Captions List for Martinique Photos

Word index of all photos (without thumbnails) covering the Martinique: travel attractions, architecturally-significant buildings, parks, monuments, museums. This Caribbean island is an overseas Department of France.

See also: Martinique
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  • Fort de France: View of Fort de France & cruise ship from sea.
  • Fort de France: View of Fort St Louis in Fort de France from sea.
  • Fort de France: Fort St Louis & spire of Cathedral St Louis from sea.
  • Fort de France: Cruise ship Seabjorn Legend.
  • Fort de France: French navel ships.
  • Fort de France: Fort St Louis & Seabjorn Legend.
  • Fort de France: Container port & cranes.
  • Fort de France: Club Med 2 Mata Utu modern cruise ship with 5 masts for sails.
  • Fort de France: Cruise ship Mata Utu with 5 sailing masts.
  • Fort de France: Cruise ship Club Med 2 Mata Utu.
  • Fort de France: Royal Clipper 5-masted sailing ship in Fort de France harbor.
  • Fort de France: 5-masted sailing ship Royal Clipper in Fort de France harbor.
  • Fort de France: Tall ships in Fort de France harbor.
  • Fort de France: French naval patrol boat at Fort St Louis.
  • Fort de France: Stone architecture of Fort St Louis.
  • Fort de France: Iris I high-speed catamaran.
  • Fort de France: Biblioteque Schoelcher by Henri Pick 1893 in Romano Byzantine style.
  • Fort de France: Biblioteque Schoelcher influenced by Eiffel was brought from France & assembled.
  • Fort de France: Library named for Victor Schoelcher (1804-1893) who fought against slavery.
  • Fort de France: Prefecture building in Fort de France.
  • Fort de France: Emile Bougenot's Mansion with balconies of Creole architecture.
  • Fort de France: Mansion of Emile Bougenot's who was important in 19th economic life of Martinique.
  • Fort de France: Fort de France city hall with clock tower.
  • Fort de France: Fountain in front of St Louis Cathedral.
  • Fort de France: St Louis Cathedral.
  • Fort de France: Departmental Museum of Martinique.
  • Fort de France: Modern Conseil Géneral Building.
  • Marin: Marin Bay.
  • Marin: Red flowers on Marin Bay.
  • Marin: Marin Bay & town of Marin.
  • Marin: Yachts on Marin Bay.
  • Marin: Marin stone church (1766) in Baroque style.
  • Marin: Stonework & ventilation grating of Marin church entrance.
  • Marin: Marin church cemetery.
  • Marin: Marin church cemetery monument.
  • Marin: Marin church cemetery white-tiled tombs.
  • Trois Islet: Portrait on porcelain of Empress Josephine wife of Napoleon Bonaparte at Musée de la Pagerie.
  • Trois Islet: Reconstructed 1763 birthplace of Empress Josephine in 1763, Martinique's most famous native, at Musée de la Pagerie.
  • Trois Islet: Doors of Empress Josephine's birthplace at Musée de la Pagerie, her maiden name.
  • Trois Islet: Interior exhibits of Empress Josephine's birthplace in Musée de la Pagerie.
  • Trois Islet: Portrait of Empress Josephine with Creole attendant in Pagerie Museum.
  • Trois Islet: Tiled roof of octagonal mill building at Pagerie plantation, now a museum.
  • Trois Islet: Wooden beams supporting octagonal mill building at Pagerie Museum.
  • Trois Islet: La Sucrerie Pagerie, 18th C mill ruins across from Musée de la Pagerie.
  • Trois Islet: Pagerie sugar mill ruins beside Pagerie Museum.
  • Trois Islet: Artisan throws pottery at pottery center.
  • Trois Islet: Crafts for sale at pottery center.
  • Trois Islet: Art & crafts shops at pottery center.
  • Trois Islet: Pottery tile roof from historical tile industry of Martinique.
  • Trois Islet: Trois Islet church with historical connections to Empress Josephine's family.
  • Diamant: Diamond Rock (Rocher de Diamant), 175m high volcanic island, off south coast of Martinique.
  • Diamant: Diamond Rock, used by British as Battery in 1804 & marked on maps as warship HMS Diamond Rock, most unusual ship in Royal Navy.
  • Diamant: Diamond Point scenery.
  • Diamant: Sunset over resort hotel at Diamond Point.
  • Diamant: Sunset at Diamond Point.
