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The Pelican, Brig engaging Le Trompeur, French Privateer near Jamaica, Septr. 22nd, 1797

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The Pelican, Brig engaging Le Trompeur, French Privateer near Jamaica, Septr. 22nd, 1797; designed and engraved by W. Elmes. London, John Fairburn, 1798.

6 1/2" x 8 1/2". col. Aquatint.

The Imperial West Indian Mail Service

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Postcard of one of the steamships from The Imperial Direct West India Mail Service Company, travelling from Bristol to the West Indies. Elder, Dempster and Co. [written at the top of the postcard] was a company contracted to ship bananas from the…

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.

The 'Wolverine' that took George William Gordon to Morant Bay to be hanged

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"The Wolverine" the ship on which Governor Eyre took George William Gordon to St. Thomas, where martial law was in force, to be hanged.

St. Thomas (Parti af Byen og Haven)

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A bird's eye view of Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands, taken from a hill overlooking the harbour.

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.

S.S. Aeneas from Sierra Leone to German East Africa

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A signed postcard with an image of the S.S Aeneas sailing from Sierra Leone to German East Africa.

Return of last contingent

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The last contingent of the British West Indies Regiment disembarks the ship that is docked at the pier, as they return from the War.

Queen Ana Maria (passenger vessel) around Fort Augusta, 1967

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Image of the Queen Anna Maria passenger vessel at sea, near Fort Augusta in St. Catherine, Jamaica. The steamship was formerly owned by the Canadian Pacific Steamships under the name "Empress of Britain" before being bought and renamed by Greek Line…