dress at Government House, Mahe, Seychelles, Indian Ocean. 1912

Fancy Dress Party, Mahe, Seychelles
Entertainments at Government House, Mahe, Seychelles, often included fancy dress parties. 1913

Island of Curieuse, Seychelles, Indian Ocean
Island of Curieuse, Seycheles, Indian Ocean - leased by the Government to Messrs. Spurs, Chenard and d Emmerey de Chairnoy. circa 1903

Pere Damasene and Rev Newsam, Mahe, Seychelles
Catholic and Anglican priests, Pere Damasene and Rev Newsam, chat amiably in Mahe, Seychelles, Indian Ocean. 1912

Round Island, Seychelles, Indian Ocean. 1911

Anse Royale, Mahe, Seychelles, Indian Ocean. 1912

Baie Sainte Anne, Praslin Island, Seychelles, Indian Ocean. 1912

View of various Seychelle Islands
View of the islands of Sainte Anne, Moyenne, Longue, Cerf (or Cerfs), and Round Island, Seychelles, Indian Ocean. 1912

Victoria Harbour, Mahe, Seychelles, Indian Ocean. 1912

Caught fish hanging on a tree, La Digue, Seychelles
Caught fish hanging on a tree on the island of La Digue, Seychelles. circa 1967

Hut, boat and trees, La Digue, Seychelles
Hut, boat, man and trees on the island of La Digue, Seychelles. circa 1967

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