Trinidad And Tobago Collection (#4)

West Indies map 1869
Cornells Grammars-School Geography - S.S. Cornell - New York D. Appleton and Company 1869

West Indies map 1855
System of Geography for the use of schools by Sidney E. Morse - Published by Harper & Brothers - New York 1855

West Indies map 1856
Colton and Fitchs Modern School Geography by George W. Fitch - New York 1856

West indies, Antilles map
Illustration of a West indies, Antilles map

A view out to sea at sunset beneath the palm trees at Castara Bay in Tobago, Trinidad and Tobago, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America

Seine fisherman lay their nets from a boat in Castara Bay in Tobago at sunset, Trinidad and Tobago, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America

The beach at Castara Bay in Tobago, Trinidad and Tobago, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America

A sign asking readers not to trash the most beautiful view in the world at Castara Bay in Tobago, Trinidad and Tobago, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America

Trinity church, Port of Spain (engraving) (b / w photo)
XJF270022 Trinity church, Port of Spain (engraving) (b/w photo) by Ciceri, Eugene (1813-90); Private Collection; French, out of copyright

Sunrise next to small island in the sea, rocks, Tyrrels Bay, Little Tobago, Trinidad and Tobago

Sandy beach, Parlatuvier Bay, Tobago, Trinidad and Tobago

Sunset at Flagstaff Hill lookout, Man OWar Bay, Charlotteville, Tobago, Trinidad and Tobago

Sandy beach with surf, Little Tobago, Trinidad and Tobago

Old sugar mill, mill wheel, rusted, Trinidad and Tobago

Old sugar cane mill, mill wheel, rusted, Trinidad and Tobago

Beach, lagoon, Bloody Bay, Trinidad and Tobago

Silvery fish, Garfish -Belone belone-, in a plastic basket, Bloody Bay, Trinidad and Tobago

Bloody Bay, Trinidad and Tobago

Coconut palm trees -Cocos nucifera-, Little Tobago, Trinidad and Tobago

French Angelfish -Pomacanthus paru- above coral reef, Little Tobago, Trinidad and Tobago

Two French Angelfishes -Pomacanthus paru- above coral reef, Little Tobago, Trinidad and Tobago

Queen Angelfish -Holacanthus ciliaris- in front of sponge, Little Tobago, Trinidad and Tobago

Duke Street
March 1927: Duke Street and Piccadilly Hill in Port of Spain, Trinidad. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Racing In Trinidad
The finish of a race at the Queens Park, or Savannah, during the Trinidad Turf Club races, Port of Spain, Trinidad, circa 1925. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Caribbean, West Indies, Trinidad and Tobago, Tobago, Scarborough. Fort King George

Florida Tasselflower (Emilia fosbergii) flowering, Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago, February

Mountain Immortelle (Erythrina poeppigiana) naturalised species, flowering, with epiphytes growing on branches, Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago, February

Culantro (Eryngium foetidum) flowering, growing in wild, Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago, February

Oilbird (Steatornis caripensis) adults, at daytime roost in gorge, Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago, February

Rufous-vented Chachalaca (Ortalis ruficauda ruficauda) adult, perched on branch, Tobago, Trinidad and Tobago, February

Violaceous Trogon (Trogon violaceus violaceus) adult female, perched on overhead wire during rainfall, Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago, February

Smooth-billed Ani (Crotophaga ani) adult, perched on twig, Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago, February

View of forested coastline, looking towards Little Tobago, Speyside, Tobago, Trinidad and Tobago, November

View of sandy beach, looking towards Little Tobago, Speyside, Tobago, Trinidad and Tobago, November

Ruddy Turnstone (Arenaria interpres morinella) adult, non-breeding plumage, standing on sandy beach, Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago, February

Green Heron (Butorides virescens) adult, perched on manmade iron construction, Tobago, Trinidad and Tobago, November

Copper-rumped Hummingbird (Amazilia tobaci) adult, albinistic plumage, perched on flowerhead, Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago, November

Hudsonian Whimbrel (Numenius hudsonicus) adult, standing on ground, Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago, November

Grey-lined Hawk (Buteo nitidus) adult, perched on branch, Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago, November

Masked Yellowthroat (Geothlypis aequinoctialis) adult male, perched amongst stems on barbed wire fence, Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago, November

Rufous-breasted Hermit (Glaucis hirsutus) adult, in flight, hovering at feeder, Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago, November

White-tailed Sabrewing (Campylopterus ensipennis) adult male, in flight, Tobago, Trinidad and Tobago, November

Golden-olive Woodpecker (Colaptes rubiginosus trinitatis) adult male, clinging to tree snag, Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago, November

Trinidad Motmot (Momotus bahamensis) adult pair, perched on branch, Tobago, Trinidad and Tobago, November

Trinidad Motmot (Momotus bahamensis) adult, perched on light fitting, Tobago, Trinidad and Tobago, November

Green Hermit (Phaethornis guy) adult male, in flight, hovering and feeding on flower, Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago, November

Red-crowned Woodpecker (Melanerpes rubricapillus) adult male, feeding at hummingbird feeder, Tobago, Trinidad and Tobago, November

Red-billed Tropicbird (Phaethon aethereus) adult, sitting at nest, Little Tobago, Tobago, Trinidad and Tobago, November

Silver-beaked Tanager (Ramphocelus carbo) adult female, perched on twig, Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago, November

