Title

Walking path in the Saint Vincent Botanic Gardens

Photographer

Preview

Uniform Title

The Bryant Slides Collection

Photo Description

In 1765, the Saint Vincent Botanic Gardens were established in the West Indies and is believed to be the first botanical gardens in the Western Hemisphere. General Robert Melville, Governor of the Windward Islands, and George Young, a British military surgeon, worked together to established the gardens installing Young as the gardens’ first superintendent. This image shows a walking path in the Saint Vincent Botanic Gardens leading to the Grenadine House, a nearby hotel. Grenadine House was built in 1765. The path is lined with variegated hibiscuses and a man is walking on the path. Palm trees are also growing in the gardens.

Keywords

Kingstown (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines) Botanical gardens -- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines -- Kingstown -- 1960-1970 Hibiscus -- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines -- Kingstown -- 1960-1970 Hotels -- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines -- Kingstown -- 1760-1770 Walkways -- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines -- Kingstown -- 1960-1970

Format

image/jpeg

Size Original

35 mm

Coverage-Temporal

Saint Vincent -- Caribbean region -- Kingstown, Saint George

Identifier

DP0003490

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 & University Archives, University of Central Florida Libraries, Orlando, FL 32816 phone (407) 823-2576, email: speccoll@mail.ucf.edu

Link to Descriptive Guide

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

Recommended Citation

"Walking path in the Saint Vincent Botanic Gardens" (1968). British West Indies Saint Vincent Slides. 3.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/bwi-slides-saintvincent/3