An Eye for the Tropics

Tourism, Photography, and Framing the Caribbean Picturesque (Objects/Histories)

Images of Jamaica and the Bahamas as tropical paradises full of palm trees, white sandy beaches, and inviting warm water seem timeless. Surprisingly, the origins of those images can be traced back to the roots of the islands&; tourism industry in the 1880s. As Krista A.

• Format
• 366 pages, Paperback
• First published
• November 2006
• Publishers
• Duke University Press
• Subjects
• Photography·Photographs·Places·Peoples·General interest·Tourism industry·C 1800 to c 1900·C 1900·C 1914·Subjects·Themes·Travel·World·South America·History·General·Art·Photography·Popular Culture·General·Caribbean isl
• Language
• English