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Map of lot belonging to Talbot at the Suriname River

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Map of lot belonging to Talbot at the Suriname River

Hengevelt, Jacob

Title Leupe: Kaart van een stuk land, gelegen tusschen de Torarica en Platia Kreek.

This survey of a parcel at the Suriname River was requested by the owner of this plantation, Hendrik Talbot. Including the recent concessions, the extent of the lot turns out to be 1558 Surinamese acres (c. 670 hectares). The map was signed on 16 March 1719 and ratified on 20 March 1719.

North is right.

Scale-bars 110 Chains of 5 1/2 Rhineland rods = 92 ‘strepen’.

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