White-lined Tanager (Tachyphonus rufus) adult female, perched on twig, Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago, November

Palm Tanager (Thraupis palmarum) adult, perched on twig, Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago, November

Common Potoo (Nyctibius griseus) adult, perched on stem at night, Tobago, Trinidad and Tobago, November

Black-throated Mango (Anthracothorax nigricollis) adult male, perched on twig, Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago, November

Long-billed Starthroat (Heliomaster longirostris) adult male, in flight, hovering at feeder, Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago, November

Lesser Yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes) juvenile, standing on mud, Tobago, Trinidad and Tobago, November

Oilbird (Steatornis caripensis) adult, sitting at nest ledge in cave, Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago, November

White-tailed Nightjar (Caprimulgus cayennensis) adult, perched on branch at daytime roost, Tobago, Trinidad and Tobago, November

Southern Lapwing (Vanellus chilensis) adult, standing on grass, Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago, November

Crested Oropendola (Psarocolius decumanus insularis) adult, perched on twig, Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago, November

Tropical Mockingbird (Mimus gilvus) adult, perched on twig, Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago, November

Great Kiskadee (Pitangus sulphuratus) adult, with beak open, perched on twig, Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago, November

Blue-chinned Sapphire (Chlorestes notatus) adult male, perched on stem, Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago, November

Purple Honeycreeper (Cyanerpes caeruleus) adult male, perched on flowerspike, Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago, November

White-chested Emerald (Amazilia chionopectus) adult, perched on flowerspike, Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago, November

Green Honeycreeper (Chlorophanes spiza) adult female, perched on twig, Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago, November

Solitary Sandpiper (Tringa solitaria) adult, non-breeding plumage, standing in shallow water, Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago, November

Violaceous Trogon (Trogon violaceus) adult female, perched on telegraph wire, Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago, November

Yellow Oriole (Icterus nigrogularis) adult, perched on stem, Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago, November

Barred Antshrike Thamnophilus doliatus adult male, perched on telegraph wire, Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago, November

Snowy Egret (Egretta thula) adult, fishing, with head submerged under water, Tobago, Trinidad and Tobago, November

Masked Duck (Nomonyx dominicus) adult male, breeding plumage, swimming amongst waterlily leaves, Tobago, Trinidad and Tobago, November

Long-billed Starthroat (Heliomaster longirostris) adult female, perched on stem, Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago, March

Bearded Bellbird (Procnias averano carnobarba) adult male, singing, perched on branch, Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago, March

White-bearded Manakin (Manacus manacus trinitatis) adult female, perched on twig, Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago, March

Trinidad Piping-guan (Pipile pipile) adult, perched on branch, Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago, April

Red-crowned Woodpecker (Melanerpes rubricapillus terricolor) adult female, at neshole in tree branch, Tobago, Trinidad and Tobago, April

White-tailed Sabrewing (Campylopterus ensipennis) adult, perched on stem, Tobago, Trinidad and Tobago, April

Pied Water-tyrant (Fluvicola pica) adult, perched on stem, Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago, March

Ruschenbergs Tree Boa (Corallus ruschenbergerii) adult, close-up of head, coiled on branch, Trinidad and Tobago, November

Bay-headed Tanager (Tangara gyrola) adult, feeding on fruit, Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago, March

Palm Tanager (Thraupis palmarum) adult, with beak open, perched on stem, Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago, April

Audubons Shearwater (Puffinus lherminieri lherminieri) chick, sitting on human hand, Tobago, Trinidad and Tobago, April

Solitary Sandpiper (Tringa solitaria) adult, breeding plumage, walking on mud, Trinidad and Tobago, March

Clapper Rail (Rallus longirostris pelodromus) adult, walking on mud in mangrove swamp, Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago, March

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Trinidad and Tobago, a captivating duo of islands nestled in the Caribbean Sea, boast a rich tapestry of history and culture. As we explore this enchanting destination, let us embark on a journey through time. Firstly, let's delve into its geographical significance. The vintage maps from 1864 and the 1940s showcase Trinidad and Tobago's position within the Lesser Antilles or Windward Islands, along with the Eastern part of the Leeward Islands. These maps highlight their strategic location amidst other West Indian gems. Moving forward, we encounter vibrant displays of Rastafarian hats that pay homage to the island's diverse cultural heritage. This fusion is further accentuated by Carnival celebrations captured in photographs from the early 20th century - an explosion of color and revelry that defines Trinidadian identity. The architectural wonders also leave an indelible mark on our memories. The Red House stands tall as a symbol of governance in Port of Spain while Queens Park Oval serves as a testament to Trinidad's love for cricket since its establishment in 1912. Nature lovers are not left disappointed either; picturesque scenes unfold before our eyes at Castara Bay in Tobago. With breathtaking sunsets painting the sky above crystal-clear waters, it becomes evident why these islands are considered paradise on Earth. Lastly, we encounter unique wildlife encounters such as the Fingerprint Flamingo Tongue crawling over sponge at Little Tobago - a reminder that nature thrives abundantly here despite modern developments. Trinidad and Tobago offer an alluring blend of historical landmarks like antique maps alongside cultural festivities like Carnival. From stunning landscapes to architectural marvels and fascinating fauna encounters – this twin-island nation has something for everyone seeking an unforgettable Caribbean experience.