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Map of 27 lots at the Demerara River

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Map of 27 lots at the Demerara River

Desbarets, Ch. / Cooten, Hendrik van

Title Leupe: "Kaart van de plantagiën geleegen aan de westwal van Demerary tuschen de kreeken Hobabo en Camoeny"

Hendrik van Cooten (1750-c. 1826), who was from Doorn, started working in Demerara as a sworn surveyor in 1773. This map from 1776 is a survey of twenty-seven plantations, conducted by him and Desbaratz. They are descibred through designations, names of owners, and various measurements in the index on the left. The dotted lines serve several purposes as is explained in the note in the middle of the map.

North is upper right.

Scale-bar 1 : 58.000.

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Sources and literature

Heijer, H. den, Grote Atlas van de West-Indische Compagnie = Comprehensive Atlas of the Dutch West India Company, II, de nieuwe WIC 1674-1791 = the new WIC 1674-1791 (2012)