The British West Indies were the territories in the West Indies under British rule, including Anguilla, the Cayman Islands, the Turks and Caicos Islands, Montserrat, the British Virgin Islands, Bermud
British West Indies in 1900
A linen market in Dominica in the 1770s
Planting the sugar cane, Antigua, 1823
Rose Hall plantation, Jamaica c. 1820
Belize is a country on the north-eastern coast of Central America. It is bordered by Mexico to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the east, and Guatemala to the west and south. It also shares a maritime
British West Indies
…Barbados (1966) Belize (formerly British Honduras) (1981) Bermuda (British overseas territory…
An excerpt from the 1898 Gazette that declared 10 September an official holiday, Battle of St. George's Caye Day
A British Honduras postage stamp overprinted in 1962 to mark Hurricane Hattie
Belize Barrier Reef; aerial view looking north