2010-03-122010-03-122010-03-12https://hdl.handle.net/2139/6321Colour: Sepia; Style: Landscape; Other: Unbordered, UndividedThis photograph of could have been taken circa 1900-1910. It gives a closer view of the statue of Christopher Columbus upon the top of the monument to Christopher Columbus: navigator; explorer; colonizer, who encountered Trinidad in 1498 on his third voyage, in Columbus Square, corner of Independence Square and Duncan Street, Port of Spain. The iron statute was a gift from Hippolyte Borde, an affluent local cacao planter and merchant and it stands at the top of a monolithic platform which has four gargoyles with open mouths, or spouts, and four basins beneath each. This arrangement then rests in a large round fountain which is railed around with chains and an iron fence. Many large trees including a Samaan surround the monument. What might be a light pole, with an intricately decorated wrought iron top is on the left of the photograph near the monument. There are buildings in the background.enPlease contact the Main Library, The University of the West Indies for permission to use the digitized images. wimail@sta.uwi.eduTrinidad and TobagoPostcardsMonumentsStatuesColumbus, ChristopherTrees19071907Image