Central America Collection (page 20)

Borbonic Codex or Borgia Codex
3499697 Borbonic Codex or Borgia Codex; (add.info.: Borbonic Codex or Borgia Codex. Precolumbian Period. Aztecs. Deity Quetzalcoatl. Feathered serpent)

The ruins of the church founded by Pedro de Alvarado
2910778 The ruins of the church founded by Pedro de Alvarado; (add.info.: Illustration of the ruins of the church founded by Pedro de Alvarado (1485-1541)

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

Huitzilopochtli, Aztec god of the war
3478878 Huitzilopochtli, Aztec god of the war; (add.info.: Huitzilopochtli, Aztec god of the war, lord of the sun and fire)

Panama Railroad, 1880s
NWI4760134 Panama Railroad, 1880s.; (add.info.: Panama Railroad, 1880s.); Photo © North Wind Pictures.

Pre-Columbian Mexico: Mixtec 1200-16th century. 15th century (zoomorphic form from Codex Borgianus)
532972 Pre-Columbian Mexico: Mixtec 1200-16th century. 15th century (zoomorphic form from Codex Borgianus); (add.info.: From the collection at the Vatican Museum.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Aztec -Mixtec Serpent 15th-16th Century (mosaic)
529882 Aztec -Mixtec Serpent 15th-16th Century (mosaic); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Map of Central America, c.1900 (engraving)
533254 Map of Central America, c.1900 (engraving); (add.info.: Map of Central America, with an inset map of Lake Nicaragua, circa 1902)

English Windmills: Ashcombe Mill, Kingston (b/w photo)
8628723 English Windmills: Ashcombe Mill, Kingston (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ashcombe Mill, Kingston)

Central America: Pine-apple (engraving)
8636896 Central America: Pine-apple (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pine-apple)

Central America: Descent of the mountain (engraving)
8636891 Central America: Descent of the mountain (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Descent of the mountain)

Central America: Indigo-plant (engraving)
8636888 Central America: Indigo-plant (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Indigo-plant)

Central America: Turtle (engraving)
8636881 Central America: Turtle (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Turtle. Illustration for Pictures of Travel in Far-Off Lands, Central America (T Nelson)

Central America: Aloes (engraving)
8636897 Central America: Aloes (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Aloes. Illustration for Pictures of Travel in Far-Off Lands, Central America (T Nelson)

Central America: River Polochic, Guatemala (engraving)
8636892 Central America: River Polochic, Guatemala (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: River Polochic, Guatemala)

Castleton Garden, 19 miles from Kingston (coloured photo)
8649197 Castleton Garden, 19 miles from Kingston (coloured photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Castleton Garden, 19 miles from Kingston)

Newcastle (coloured photo)
8649172 Newcastle (coloured photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Newcastle. Illustration for Souvenir Book of Kingston, Jamaica, BWI (A Duperly & Son)

Montego Bay, second largest town on the Island (coloured photo)
8649169 Montego Bay, second largest town on the Island (coloured photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Montego Bay, second largest town on the Island)

King Street showing public buildings (coloured photo)
8649167 King Street showing public buildings (coloured photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: King Street showing public buildings)

Bird's-eye view of Kingston showing Port Royal (coloured photo)
8649166 Bird's-eye view of Kingston showing Port Royal (coloured photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Resting after a day's work in a banana field (coloured photo)
8649164 Resting after a day's work in a banana field (coloured photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Resting after a day's work in a banana field)

Hope Gardens, 5 miles from Kingston (coloured photo)
8649161 Hope Gardens, 5 miles from Kingston (coloured photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hope Gardens, 5 miles from Kingston)

Titchfield Hotel, Port Antonio (coloured photo)
8649158 Titchfield Hotel, Port Antonio (coloured photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Titchfield Hotel, Port Antonio)

Kingston, Jamaica: Bird's-Eye view of Kingston showing Port Royal (colour photo)
8650733 Kingston, Jamaica: Bird's-Eye view of Kingston showing Port Royal (colour photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Sir John Tenniel cartoon: The Duello (engraving)
8657370 Sir John Tenniel cartoon: The Duello (engraving) by Tenniel, John (1820-1914) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Duello)

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)

Combat et retraite sur la digue (engraving)
8653314 Combat et retraite sur la digue (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Combat et retraite sur la digue)

Sinking of Blanco Encalada, Caldera Bay, Costa Rica, 23 April 1891 (engraving)
8631381 Sinking of Blanco Encalada, Caldera Bay, Costa Rica, 23 April 1891 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sinking of Blanco Encalada, Caldera Bay)

Jamaica (engraving)
8676226 Jamaica (engraving) by Pritchett, Robert (1828-1907); Private Collection; (add.info.: Jamaica. Illustration from In the Trades, the Tropics & the Roaring Forties)

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)

Postschiff / Mail Ship (colour litho)
8666280 Postschiff / Mail Ship (colour litho) by German School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Postschiff. Das Aufkommen des Dampfer-Verkehrs brachte eine Umwalzung der Schiffahrt)

Vine House, Kingston, The Staircase (b/w photo)
8667153 Vine House, Kingston, The Staircase (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Vine House, Kingston, The Staircase)

