Thunder Clouds, Jamaica by Frederic Edwin Church, 1865 Size:33x60in (84x150cm) exemplifies the institute's commitment to

exemplifies the institute's commitment to excellence in mapping and geographic research

The map provides a snapshot of these areas before they became the modern hubs of culture and innovation

The map was engraved by Jan Jansson in 1645

and Santiago de Cuba punctuate Cuba’s rim and interior

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Thunder Clouds, Jamaica by Frederic Edwin Church, 1865 Size:33x60in (84x150cm) exemplifies the institute's commitment toThunder Clouds, Jamaica (1865) by Frederic Edwin Church captures a moment when the Caribbean sky holds its breathsunlight glows at the horizon even as towering storm banks gather their strength. A leading painter of the Hudson River School, Church was celebrated for his sweeping, meticulously observed landscapes and for traveling widely to study dramatic weather and light firsthand. In this luminous canvas from 1865, he turns to Jamaicas tropical