[Map of northeastern coast of Venezuela including Trinidad and Tobago Islands].
Depths shown by soundings. Watermarks: IV, J. Kool, and Strasburg fleur-de-lis. Pen-and-ink and yellow ink. Mounted on cloth backing. LC Luso-Hispanic World, 988 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Includes text. Annotated in brown ink in upper right corner: 25. Maggs number annotated in pencil in lower right margin: 311. Vault
Date:1700-01-01
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Railroad Map of Trinidad.
This map, produced by the Transportation Department of the United States Department of Commerce in 1925, shows the railroad network of Trinidad. The main rail line in Trinidad was the Trinidad Government Railway, which originally was built in 1876 to connect the major city of Port of Spain with Arima. It later was extended to other inland towns. In addition to railroad lines and…
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Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America. Transportation and Communication Department
Guiana and Caribana.
Guiana, verdeelt in Guiana en Caribana
This map of part of the northern coast of South America is a Dutch version of a map originally produced around 1650 by Nicolas Sanson (1600--1667), royal geographer to Kings Louis XIII and XIV, and commonly known as the father of French cartography. Numerous editions copied from Sanson were printed in the early 18th century. The map covers the region from the island of…
Venezuela with the Southern Part of New Andalusia.
Venezuela cum parte Australi Novae Andalusiae
This 17th-century map of Venezuela and a part of New Andalusia, provinces of the Spanish Empire located in present-day Venezuela, is a copy of an earlier map published in Amsterdam by Henricus Hondius (1597--1651). Hondius was the son of Jodocus Hondius (1563--1612), a Flemish cartographer and engraver who settled in Amsterdam in about 1593 and established a business that produced globes and the first…
Map of the Whole of Guiana or the Savage Coast, and the Spanish West Indies at the Northern End of South America.
Kart van geheel Guajana of de Wilden-Kust
This 18th-century Dutch map, produced in Amsterdam by the publisher Isaak Tirion (circa 1705--circa 1769), shows the northern coast of South American and its offshore islands, including Curaçao, Bonaire, and neighboring islands; Trinidad and Tobago; and Grenada. Guiana is divided, from west to east, into Spanish, Dutch, and French sections, corresponding roughly to a part of present-day Venezuela and present-day Guyana, Suriname, and French…
Goat Racing.
This photograph from Trinidad and Tobago shows goats outfitted for racing being led by their handlers. In the sport of goat racing, the jockeys run behind the goats to urge them on, making the race a test of both human and animal endurance and speed. The photograph is from the collection of the Columbus Memorial Library of the Organization of American States (OAS), which…
Steelband Playing on the Beach.
This photograph from Trinidad and Tobago shows the Old Oak Starlift Steel Orchestra playing on a beach. The musicians are known as pannists. Steel pan music originated in Trinidad and Tobago. Steel pans are percussion instruments that are made of 55-gallon oil drums and tuned chromatically. The photograph is from the collection of the Columbus Memorial Library of the Organization of American States (OAS),…
Attending Muslim Festival.
This photograph shows men and young boys at a Muslim festival in Trinidad and Tobago. The Muslim minority in Trinidad is comprised mainly of people whose ancestors were brought from South Asia in the 19th century, when Trinidad was part of the British Empire. The photograph is from the collection of the Columbus Memorial Library of the Organization of American States (OAS), which includes…
MapDirection des Iles du Vent, Ile de Tabago, 1er germinal an 11 : plan du fort Scarborough ci-devant de Castries, tel qu'il a été livre'aux troupes françaises, par les Anglais, le 15. … Pen-and-ink and watercolors. Includes index and relief profile. Printed label mounted verso: Ch. Picquet, géographe ordinaire du roi et du S.A.S. Monseigr. le Duc d'Orléans. A Paris, Quai de Conti no. 17, entre l'Hôtel des Monnaies et el Pont des Arts. Handwritten on label: Ile de Tabago. Plan du fort de Scarborough ci-devant de Castries. LC Luso-Hispanic World, 811 Available also through the Library…
Map[Map of northeastern coast of Venezuela including Trinidad and Tobago Islands]. Depths shown by soundings. Watermarks: IV, J. Kool, and Strasburg fleur-de-lis. Pen-and-ink and yellow ink. Mounted on cloth backing. LC Luso-Hispanic World, 988 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Includes text. Annotated in brown ink in upper right corner: 25. Maggs number annotated in pencil in lower right margin: 311. Vault
MapRailroad Map of Trinidad. This map, produced by the Transportation Department of the United States Department of Commerce in 1925, shows the railroad network of Trinidad. The main rail line in Trinidad was the Trinidad Government Railway, which originally was built in 1876 to connect the major city of Port of Spain with Arima. It later was extended to other inland towns. In addition to railroad lines and…
MapGuiana and Caribana.
MapVenezuela with the Southern Part of New Andalusia.
MapMap of the Whole of Guiana or the Savage Coast, and the Spanish West Indies at the Northern End of South America.
Photo, Print, DrawingGoat Racing. This photograph from Trinidad and Tobago shows goats outfitted for racing being led by their handlers. In the sport of goat racing, the jockeys run behind the goats to urge them on, making the race a test of both human and animal endurance and speed. The photograph is from the collection of the Columbus Memorial Library of the Organization of American States (OAS), which…
Photo, Print, DrawingSteelband Playing on the Beach. This photograph from Trinidad and Tobago shows the Old Oak Starlift Steel Orchestra playing on a beach. The musicians are known as pannists. Steel pan music originated in Trinidad and Tobago. Steel pans are percussion instruments that are made of 55-gallon oil drums and tuned chromatically. The photograph is from the collection of the Columbus Memorial Library of the Organization of American States (OAS),…
Photo, Print, DrawingAttending Muslim Festival. This photograph shows men and young boys at a Muslim festival in Trinidad and Tobago. The Muslim minority in Trinidad is comprised mainly of people whose ancestors were brought from South Asia in the 19th century, when Trinidad was part of the British Empire. The photograph is from the collection of the Columbus Memorial Library of the Organization of American States (OAS), which includes…