Cubans Collection

Atlas Novus, 17th c Map of the Caribbean
BLAEU, Jan (1596-1673). Atlas Novus or Atlas Maior. 1635 - 1665. Insulae Americanae in Oceano Septentrionali cum Terris Adiacentibus. Map of the Caribbean islands printed in Amsterdam circa 1645

Captain Henry Morgan sacks Puerto Principe, Cuba, 19th century (engraving)
7337530 Captain Henry Morgan sacks Puerto Principe, Cuba, 19th century (engraving) by Unknown Artist, (19th century); National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Creator: unknown Pirate)

The windward passage from Jamaica, betwene the east end of Cuba, and the west end of Hispaniola, 1675 (engraving)
7340052 The windward passage from Jamaica, betwene the east end of Cuba, and the west end of Hispaniola, 1675 (engraving) by Seller, John (1632-97); 43x54 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Seven Years' War (1756-1763): the capture of Havana (Cuba), the capture of the city, on August 14, 1762
MMM5458435 Seven Years' War (1756-1763): the capture of Havana (Cuba), the capture of the city, on August 14, 1762. Oil on canvas, around 1775, by Dominic Serres (1722-1793)

Seven Years' War (1756-1763): invasion of Havana, 1762, attack on Morro Castle (Cuba), July 30
MMM5458429 Seven Years' War (1756-1763): invasion of Havana, 1762, attack on Morro Castle (Cuba), July 30. Oil on canvas, 1770-1775, by Dominic Serres (1722-1793)

The pirates of Cuba, 19th century (print)
7339234 The pirates of Cuba, 19th century (print) by Unknown Artist, (19th century); 24.4x23.5 cm; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; © National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London.

Scene in Tenement District, Havana (b/w photo)
8652905 Scene in Tenement District, Havana (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Scene in Tenement District, Havana)

The last remnants of Spain's once vast empire vanished with the Spanish-American War of 1898 (litho)
8661119 The last remnants of Spain's once vast empire vanished with the Spanish-American War of 1898 (litho) by English School

The Destruction of the Spanish Fleet outside Santiago Harbour (colour litho)
8661465 The Destruction of the Spanish Fleet outside Santiago Harbour (colour litho) by Lacy, Charles John de (c.1860-1936) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Two views of Havana (Cuba), above: the port and below: the entrance to the city, seen from the port
MMM5477556 Two views of Havana (Cuba), above: the port and below: the entrance to the city, seen from the port; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Two views of Havana (Cuba)

Havana Square (Cuba), August and September 1762, under British occupation with a troop of soldiers in red uniforms
MMM5458459 Havana Square (Cuba), August and September 1762, under British occupation with a troop of soldiers in red uniforms

War of the Austrian Succession
MMM5458324 War of the Austrian Succession by Scott, Samuel (c.1702-72); National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: War of the Austrian Succession (1740-1748)

Havanna, Cuba, c.1900 (print)
7292865 Havanna, Cuba, c.1900 (print); (add.info.: Geography. Cuba. View of Havanna. Postcard, Cuba, ca 1900.); Photo: © Archives Charmet.

A youth rescued from a shark, 1779 (mezzotint)
7342164 A youth rescued from a shark, 1779 (mezzotint) by Copley, John Singleton (1738-1815) (after); 50.8x61.2 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

The Spanish Armoured Cruiser Oquendo after the Naval Engagement 1898 (litho)
8661108 The Spanish Armoured Cruiser Oquendo after the Naval Engagement 1898 (litho) by Lacy, Charles John de (c.1860-1936) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Sea Adventure: Hobson at Santiago (colour litho)
8670145 Sea Adventure: Hobson at Santiago (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hobson at Santiago)

Seven Years' War (1756-1763): The British fleet entered the port of Havana (Cuba) on August 21, 1762
MMM5458437 Seven Years' War (1756-1763): The British fleet entered the port of Havana (Cuba) on August 21, 1762. Oil on canvas, 1775, by Dominic Serres (1722-1793)

Seven Years' War (1756-1763): invasion of Havana, 1762, attack on Morro Castle (Cuba) on July 30
MMM5458427 Seven Years' War (1756-1763): invasion of Havana, 1762, attack on Morro Castle (Cuba) on July 30. Oil on canvas, 1770-1775, by Dominic Serres (1722-1793)

