John Herbert Caddy was a lieutenant in the Royal Engineers of the British Army who was sent on multiple tours of duty in the West Indies in the 1820s and 1830s. Like many other military artists he was trained in topographical sketching and painting at Woolwich. During his travels in the region he painted views which later appeared in this beautiful portfolio of hand colored aquatint plates featuring the Caribbean islands of St. Kitt, St. Vincent, St. Lucia, and Dominica.
This was supposed to be the first of four portfolios but the only one ever actually published, sold as a set of "highly coloured views" for £3.10 according to a contemporary advertisement.
Issued without text or title page. Title comes from printed cover binding of the portfolio. (Abbey)
Oblong folio. (16 x 22 inches). 12 hand colored aquatints after Caddy engraved by Fielding, Harris, Hunt and Westall. Each print measuring approximately 12 3/4 x 15 1/2 inches.
References:
Abbey Travel II 692; Sabin III 9824; Bobins 4. The Exotic and the Beautiful I:04.
Publisher: London: Ackermann & Co., 1837
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Date Added: 2019-04-25
Caddy, John Herbert. Scenery of the Windward and Leeward Islands. London: Ackermann & Co., 1837. 1837.
Caddy, John Herbert (1837) Scenery of the Windward and Leeward Islands. London: Ackermann & Co., 1837.
Caddy, John Herbert, Scenery of the Windward and Leeward Islands. London: Ackermann & Co., 1837. 1837.
![Scenery of the Windward and Leeward Islands - View from Morne Fortune, St. Lucia [Engraved by J. Harris] (1837)](https://historyarchive.org/images/books/books-s/scenery-of-the-windward-and-leeward-islands-1837/plates/10-view-from-morne-fortune-st-lucia.jpg)
![Scenery of the Windward and Leeward Islands - Roseau, Dominica. [Engraved by J. Harris] (1837)](https://historyarchive.org/images/books/books-s/scenery-of-the-windward-and-leeward-islands-1837/plates/11-roseau-dominica.jpg)
![Scenery of the Windward and Leeward Islands - The Rabacca or Dry River, Soufriere Mountain in the distance, St. Vincent. [Engraved by W. Westall] (1837)](https://historyarchive.org/images/books/books-s/scenery-of-the-windward-and-leeward-islands-1837/plates/12-the-rabacca-or-dry-river-and-soufriere-mountain-in-the-distance-st-vincent.jpg)
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![Scenery of the Windward and Leeward Islands - Brimstone Hill, St. Kitts. [Engraved by J. Harris] (1837)](https://historyarchive.org/images/books/books-s/scenery-of-the-windward-and-leeward-islands-1837/plates/02-brimstone-hill-st-kitts.jpg)
![Scenery of the Windward and Leeward Islands - Fort Charlotte, St. Vincent's from Kingston. [Engraved by N. Fielding] (1837)](https://historyarchive.org/images/books/books-s/scenery-of-the-windward-and-leeward-islands-1837/plates/03-fort-charlotte-st-vincents-from-kingston.jpg)
![Scenery of the Windward and Leeward Islands - The Old Crater of the Soufriere, St. Vincent. [Engraved by W. Westall] (1837)](https://historyarchive.org/images/books/books-s/scenery-of-the-windward-and-leeward-islands-1837/plates/04-the-old-crater-of-the-soufriere-st-vincent.jpg)
![Scenery of the Windward and Leeward Islands - The Pitons or Sugar-loaves, St. Lucia. [Engraved by C. Hunt] (1837)](https://historyarchive.org/images/books/books-s/scenery-of-the-windward-and-leeward-islands-1837/plates/05-the-pitons-or-sugar-loaves-st-lucia.jpg)
![Scenery of the Windward and Leeward Islands - Sandy Point, St. Kitts. [Engraved by C. Hunt] (1837)](https://historyarchive.org/images/books/books-s/scenery-of-the-windward-and-leeward-islands-1837/plates/06-sandy-point-st-kitts.jpg)
![Scenery of the Windward and Leeward Islands - Pigeon Island, & Village of Gros Islet, St. Lucia. [Engraved by J. Harris] (1837)](https://historyarchive.org/images/books/books-s/scenery-of-the-windward-and-leeward-islands-1837/plates/07-pigeon-island-and-village-of-gros-islet-st-lucia.jpg)
![Scenery of the Windward and Leeward Islands - The Town of Castries, St. Lucia. [Engraved by N. Fielding] (1837)](https://historyarchive.org/images/books/books-s/scenery-of-the-windward-and-leeward-islands-1837/plates/08-the-town-of-castries-st-lucia.jpg)
![Scenery of the Windward and Leeward Islands - Kingstown / St. Vincent's from Cane-Garden Point. [Engraved by J. Harris] (1837)](https://historyarchive.org/images/books/books-s/scenery-of-the-windward-and-leeward-islands-1837/plates/09-kingstown-and-st-vincents-and-from-cane-garden-point.jpg)
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