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Collection of 26 illustrated pages of European periodicals reflecting 19th and 20th century life in Jamaica
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- 1849-1933 (Creation)
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The periodicals show "the results of the fire in Kingston in 1883, including a map of the damaged areas, Port Royal, the horticultural show at York Castle, the British seizure of Jamaica in 1655, banana and sugar culture and industry, coaling a steamer at Kingston, the revival of trade, an overseer on a sugar plantation, horse racing, 'coloured' life, view of Kingston, markets, Job's Hill copper mine, Confederate raider Alabama at Port Royal, caricatures of local life, and an essay on the West Indies, Free Labour, and Cotton." –Description by Kevin Jackson, bookseller.