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Map of plantations at the Essequibo River

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Map of plantations at the Essequibo River

Saffon, Pierre-Louis de

Title Leupe: Kaart van het land tusschen den mond van Essequebo aan de Westwal en Ounekreek.

This map shows a survey of eight plantations to the west of the Essequibo River.

This survey was originally requested to J.F. de Saffon, but eventually conducted by his kin P.L. de Saffon.

The land surveyor left a space of 8 feet between the plantations.

The map is signed on 2 July 1767.

Scale-bar of 100 Chains = 83 ‘strepen’.

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