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Map of the two plantations on the Leguane island

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Map of the two plantations on the Leguane island

Saffon, Pierre-Louis de

Title Leupe: Kaart van eenige landen gelegen op het Leguane Eiland in de rivier van Essequebo.

Two plantation have been surveyed. The plantation of Van Doorn turns out to measure 2396 2/12 Surinamese acres (1030,35 hectares) and the one of Van Kacks 670 1/12 Surinamese acres (288,13 hectares).

Boundary markers have been placed in accordance with the instructions from the local government. The remaining land on the island has been measured too.

Originally J.F. Saffon would conduct this survey, but his kin P.L. de Saffon took the task on his shoulders.

This map is part of a collection of cadastral surveys (see VEL1537 t/m VEL1542).

Scale-bar of 100 chains = 90 ‘strepen’.

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