Title

Octagon Villa, Antigua, 1850. Creator: Unknown.

Caption

Octagon Villa, Antigua, 1850. 'This neat specimen of house-building in Antigua is the property and country residence of Andrew Coltart, Esq. It is situated one mile from St. John's, on Gray's Hill, at an elevation of about 300 feet above the level of the sea, and commands a beautiful view of the city and harbour. It has eight sides, as its name implies; and, being nearly surrounded with jalousie windows, it admits the refreshing sea breeze. The dome at the top is roofed with galvanised corrugated iron, and gives a pleasing effect to the structure'. From "Illustrated London News", 1850.

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM22A33_409

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

License type

Rights managed

Available size

50,9Mb (3,4Mb) / 16,5in x 12,0in / 4960 x 3586 (300dpi)

Keywords

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