Bananas, 1, Gathering the fruit, Jamaica (colour litho)
8659384 Bananas, 1, Gathering the fruit, Jamaica (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bananas, 1, Gathering the fruit, Jamaica)

Geography: representation of the Caribbean Sea with the island of Cuba, Jamaica and Hispaniola
VEN5031173 Geography: representation of the Caribbean Sea with the island of Cuba, Jamaica and Hispaniola. Map taken from an Atlas of American Cotes by Pieter Vander AA based on the description of

American Hispano War (1898): the sailors of the Spanish warship " Oquendo"
NWI4834501 American Hispano War (1898): the sailors of the Spanish warship " Oquendo", saved by the crew of the American ship USS " Gloucester", off Santiago de Cuba

The Spanish exploration expedition in Central America under the command of Vasco Nunez de Balboa (1475-1519)
NWI4849845 The Spanish exploration expedition in Central America under the command of Vasco Nunez de Balboa (1475-1519) discovered the Pacific Ocean on September 25, 1513

Geography Atlas: representation of the Caribbean Sea region, the Greater Antilles (Cuba, Jamaica)
VEN5030080 Geography Atlas: representation of the Caribbean Sea region, the Greater Antilles (Cuba, Jamaica, Hispaniola) and the Lesser Antilles. Map from an Atlas of 1818

PONCE DE LEON, Juan (1460-1521). Spanish conqueror of Puerto Rico (1508) and discoverer of Florida (1502)
CUL4870005 PONCE DE LEON, Juan (1460-1521). Spanish conqueror of Puerto Rico (1508) and discoverer of Florida (1502). Juan Ponce battles the natives of Florida

Port of Havana, Cuba in the Caribbean Sea during the Spanish colonies (16th-17th century). Colour engraving
NWI4866127 Port of Havana, Cuba in the Caribbean Sea during the Spanish colonies (16th-17th century). Colour engraving; (add.info.: Port of Havana)

Geography: map of the islands of the Lesser Antilles in the Caribbean Sea
VEN5031325 Geography: map of the islands of the Lesser Antilles in the Caribbean Sea. Map made by naval officers Cosme Churruca and Francisco Fidalgo, 1802

Residents of the Caribbean country brought supplies to Christopher Columbus's shipwreck in 1492
NWI4900731 Residents of the Caribbean country brought supplies to Christopher Columbus's shipwreck in 1492. Caribbean natives bring provisions to the shipwrecked crew of Columbus

The Founding of Tenochtitlan, from the Codex Mendoza, made for the viceroy of New Spain, 16th century ()
BAL111692 The Founding of Tenochtitlan, from the Codex Mendoza, made for the viceroy of New Spain, 16th century (; Private Collection; (add.info.: for colour replica see 97368)).

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

American Hispano War (or Desastre of 98): American troops of General William Shafter (1835-1906)
NWI4838472 American Hispano War (or Desastre of 98): American troops of General William Shafter (1835-1906) descend to land in Daiquiri (Cuba), in 1898 - Colorisee engraving

Christopher Columbus giving hawks' bells to the Taino people, the first Native Americans he encountered in 1492
FLO4620926 Christopher Columbus giving hawks' bells to the Taino people, the first Native Americans he encountered in 1492

Aztec god of the dead, Mitlantecuhtli. 15th century (gold pendant)
532975 Aztec god of the dead, Mitlantecuhtli. 15th century (gold pendant); (add.info.: One of the few gold ornaments which escaped being turned into bullion by the Spanish conquistadors)

Montezuma II (1466-1620) last Aztec emperor in his palace, top, judges (center), litigants (bottom)
534529 Montezuma II (1466-1620) last Aztec emperor in his palace, top, judges (center), litigants (bottom). Early 16th century (drawing); Universal History Archive/UIG.

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Central America is a vibrant and diverse region, encompassing countries like Panama, Costa Rica, Belize, and Guatemala. From the historic Cristobal in Panama to the traditional Kuna Indian molas, there is so much to explore. In Gamboa's Soberania National Park, you can witness the majestic Harpy Eagle up close. Its portrait captures the essence of this magnificent creature that calls Central America home. Travel back in time to the 1870s when Caribbean islands were bustling with life and culture. The rich history of these islands still resonates today. Costa Rica offers unique wildlife encounters like no other. Spotting a young three-toed sloth or a Brown-throated Three-toed Sloth hanging from trees in Cahuita National Park is an unforgettable experience. The aerial view of Belize Blue Hole on Lighthouse Reef showcases the mesmerizing beauty of this Caribbean paradise. The crystal-clear waters are perfect for diving enthusiasts. Guatemala's map highlights its diverse landscapes and cultural heritage. Explore ancient ruins or immerse yourself in local traditions; there is something for everyone here. Costa Rica never fails to amaze with its biodiversity. Witness two mating tree frogs alongside another colorful amphibian – it's nature at its most enchanting. And let's not forget about Arenal Volcano. This iconic landmark stands tall against lush greenery, reminding us of Mother Nature's power and beauty found throughout Central America. Central America truly captivates with its natural wonders, cultural treasures, and breathtaking landscapes waiting to be discovered by adventurous souls seeking unforgettable experiences.