Map of the post Marowijne

Titel Leupe: De Post Marowyne, hoe deselve sig thans bevind, excl. der vier Bastions.

This map shows the military post constructed in mid-18th century on the western bank of the mouth of the Marowijne. From the second part of that decade, when the French laid emphatic claim to the area between the Sinnamary and Marowijne, the post was periodically strengthened. Its importance grew significantly after 1766, when the French built a small fort or redoubt on the eastern bank of the Marowijne, even though this area until then had not yet been brought under cultivation. This had the effect of making it easier for the Suriname troops to desert to the other side of the river , whereas previously the inhospitability of the land across the border would have prevented them from doing so.

In its original form it was a small wooden fortification on a square ground plan, each side measuring about 35 metres, as can be seen on this map. The fort itself merely contained the basic quarters, an oven and a well.

North is upper right.

Scale-bar of 180 feet = [approximately 1 : 780].