Title

Statue of Christopher Columbus in front of the Government House

Photographer

Preview

Uniform Title

The Bryant Slides Collection

Photo Description

This monument to Christopher Columbus stands before the front entrance to the Government House in Nassau, New Providence Island, Bahamas. The Government House, an example of Caribbean Georgian architecture features a four columned portico. In 1492, Columbus became the first European to visit the Bahamas when he landed on San Salvador. The statue, built in London, was imported by Sir James Carmichael Smyth in 1830. The current Government House, with its four columned porticos, was completed by 1806. It is the home of the governor-general, the queen’s representative in The Bahamas. Sections of the building were renovated after the hurricane of 1929. The Duke of Windsor was assigned Governor of the Bahamas in 1940 and lived in the house during that time.

Keywords

New Providence Island (Bahamas); Columbus, Christopher -- Statues -- Bahamas; Architecture -- Bahamas -- New Providence; Monuments -- Bahamas -- 1820-1830; Historic sites -- Bahamas – Nassau; Flags -- Great Britain; Plymouth automobile

Format

image/jpeg

Size Original

35 mm

Coverage-Temporal

Bahamas -- North America --Nassau, New Providence Island

Identifier

DP0003456

Identifier (Genre)

Transparencies

Rights

All rights to images are held by the respective holding institution. This image is posted publicly for non-profit educational uses, excluding printed publication. For permission to reproduce images and/or for copyright information contact Special Collections and University Archives, University of Central Florida Libraries, (407) 823-2576

Collection

Nassau- Hopetown Slides

Link to Descriptive Guide

https://scua.library.ucf.edu/repositories/4/resources/105

Recommended Citation

"Statue of Christopher Columbus in front of the Government House" (1959). British West Indies Bahamas HopeTown Slides. 6.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/bwi-slides-hopetown/6