Seven Years' War (1756-1763): Capture of Havana (Cuba) 1762, landing of the cannons and reserves on 30 June
MMM5458420 Seven Years' War (1756-1763): Capture of Havana (Cuba) 1762, landing of the cannons and reserves on 30 June, after Spain entered the conflict in 1761

Seven Years' War (1756-1763): the capture of Havana (Cuba), 1762, the landing on 7 June
MMM5458413 Seven Years' War (1756-1763): the capture of Havana (Cuba), 1762, the landing on 7 June by Serres, Dominic (1722-93); National Maritime Museum, London

A Cuban tramp (b/w photo)
8652907 A Cuban tramp (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Cuban tramp)

The Havana milkman (b/w photo)
8652903 The Havana milkman (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Havana milkman)

Portrait of Jose Marti (1853-1895), Cuban poet and politician, in "My command in Cuba" by General Valeriano
AIS5372618 Portrait of Jose Marti (1853-1895), Cuban poet and politician, in "My command in Cuba" by General Valeriano Weiler y Nicolau (1838-1930) (engraving); Academia General Militar

Anthropology: costume of workers from a banana and wheat crop Havana (Cuba)
FGL5475250 Anthropology: costume of workers from a banana and wheat crop Havana (Cuba). Chromolithography taken from an atlas around 1905.; Fototeca Gilardi.

Havana Cathedral (Cuba), August and September 1762. Oil on canvas, made shortly after the capture of the city by
MMM5458454 Havana Cathedral (Cuba), August and September 1762. Oil on canvas, made shortly after the capture of the city by the British in 1762, by Dominic Serres (1722-1793)

Hafen Mit Tabakballen / Port with Tobacco Bales (colour litho)
8666144 Hafen Mit Tabakballen / Port with Tobacco Bales (colour litho) by Christophe (Colomb, Georges) (1856-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hafen Mit Tabakballen)

Advertising card for Allen & Co cigarettes, New York (colour litho)
8677544 Advertising card for Allen & Co cigarettes, New York (colour litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Advertising card for Allen & Co cigarettes)

War of the Austrian Succession (1740-1748), 18th century (oil on canvas)
MMM5458331 War of the Austrian Succession (1740-1748), 18th century (oil on canvas) by Scott, Samuel (c.1702-72); National Maritime Museum, London

View of the capture of the forts and the city of Havana (Cuba), by the English in 1762
MMM5482064 View of the capture of the forts and the city of Havana (Cuba), by the English in 1762. Color engraving (30.1 x 45.7 cm), 18th century French art.; 30.1x45.7 cm; National Maritime Museum

Francisco Antonio Cagigal de la Vega (1691-1777)
3499653 Francisco Antonio Cagigal de la Vega (1691-1777); (add.info.: Francisco Antonio Cagigal de la Vega (1691-1777). Spanish military and political

LA HAVANA, Cuba, 1865 (print)
JAB4120669 LA HAVANA, Cuba, 1865 (print); (add.info.: LA HAVANA); Photo ©Jaime Abecasis.

Street scene in Havana, Cuba (b/w photo)
8652908 Street scene in Havana, Cuba (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Street scene in Havana, Cuba)

US Marines at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, 1898 (colour litho)
8663985 US Marines at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, 1898 (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: US Marines at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, Spanish-American War, 1898)

Seven Years' War (1756-1763): The capture of Havana (Cuba) in 1762, the British cannon battery in front of Morro
MMM5458418 Seven Years' War (1756-1763): The capture of Havana (Cuba) in 1762, the British cannon battery in front of Morro Castle, installed on a wooden platform (platform)

Seven Years' War (1756-1763): The bombing of Morro Castle (Cuba) on July 1, 1762
MMM5458406 Seven Years' War (1756-1763): The bombing of Morro Castle (Cuba) on July 1, 1762, an interpretation of the capture of Havana

Map of the northern Mexican archipelago and the West Indies, 1688 (engraving)
VNK284160 Map of the northern Mexican archipelago and the West Indies, 1688 (engraving) by Coronelli, Vincenzo Maria (1650-1718); Vorontsov Palace, Crimea

