Martinique | Netherlands' Antilles |
First French attempt to settle in 1624; in 1648 the French and Dutch partitioned the island (Saint Martin respectively Sint Maarten). In 1963, the French half of St. Martin, and St. Barthelemy were annexed into the Departement of Guadeloupe. In 2007, both were separated from the Departement and Region of Guadeloupe, and established as separate Overseas Collectivities. |
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Country Profiles | Modern |
from CIA World Factbook;
Article : Saint Martin (France), from Wikipedia;
Saint-Martin (Antilles Françaises) from Wikipedia French edition Saint Martin (Fr.), Saint Martin (P.B.), from L'amenagement linguistique dans le monde, in French |
Historical, on the Windies |
A. Trollope, The West Indies and the Spanish Main, 1860, GB |
Historical, on St. Martin |
E.E. Boyer-Peyreleau, Les Antilles françaises, particulierement le Guadeloupe (1823) in French, posted on
Internet Archive Antigua, Anguilla and St. Martins, pp.294-299 in Th.E.Lynch, The Wonders of the West Indies, 1856, GB |
Links | General |
Category : Saint Martin (France), from Wikipedia;
Categorie : Saint-Martin, from Wikipedia French edition Portal Saint-Martin, in French |
on History |
Category : History of Saint-Martin, from Wikipedia;
Categorie : Histoire de l'ile Saint-Martin, from Wikipedia French edition The Atlantic World and the Dutch : Netherlands Antilles, St. Maarten |
Historical Dictionaries |
Herman Daniel Benjamins, Joh. F. Snelleman, Encyclopaedie van Nederlandsch West-Indië (1914-1917),
in Dutch, posted on DBNL Woordenlijst : Vrij van Slavernij, from Nationaal Archief, in Dutch |
Timelines |
Accounts of History | Modern | from Wikipedia; from Wikipedia French edition; from Portal Saint-Martin in French; from St. Martin Guide |
Historical, of the Caribbean |
Th. Coke, A history of the West Indies,
vol.1, 1808,
vol.2, 1810,
vol.3, 1811, GB Th. Southey, Chronological history of the West Indies, vol.1, 1827, GB (out of 3 vols.) C.E. Meinecke, Versuch einer Geschichte der europaischen Colonien in Westindien, 1831, in German, GB E. Regnault et al., Histoire des Antilles et des colonies françaises, espagnoles, anglaises .., 1849, in French, GB |
Historical, of Guadeloupe |
M.A. Lacour, Histoire de la Guadeloupe
vol.1, 1855,
vol.2, 1857,
vol.3, 1858,
vol.4, 1860, in French, GB |
Specific Periods |
M.B. Garret, The French colonial question, 1789-1791; dealings of the Constituent assembly with problems arising from the revolution in the West Indies (1916), posted on
Internet Archive Article : Dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles, from Wikipedia |
Politics |
Category : Politics of Saint Martin, from Wikipedia |
Economy & Finances |
Saint Martin Economy, from St. Martin Guide Saint-Martin, from Ministry of Rum History, from Windward Islands Bank (Sint Maarten) History, of Sint Maarten Hospitality and Trade Association |
Social History |
Ethnography |
Saint Martin Languages, from St. Martin Guide Saint Martin (Fr.), Saint Martin (P.B.), from L'amenagement linguistique dans le monde, in French |
Religion |
Local History |
Institutions |
Article Princess Juliana International Airport : History (on Dutch half of the
island), from Wikipedia Article : Geschiedenis van de Media op de Nederlandse Antillen en Aruba, from Wikipedia Dutch edition |
Culture |
Biographies |
Others |
History with Tropical Systems : Saint Martin, from Hurricane City Neotropic Ecoregion, from WWF |
WEB-BIBLIOGRAPHY . . . EXTERNALLY POSTED DOCUMENTS |
Historical Data | Lists of Statesmen |
from World Statesmen by Ben Cahoon for Saint Martin (Fr.),
for Sint Maarten (NL);
from Rulers (B. Schemmel) for Saint Martin Lijst van Gouverneurs van Sint Eustatius, Saba en Sint Maarten, from Wikipedia Dutch edition Official Yearbook : Almanak voor de Nederlandsche West-Indische bezittingen, en de kust van Guinea 1859, 1858, 1860, 1859, GB |
Population Figures |
Election Results |
Documents | Historical Newspapers |
Caribbean Newspaper Digital Library |
Modern Newspapers |
St. Maarten Island Times |
Newsreels |
