Cul-de-Sac Bay, from 'Views of St Lucia' by Thomas Kerr (1779).
This peaceful scene of sugar plantations and military encampments in Cul-de-Sac Bay, St Lucia, contrasts with the hard battle that the British and the French fought near by in December 1778.
This item featured in the 'Voices from the Commonwealth' display at the National Library of Scotland from 9 July to 7 September.