Map of Captain van Bögen's land

Title Leupe: Kaart van een stuk land, gelegen in de Cottica, linkerhand in het afvaren.

This map shows the land of Captain van Bögen indicated with the letters a-d) on the south bank (right side of the map) of the Cottica river.

Captain Jan August van Bögen requested the survey himself after obtaining this land on 15 February 1732.

This piece of land turns out to measure 358 Surinamese acres (153,94 hectares).

The land of commander Johan Cornelis Francois de Vries is situated to the south of this lot, the land of Sir Johan Cleij to its east.

The map was signed by the land surveyor on 13 February 1732 and ratified on 19 February 1732 in Paramaribo.

Scale of 60 Chains = 140 ‘strepen’.

Taken from: [OBP Suriname] 1732, [fol.] 1087.