Map of the West-Souborg Plantation

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Map of the West-Souborg Plantation

Osterlin, Philippus Marcus

Title Leupe: Nauwkeurige Plaan van de Ede Comps. Plaantage West-Soeburgh, benevens de anstootende respect. Vryplantagen enz.

This is a map of the Society’s plantation West-Souburg, situated on both banks of the main river approximately halfway between Fort Nassau and the mouth of the Wiruni River.

Part of a series of maps, ground plans and drawings of buildings and other objects from around the year 1752 which can be attributed to the land surveyor and engineer Philippus Marcus Osterlin. This map offers a overview map from the aforementioned series and depicts the plantation as a whole and various surrounding estates. Also see VEL1592 and VEL1593.

The annotations clarify the following matters: the full title and an index for the depicted lots and creeks with reference numbers ranging from A t/m Z and a t/m y.

North is lower left.

Scale-bar of 1100 Rhineland Rods = [approximately 1 : 12,530].

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Is part of:

Berbice

Creator

Osterlin, Philippus Marcus (land surveyor / mapmaker)

Period

1752

Material

paper

Technique

coloured drawing

Kind

drawing

Dimension

0.615 - 0.93 El. (63,5 x 95,5 cm.)0.615 - 0.93 El. (63,5 x 95,5 cm.)

Number

VEL1591

Owner

Nationaal Archief

Tags

Map/Chart/Plan, estate / plantation, compass / dial, building

Inscription

(continuation of the title and a key to the separate blocks and creeks on the plantation indicated by the letters A to Z and a to y, not transcribed, upper left): Benevens de anstootende repect:e Vrij Plantagen in de Ge’octroijeerde Colonie De Berbice. (Title):NAUWKEURIGE / PLAAN / VAN DE ED:L COMPAGNIE / PLAANTAGE / WEEST=SOEBURG Benevens de anstootende repect:e Vrij Plantagen in de Ge’octroijeerde Colonie De Berbice, Zijende deese Plaan op speciale Ordre opgenoomen en alsso bevonden geweezen in de Maand Januari 1752.

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)