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View of Port Royal and Kingston Harbour in the island of Jamaica

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View of the Port Royal and the Kingston Harbour in which there several ships. In the distance is a small town amidst the hills.

Urbs Domingo in Hispaniola

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11 1/4 x 14". engraving.

From: Montanus, Arnoldus. De Nieewe en Onbekende Weereld. This print appeared in the above and also in Dr. Dapper's and John Ogilby's translations which were plagiarisms from Montanus.

Port Royal by Kidd ca. 1840

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A view of Port Royal taken from the harbour.

The death of Nelson

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Scene depicting the death of Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson during the Battle of Trafalgar on 21 October 1805.

7" x 10". engraving.

A view of Pigeon Island and part of St. Lucia. Taken on 25th March 1780 at 9 o clock A.M.

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Drawn from nature by Lieutenant Cha. Forrest late of the 90 Regt, engraved by Fras. Chesham.

Published as the Act directs March 10, 1784 by W. Faden. London.

10 1/4 (11 1/4" with title) x 18 3/4".
Col. aquatint.

St. Kitts

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Engraving by Medland showing a property at Saint Kitts. A man is seen with a horse and in the distance, a fleet of ships are at sea.

5 1/4 x 8 1/2 col. aquatint.

View of Prince Rupert's Bay, Dominica

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Three men pulling the remnants of a wrecked ship at Prince Rupert's Bay in Dominica. Another boat/ship has been beached whilst two are at sea.

5 1/2" x 9". col. aquatint.

Urbs Domingo in the Hispaniola

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Bird's eye view of the port and town of Santo Domingo in Hispaniola.

A West Indiaman in a storm

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A West Indiaman in a storm, from an original picture in the possession of Mr. C.W. Carrington, painted by J. Vernet, engraved by W. Carlos. London, Thos. McLean, 1834.

11" x 14 1/2". Mezzotint.

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