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Map of the La Paix plantation

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Map of the La Paix plantation

Desmaretz, P.D.

Title Leupe: Kaart van de Plantagie La Paix, gelegen in de rivier Cottica, met platte grond der gebouwen enz.

This map shows the La Paix plantation belonging to Jan van Sandijk and laying at the Cottica river.

The largest share of lots turns out to be cultivated with cane (lot A-N); the areas nearer to the dwellings and buildings are savannah (C-E).

The drainage is clearly depicted, but no specific measurements were made.

Scale of 20 Chains of 66 Rhineland feet = 170 ‘strepen’.

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