🖼️st_barts_flag copy
by Bruce Tuten | via flickr | license: CC BY 2.0
Fact Sheet
This record is archived under the More Cars ID 10007316. It was created 8 years, 3 months, 3 weeks, 5 days ago. The last update was performed 5 years, 4 months, 4 weeks, 3 days ago.
| Name | st_barts_flag copy |
| Description | Saint Barthélemy was first claimed by France, in 1648. The island was given to Sweden in exchange for trade rights in Gothenburg in 1784 and Sweden founded the Swedish West India Company. Prospering during the Napoleonic Wars, assets were low thereafter, and the island was sold back to France in 1878. The eventual site of Gustavia was first called Le Carénage after the shelter it provided to damaged ships. According to the archives the name Gustavia appeared between December 28, 1786 and February 9, 1787. Gustavia remains as a reflection of the Swedish period. Three forts built in the mid- to late 17th century protected the harbour: Oscar (formerly Gustav Adolf), Karl and Gustav. The Anglican Episcopal Church on the harbourfront was built in 1855. |
| Creator | Bruce Tuten |
| License | CC BY 2.0 |
| Tags | ST Barts, Saint-Barts, travel, brucetuten |
| Source | https://www.flickr.com/photos/savannahgrandfather/7703939452/ |
| Image URL (original) | https://live.staticflickr.com/7272/7703939452_447c942b60_z.jpg |
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| Image URL (Size L) | https://live.staticflickr.com/7272/7703939452_af0d7093ec_o.jpg |
| Image URL (Size M) | https://live.staticflickr.com/7272/7703939452_447c942b60_z.jpg |
| Image URL (Size S) | https://live.staticflickr.com/7272/7703939452_447c942b60_n.jpg |
| Image URL (Size XS) | https://live.staticflickr.com/7272/7703939452_447c942b60_t.jpg |
| Image Provider | flickr |
| External ID | 7703939452 |
| More Cars ID | 10007316 |
| Entry Created | Dec 26, 2017, 2:20 PM |
| Last Updated | Nov 21, 2020, 5:36 PM |