description description

Map of the Imotapi plantation on the banks of the Commewijne river

Image

Map of the Imotapi plantation on the banks of the Commewijne river

de Lavaux, Alexander

Title Leupe: Kaart van eenige plantagien gelegen aan beide oevers van de rivier Commewyne.

This map shows the location of the Imotapi plantation located on the banks of the Commewijne river in Suriname.

The map contains annotations and a certificate of survey.

These annotations explain, among other things, that the survey has been conducted on order of Sir Cornelis van der Linden.

On map VEL1800 (1732) the same area is depicted but with different lots.

Taken from: [OBP Suriname] 1736 [fols.] 1337-1338.

Scale of 100 Chains of 66 Rhineland feet = 66 'strepen'.

Please contact Nationaal Archief for reuse and copyrights.