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| Keywords: Vue de Port-au-Prince et ses environs ca1800 BPL m8805.png This landscape view provides an elevated perspective of the harbor of Port-au-Prince the capital city of Haiti The view is from south to north with the bulk of the developed town on the northern side of the harbor In the background at the left is Fort Joseph later known as Fort Dauphin or Fort Liberte In the foreground is the palatial residence of the marine commissar one Monsieur Mardssaux The reference to this Commissaire de la marine a French military post suggests that the image was created before Haiti's independence from France in 1804 The title and legend at the bottom of the image were added by hand and include references to forts quarters roads and plazas in and around Port-au-Prince Circa 1800 Boston Public Library http //maps bpl org/id/m8805 1800 author PD-Art History of Port-au-Prince Port-au-Prince in the 1800s | ||||
