Draft for the canal between the Suriname and Saramacca river, version B

Titel Leupe : Kaart van de geprojecteerde doorsnyding tusschen de rivieren Suriname en Saramacca (ter hoogte van de redout Purmerend).

This map shows the draft for the area between the Suriname and Saramacca river which lays northwest of Paramaribo.

This plan includes the construction of a canal running between the river Suriname and the Oranje Creek, which connects to the Saramacca river.

This canal is coloured grey on this map.

At the bottom right of the map a cartouche is drawn, in which a profile of the canal and the adjacent land is depicted.

Taken from the report of captain Böhm 24 jul 1787

She also the maps VEL1767B, 1768, 1772, 1773

Scale of 1000 chains of 66 Rhineland feet = 194 'strepen'.