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Paria, Gulf of (gulf)

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Subject Source: Local sources

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'Nelson's Isle' Recruiting Depot for new arrived immigrants from India, Five Islands, Gulf of Paria, Trinidad, BWI [British West Indies], 1890

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3075A/7
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239 x 189 mm. Showing this tiny island with its recruiting depot for newly arrived immigrants from India. The Five Islands lie in the narrow strip of water which separates the north-western tip of Trinidad from the Venezuelan mainland.

Dates: 1890
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