BNA-DIG-LLOYD-1815 · Biblioteca Nacional Aruba

Aruba 1815

Paardenbaai harbour from the water
Watercolour by Richard Bateman Lloyd

One year after this painting was made, the Dutch returned to Aruba.
Fort Zoutman — still standing today — received a clock tower in 1868,
renamed Willem III Tower in honour of the Dutch king.
The Amistad, commanded by Captain James Cantfort, would not share its longevity.

BNA-DIG-LLOYD-1815 · Coleccion Arubiana-Caribiana · BNA Map Collection
Richard Bateman Lloyd, watercolour, 1815 · British occupation period (1806–1816)