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Description: | Sketch of a cave by the Macoube River on Martinique. The history of the island is one of warfare and political upheaval. Discovered by Colombus in 1502, it was claimed by the French in 1635, officially annexed by the King of France in 1674 and then fought over by France and Britain for much of the 18th and early 19th centuries. It was finally restored to France by the Treaty of Paris in 1814. The sketch was drawn by Alexandre Moreau de Jonn��s in c.1809. He was an officer in the French Navy and was stationed on the island from 1803-1810. | License: | http://www.bl.uk/services/copy/permission.html | Rights holder: | British Library | Source: | Collect Britain | Creator: | Moreau de Jonnes, Alexandre | Identifier: | http://www.collectbritain.co.uk/personal... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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