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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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A West India sportsman: Make haste with the Sangaree, Quashie, and tell Quaco to drive the birds up to me - I'm ready

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The English sportsman sits in a chair with his feet supported on a stool, gun in hand. He wears a hat with an enormous brim. A black male servant stands behind him (right) holding up an umbrella and a branch to beat off flies. A black boy approaches…

A wayside store

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Men, women and children with food baskets assemble by a wayside store. The store is made of wood and has a shingles roof.

A visitor examining one of the guns at the now ruined Fort Charles Port Royal

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A female visitor examining a gun at Fort Charles ruins in Port Royal.

A Visitor examining one of the guns at the now ruined Fort Charles (Port Royal)

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A visitor examining a gun at the Fort Charles Ruins, Port Royal.

A village post office

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A photographic print showing a scene at a village post office in Jamaica. The building has a thatched roof and a wooden frame. Natives are lined up outside the building where a donkey has been tied up.

A view of Tom Redcam Drive, Kingston, 1980

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The top of Tom Redcam Drive in the parish of Kingston, Jamaica.

A View of the premises of McWhinney and Company, King Street, Kingston, Jamaica

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Drawing depicting a scene on King Street, Kingston showing McWhinney and Company in the foreground, adjoining commercial buildings; men on horseback; people walking, conversing or standing at the shop front; a cat and dog in the street; horse-drawn…