Current Exhibition
National Library of Jamaica Photograph Exhibition – Opened August 2005 – National Library of Jamaica Foyer
Images
of the Past From the Collection of the National Library of Jamaica
The County of
Surrey
(Parishes of Kingston, St. Andrew, St. Thomas and Portland)
The
County of Surrey
In 1758, the three counties of Surrey, Middlesex and Cornwall were created with a view to the more convenient holding of courts of justice. Kingston was declared the county town of Surrey: St. Jago de la Vega; that of Middlesex and Savanna- la-Mar that of Cornwall. Today, the County of Surrey includes the parishes of Kingston, St. Andrew, St. Thomas and Portland. This exhibition seeks to highlight images of the County of Surrey featuring the parishes of Kingston, St. Andrew, St. Thomas and Portland. Through these images we are able to traverse the PEOPLE, PLACES AND PRODUCTS of each parish and bring the story of each to life.
The National Library of Jamaica has a remarkable assortment of images in its present photograph and print collections. The photograph collection dates back to 1844 when Adolphe Duperly published his Daguerrian Excursions in Jamaica and also includes the works of many photographers such as J.B Valdez, Cleary and Elliott, J.W. Brennan, J. Tyndale Biscoe, images from the Daily Gleaner, the Daily News and other contributors. The print collection consists of pictorial and graphic representations of life in Jamaica and the West Indies dating back to the seventeenth century. Significant items in the collection include eighteenth century engravings and lithographs by Louis Belanger, James Robertson and copies of James Hakewill's A Picturesque Tour through the Island of Jamaica from drawings made in the years 1820, 1821 and 1825, Joseph Kidd's West Indian Scenery, illustrations of Jamaica, 1833 - 1840 and Isaac Belisario's, Sketches of Character 1837.
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