An independent state in the Lesser Antilles in the West Indies, north of Venezuela, comprising the islands of Trinidad and Tobago. Its capital is Port of Spain. Both islands were discovered by Columbus in 1498. The Spanish, English, Dutch, and French figure in their history over four centuries. Trinidad and Tobago united in 1898 and were made part of the British colony of Trinidad and Tobago in 1899. The colony became an independent state in 1962. Trinidad was so named by Columbus either because he arrived on Trinity Sunday or because three mountain peaks suggested the Holy Trinity. Tobago was given the name by Columbus from the Haitian tambaku, pipe, from the natives' habit of smoking tobacco leaves. (Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, 1988, p1228, 1216 & Room, Brewer's Dictionary of Names, 1992, p555, 547)
    

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A black family representing the idea that love and faithfulness protects your family from AIDS; advertisement by the National AIDS Programme of Trinidad & Tobago. Colour lithograph, ca. 1995.

A heavily pregnant naked woman holding her belly with one hand and her breast with the other; advertisement for the AIDS Hotline of the National AIDS Programme of Trinidad & Tobago. Lithograph, ca.

A man walking arm in arm with a woman looks back with temptation at another woman standing in a doorway representing a warning to stick to one partner; a safe-sex advertisement by the National AIDS Programme of Trinidad & Tobago. Colour lithograph by Everald Clarke, ca. 1990's.

A message about not fishing without your net, a condom; a safe-sex advertisement by the National AIDS Programme of Trinidad and Tobago. Colour lithograph by Illya Furlonge-Walker and Mark Lyndersay, ca. 1995.

A yellow butterfly representing part of a message that life goes on after the Trinidad Carnival; a safe-sex advertisement by the National AIDS Programme of Trinidad and Tobago. Colour lithograph by Illya Furlonge-Walker, ca. 1995.

Malaria report : report on Anopheles survey of the colony of Trinidad & Tobago / by C. F. Lassalle.

The rap port, an advertisement about literature, drama, videos, rap sessions and AIDS information available in Trinidad and Tobago. Colour lithograph, ca. 1995.

Annual medical and sanitary report of the Director of Medical Services / Trinidad and Tobago.

Two babies sit back to back representing a warning about AIDS and children by the AIDS Hotline of the National AIDS Programme of Trinidad & Tobago. Lithograph, ca. 1996.

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Malaria report : report on Anopheles survey of the colony of Trinidad & Tobago / by C. F. Lassalle.

The rap port, an advertisement about literature, drama, videos, rap sessions and AIDS information available in Trinidad and Tobago. Colour lithograph, ca. 1995.

Annual medical and sanitary report of the Director of Medical Services / Trinidad and Tobago.

Two babies sit back to back representing a warning about AIDS and children by the AIDS Hotline of the National AIDS Programme of Trinidad & Tobago. Lithograph, ca. 1996.

A black family representing the idea that love and faithfulness protects your family from AIDS; advertisement by the National AIDS Programme of Trinidad & Tobago. Colour lithograph, ca. 1995.