Search INA for Saint Martin Archief Beeld en Geluid : Polygoon (in Dutch) Search School TV for Sint Maarten; clips in Dutch |
Radio |
Caribiana, from Radio Nederland |
Image Databanks |
Wikimedia Commons License Plates, from Francoplaque, from License Plates around the World Beeldbank Nationaal Archief : Sint Maarten Search Nationale Beeldbank for Sint Maarten |
Archival Deposits |
Search National Archives (UK) Archives Nationales d'Outre Mer The Atlantic World and the Dutch : Netherlands Antilles, St. Maarten; guide to archive deposits for the period/area under Dutch rule Search ARCHIEVEN.NL combined search engine for many archives; Archief.NL, Dutch language site providing links to individual archives Het Netionaal Archief : Inventaris van de archieven van St. Eustatius, St. Maarten en Saba, 1709-1828 (1869), Inventaris van de archieven van St. Eustatius, St. Maarten en Saba, 1828-1845 (1860) Nationbaal Archief van Curaçao |
Constitutions, Laws |
Treaties |
Document Collections |
Search : Wikisource, French edition,
English edition, for Guadeloupe |
Historical Maps |
Sint Maarten Maps, from Caribbean Online Search Koninklijk Instituutvoor de Tropen, Nederlandse Koloniaale Kaarten |
Historical Encyclopedia Entries |
Secular |
Articles St. Martin, from EB 1911 Article Saint Martin, from Meyers Konversationslexikon 1885-1892, in German |
Religious |
St. Martin, p.307 in W. Chapin, The Missionary Gazetteer, 1825, GB |
Economic |
Martinico, St. Lucia, Guadaloupe, Marigalante, St. Martin etc., pp.363-364 in vol.1 of P. Kelly,
The Universal Cambist, 1811, GB Dutch Colonies : St. Eustatius, St. Martin, Curaçoa, p.365 in vol.1 of P. Kelly, The Universal Cambist, 1811, GB Dutch Possessions : St. Martins, St. Eustatius and Saba, pp.638-639 in J. Blunt, The shipmaster's assistant, and commercial digest , 1837, GB French Possessions : Guadaloupe, Martinico, St. Martins, pp.636-638 in J. Blunt, The shipmaster's assistant, and commercial digest , 1837, GB |
Geographical |
St. Martins p.424 in vol.3 of C. Malte-Brun, Universal Geography, 1827, GB St. Martin, p.45 in G. Long, America and the West Indies: geographically described, 1845, GB |
Historical |
Of the French Islands in the Atlantic Ocean : St. Martin, p.609 in vol.3 of Th. Salmon,
Modern history or the present state of all nations, 1746, GB Saint Martin, pp.44-50 in vol.22 of F.M. de Marsy et al., Histoire moderne des Chinois, des Japonnois, des Indiens, des Persans, des Turcs, des Russiens et des Americains, 1771, in French, GB |
Parliamentary Debates |
Hansard (British Parliament) Staten Generaal Digitaal, 1814-1995, in Dutch |
Tour Guides, Travelogues |
Residence Memoirs |
L. Hearn, Two Years In The French West Indies (1890),
posted on Internet Archive |
Institutions | Archives, Musea, Libraries |
Museum Directory : Saint Martin, from
Caribbean Museums |
Official Symbols | Flags, Coats of Arms |
Flag of French St. Martin, from FOTW Flag of Dutch Sint Maarten, from FOTW |
Coins, Banknotes |
BIBLIOGRAPHY |
Bibliography | General |
RHS Bibliography Datenbasis Internationale Beziehungen und Länderkunde (Data Base on International Relations and Country Studies), (site in German, most titles listed in English; hundreds of entries; publications mostly since 1970) Nederlandse Bibliografie Online (publications since 1974); Digitale Bibliografie Nederlandse Geschiedenis |
on the Caribbean |
National Archives (UK) : Caribbean Histories Revealed : Bibliography Mitchell's West Indian Bibliography Bibliography of Caribbean Archaeology, from Florida Museum of Natural History |
on the Caribbean |
Digital Library of the Caribbean |
Online Journals | General |
Directory of Open Access Journals |
On the Caribbean |
On the Netherlands' Antilles |
Nieuwe West Indische Gids 1919-2010 |
General Accounts |
Jan Rogozinski, A Brief History of the Caribbean (1992) London : Penguin 1994 [G] Mordechai Arbell, The Jewish Nation of the Caribbean, Jerusalem : Gefen 2002 |
Specific Topics |
Historical Dictionaries |
Albert Gastmann, Historical Dictionary of the French and Netherlands Antilles, Metuchen NJ : Scarecrow 1978 [G] |
Yearbooks |