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Gustavia harbour, Saint-Barthélemy, Lesser Antilles. View of the port of St. John's, Antigua, showing colorful waterfront buildings, boats docked in the harbor, and green hills with houses in the background. Antique map of the West Indies from 1902, showing the islands of Cuba, Jamaica, Haiti, Puerto Rico, the Bahamas, and the Lesser Antilles, with an inset map of Bermuda in the upper right corner. The map includes surrounding parts of the Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean Sea, and adjacent mainland coasts, with island names and colonial boundaries marked. 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. Saint-Barthélemy
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Leeward Islands: References & Edit History

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Type Description Contributor Date
Add new Web site: National Museums Liverpool - The Leeward Islands. Jul 10, 2024
Add new Web site: CRW Flags - Leeward Islands, West Indies. May 25, 2022
Media added. Sep 06, 2017
Changed "Virgin Islands of the United States" to "United States Virgin Islands"; changed "Saint Eustatius" to "Sint Eustatius." Oct 22, 2009
Added new Web site: How Stuff Works - Geography - The Leeward Islands. May 19, 2009
Article revised and updated. Sep 05, 2008
Article revised and updated. Aug 07, 2008
Article revised. Dec 07, 2001
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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