Young Cubans dancing in the street. Date: 2009

Jose Maria Heredia y Heredia, 1896 (engraving)
1733964 Jose Maria Heredia y Heredia, 1896 (engraving) by Lalauze, Adolphe (1838-1905); (add.info.: Jose Maria Heredia y Heredia, also known as Jose Maria Heredia y Campuzano (December 31)

The Cuban dictator Fulgencia Batista with US Army Chief of Staff Malin Craig in Washington DC, 1938 (b/w photo)
7075868 The Cuban dictator Fulgencia Batista with US Army Chief of Staff Malin Craig in Washington DC, 1938 (b/w photo) by Harris & Ewing (1905-45); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Cuban Dictator Fulgencia Batista in Washington DC, 1938 (b/w photo)
7075869 The Cuban Dictator Fulgencia Batista in Washington DC, 1938 (b/w photo) by Harris & Ewing (1905-45); Private Collection; (add.info.: Fulgencio Batista y Zaldivar (January 16, 1901 - August 6)

Map of the West Indies, Caribbean Sea, Antilles, 1709-1713 (engraving)
VEN5030086 Map of the West Indies, Caribbean Sea, Antilles, 1709-1713 (engraving) by Keulen, Gerard van (1678-1726); Biblioteca Angelica, Rome

Map of the Caribbean Sea by Christophe Plantin, 1588
AIS5350385 Map of the Caribbean Sea by Christophe Plantin, 1588 by Plantin, Christophe (1414 or 1420-1589); Biblioteca Universidad, Salamanca

Matanzas (litho)
7171208 Matanzas (litho) by American School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Matanzas. Illustration for The World and its People, a Comprehensive Tour of All Lands)

Recolte de roseaux. Peinture de Victor Patricio de Landaluze (1829-1889), 1874. Huile sur toile
AIS5373325 Recolte de roseaux. Peinture de Victor Patricio de Landaluze (1829-1889), 1874. Huile sur toile. Cuba, Havane, musee des beaux arts

The Following Morning, 1880 (oil on canvas)
145456 The Following Morning, 1880 (oil on canvas) by Landaluce, Victor Patricio (1828-89); 36x27 cm; Private Collection

Fabrica de Tabacos, Havana, cigar label (chromolitho)
7154092 Fabrica de Tabacos, Havana, cigar label (chromolitho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Fabrica de Tabacos, Havana, cigar label)

Santiso, cigar label (chromolitho)
7154158 Santiso, cigar label (chromolitho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Santiso, cigar label)

West Indies and Central America, Industries and Communications (colour litho)
7169506 West Indies and Central America, Industries and Communications (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: West Indies and Central America)

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"Cubans: A Vibrant Tapestry of History, Culture, and Resilience" Step into the world through the lens of history and art. Explore their rich heritage and indomitable spirit as we journey through time. In the 17th century, Atlas Novus unveiled a Map of the Caribbean, showcasing Cuba's strategic location in this enchanting region. The island's allure comes alive with Young Cubans dancing joyously in the streets, their rhythmic movements reflecting a vibrant culture that transcends borders. Travel back to Abraham Ortelius' Theatrum Orbis Terrarum from the 16th century—a masterpiece capturing Cuba's significance on a global scale. Witness Jose Maria Heredia y Heredia's engraving from 1896, an artistic tribute to Cuban resilience amidst adversity. The image of Cuban dictator Fulgencia Batista alongside US Army Chief Malin Craig in Washington DC (1938) reveals complex political dynamics that shaped Cuba during this era. Another snapshot showcases Batista alone—his presence leaving an indelible mark on both sides of history. Delve deeper into geography with maps like Christophe Plantin's depiction from 1588 or the exquisite engraving by unknown artists between 1709-1713. These intricate cartographic works highlight Cuba's place within the West Indies and its connection to neighboring islands across the Caribbean Sea. Artistic expressions also capture aspects of daily life—the lithograph Matanzas portrays workers harvesting sugarcane under Victor Patricio de Landaluze’s brush strokes. Meanwhile, The Following Morning (1880) invites us into a serene landscape painted by an anonymous artist—an idyllic scene embodying peace after hardship. Lastly, immerse yourself in Havana’s iconic Fabrica de Tabacos—a cigar label chromolitho depicting craftsmanship synonymous with Cuban excellence. This symbolizes not only tobacco production but also represents centuries-old traditions passed down through generations. "Cubans.