  • Diamant: Sunset at Diamond Point.
  • Diamant: Fish on grill at French resort.
  • Diamant: Salad bar at French resort.
  • Case Pilote: Cemetery & steeple of baroque church at Case Pilote.
  • Case Pilote: Entrance of baroque church at Case Pilote.
  • Case Pilote: Main square of Case Pilote.
  • View of Pitons forest-covered mountain ridge from Morne-Verte.
  • View of village of Morne-Verte against Pitons.
  • View of Pitons forest-covered mountain ridge from Morne-Verte.
  • Carbet: Pelée Volcano seen from Le Carbet.
  • Carbet: Ruins of 18th C Maison du Maitre destroyed volcanic eruption in 1902 at Habitation Anse Latouche.
  • Carbet: Ruins of water wheel & gears at Habitation Anse Latouche.
  • Carbet: Water lilies in gardens of Habitation Anse Latouche.
  • Carbet: Lizard in le Jardin des Papillions.
  • Carbet: Black & white butterfly in le Jardin des Papillions.
  • Carbet: Orange Danaus plexipus butterfly in le Jardin des Papillions.
  • St Pierre: Pelée Volcano & town of St Pierre.
  • Maison du Géreur with clock & blue trim above St Pierre.
  • Yellow House beside La Maison du Géreur.
  • Banana bunches protected by blue plastic bags.
  • Storage tanks of Depaz rum distillery.
  • Pelée volcano & Chateau Depaz, built 20 years after eruptions of May 8, 1902 destroyed original house.
  • Detail of Chateau Depaz estate house on grounds of distillery.
  • Steam engine of Depaz rum distillery.
  • Copper distillation tower at Depaz rum distillery.
  • Aging barrels at Depaz rum distillery.
  • Souvenir bottles at Depaz rum distillery.
  • Dolls made of plant materials created 1974 by Will Fenton in Musée de Figurines Vegetales.
  • Creole figure dolls made of plant materials in Musée de Figurines Vegetales on grounds of Plantation Leyritz.
  • Creole planter & women dolls made of plant materials in Musée de Figurines Vegetales at Plantation Leyritz.
  • Planter's house on grounds of resort Plantation Leyritz.
  • Fan palm on Plantation Leyritz grounds overlooking sea.
  • Ste-Marie: Ruins of Habitation Fonds St-Jacques in Ste-Marie.
  • Ste-Marie: St James Rum Museum building in Ste-Marie.
  • Ste-Marie: Ox-driven sugar press at St James Rum Museum.
  • Ste-Marie: Hospitality at St James Rum Museum.
  • Ste-Marie: St James Rum Distillery.
  • Ste-Marie: Antique steam locomotive at St James Rum Distillery.
  • Ste-Marie: Antique steam locomotive at St James sugar plantation.
  • Ste-Marie: Excursion train which runs through cane fields oft St James plantation.
  • Ruins of Chateau Dubue on tip of Presqu'Ile de la Caravelle.
  • Ruins of Chateau Dubue on tip of Presqu'Ile de la Caravelle.
  • Sacre Coeur in Balata modeled after Sacre Coeur in Pars.
  • Sacre Coeur in Balata facade.
  • Purple-throated Carib Hummingbird (Eulampis jugularis) chest view.
  • Purple-throated Carib Hummingbird (Eulampis jugularis) hovering.
  • Purple-throated Carib Hummingbird (Eulampis jugularis) approaching feeder.
  • Purple-throated Carib Hummingbird (Eulampis jugularis).
  • Purple-throated Carib Hummingbird (Eulampis jugularis) pair.
  • Perched Purple-throated Carib Hummingbird (Eulampis jugularis).
  • Hovering group of Purple-throated Carib Hummingbirds (Eulampis jugularis).
  • Calliandra in le Jardin de Balata.
  • Tibouchina in le Jardin de Balata.
  • Red waxy flowers in le Jardin de Balata.
  • Water lilies in le Jardin de Balata.
  • Bamboo stems in le Jardin de Balata.
  • Queen of Malaysia plants in le Jardin de Balata.
  • Multiple roots of trees adapted to tropical wetlands in le Jardin de Balata.
  • Multiple roots of trees adapted to tropical wetlands in le Jardin de Balata.
  • Pelée Volcano seen from sea.
  • Pelée Volcano seen from sea.
    • All photos on this page are originals by & copyrighted by Jim Steinhart.
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