SAN PIETRO TO MARTINIQUE view of the Gulf. Capital of the French overseas; was named for its elegance; "the Paris of the West Indies." In 1902 it was destroyed by the eruption of the nearby Mont Pelee; and was therefore replaced in the role of capital from Fort-de-France. Illustration from "Atlas of Universal Geography statistics and picturesque" illustrated by G. Marmocchi. Etching by Baldi. Milan; 1858.