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Black-and-white caricature in a curved astrological diagram: figures on an arch, a sun above, and skeletons, snakes and scorpions in a dome below titled Blessings of Jamaica.

A parody astrological diagram showing opposing aspects of the life of settlers in Jamaica: langorous noons and the hells of yellow fever. Coloured aquatint after A.James, 1800.

A monochrome aquatint caricature titled The Torrid Zone, or Blessings of Jamaica, drawn as a curved astrological diagram with a sun above. Figures on the arch include a fanning man, an umbrella bearer and a sleeping man, while skeletons, skulls, snakes and scorpions fill the lower dome beneath a winged figure holding an hourglass.

Artist
James, Abraham., active 1800-1802.
Date
1 October 1800
Medium
Caricatures Aquatints
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 2681 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1800.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

Español: La zona tórrida, o Bendiciones de Jamaica, caricatura de 1800

Una caricatura en aguatinta monocroma titulada La zona tórrida, o Bendiciones de Jamaica, dibujada como un diagrama astrológico curvo con un sol arriba. Entre las figuras del arco hay un hombre que abanica, un portador de sombrilla y un hombre dormido, mientras esqueletos, calaveras, serpientes y escorpiones llenan la cúpula inferior bajo una figura alada con un reloj de arena.

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