Credits
Sources, images, and disclosure
Historical sources
Sketch of the Mosquito Shore, including the territory of Poyais
Creator: Thomas Strangeways, K.G.C.
Date: Edinburgh, 1822
Source: Internet Archive / Library of Congress digitization
License / status: Library of Congress states it is unaware of copyright restrictions; used here as public-domain historical reference for satire and heritage context.
Modifications: Downloaded into the local research archive for review; used as the primary source for modernizing the fictional official portal.
Credit line: Thomas Strangeways, Sketch of the Mosquito Shore, including the Territory of Poyais, Edinburgh, 1822. Digitized by Internet Archive / Library of Congress.
Gregor MacGregor portrait
Creator: Historical portrait artist not confirmed in local metadata
Date: 19th century
Source: Wikimedia Commons
License / status: Public-domain / Wikimedia metadata referenced locally.
Modifications: Cropped and presented as archival material.
Credit line: Gregor MacGregor portrait, Wikimedia Commons / public-domain reference.
Bank of Poyais one hard dollar note
Creator: Bank of Poyais / historical instrument
Date: 1820s
Source: Wikimedia Commons
License / status: Public-domain / Wikimedia metadata referenced locally.
Modifications: Used as archive-reproduction reference only.
Credit line: Bank of Poyais one hard dollar note, Wikimedia Commons / public-domain reference.
Generated imagery
Modern Poyais tourism, government, bank, museum, and merchandise imagery was generated specifically for this fictional satire project. Images intentionally avoid real flags, logos, hotels, airlines, banks, and government seals.
Satire disclosure
Visit Poyais is a work of historical satire and creative fiction inspired by the 19th-century Poyais scheme. Poyais is not a real country, government, travel destination, visa authority, bank, currency issuer, investment jurisdiction, or land registry.