Time travel back to a lost Jamaica. Jamaica in 1825, that is. James Hakewill’s “A picturesque tour of the island of Jamaica” with views engraved in aquatint after drawings by Hakewill, and colored by hand.

“Bridge over the Rio Cobre, Spanish Town.” Page 23. Engraved by J. Cartwright from a drawing by Hakewill. Collections of and digitalized by the Boston Public Library. In the public domain due to age. via https://archive.org/details/picturesquetouro00hake/page/n23/mode/2up

“Kingston and Port Royal, from Windsor Farm.” Page 27. Engraved by Sutherland from a drawing by Hakewill. Collections of and digitalized by the Boston Public Library. In the public domain due to age. via https://archive.org/details/picturesquetouro00hake/page/n27/mode/2up

“Waterfall on the Windward Road, near Kingston.” Page 39. Engraved by Sutherland from a drawing by Hakewill. Collections of and digitalized by the Boston Public Library. In the public domain due to age. via https://archive.org/details/picturesquetouro00hake/page/n39/mode/2up

“Holland Estate, Saint Thomas in the East – the Property of G. W. Taylor, Esquire, MP.” Page 43. Engraved by Sutherland from a drawing by Hakewill. Collections of and digitalized by the Boston Public Library. In the public domain due to age. via https://archive.org/details/picturesquetouro00hake/page/n43/mode/2up

“Golden Vale, Portland.” Page 47. Engraved by Sutherland from a drawing by Hakewill. Collections of and digitalized by the Boston Public Library. In the public domain due to age. via https://archive.org/details/picturesquetouro00hake/page/n47/mode/2up

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