We also invited the historian and writer Mike Phillips to give his personal response to this material. Visit his virtual exhibition, or watch the video introduction to find out more.
View the curator's favourites as shown on the left, or follow the links below to browse the whole collection and find out more.
'Planting sugar cane in Antigua', 1823
Curator's choice
'Cutting sugar cane in Antigua', 1823
'Trinidad from the Gulf of Paria', 1836
'Harbour Street, Kingston', 1825
'St. John’s Harbour, Antigua', 1827