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Map of lot owned by Willem Chaffeau

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Map of lot owned by Willem Chaffeau

Freuytenier, Jan

Title Leupe: Kaart van een stuk land, gelegen in de Motkreek, links in het opvaren.

This map shows a lot belonging to Willem Chaffeau (A-D) and located to the west of the Mot Creek.

Sir Willem Chaffeau requested the survey after obtaining the land on 26 July 1731.

A blaka-beri forest grows over the largest part of the plantation.

The lot turns out to measure 300 Surinamese acres (129 hectares).

The map is signed on 29 January 1733 and ratified on 14 April 1733.

Scale of 60 Chains of 5 1/2 Rhineland rod = 120 ‘strepen’.

Taken from: [OBP Suriname] 1736 [fol.] 1193.

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