British Virgin Islands: Quick Facts

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British Virgin Islands

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Antique map from 1902 showing detailed insets of Jamaica, Trinidad, and several islands of the Lesser Antilles, including Puerto Rico, St. Thomas, St. John, Martinique, Guadeloupe, Dominica, and Barbados. The map displays island outlines, principal towns, and geographic features, with labels in English and period cartographic styling.

Islands of the Caribbean Sea.

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