Map of the Piscadera Bay

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Map of the Piscadera Bay

Schrijver, Carel Gustaaf / Esdré, Godfried Carel

Title Leupe: Plan van de Piscadores Bay.

This map of Piscedera Bay was most likely made by or copied after Carel Gustaaf Schrijver and Godfried Carel Esdré. It was attached to a mission-report send to the States-General on 22 May 1742. In line with the request of the States-General, the stronghold of Piscedera is redesigned into a stronger redoubt which resembles the one the members of the States-General desired for Sint Kruis Bay, Porto Marie, Sint Michiel Bay and Bulle Bay. Soundings are mentioned and nearby relief as well as the bay are described in annotations.

Taken from: Br. en pap. Curaçao kamer Amserdam. kohier nr. 33 fol. 374.

North is upper left.

Scale-bar of 50 Rhineland Rods = 110 ‘strepen’.

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Is part of:

Piscaderisbaai, fort Piscaderabaai

Creator

Schrijver, Carel Gustaaf (assigned to land surveyor / mapmaker)

Esdré, Godfried Carel (assigned to land surveyor / mapmaker)

Period

1742

Material

paper

Technique

coloured drawing

Kind

drawing

Dimension

0.38 - 0.50 EI.0.38 - 0.50 EI.

Number

VEL604

Owner

Nationaal Archief

Tags

Map/Chart/Plan, fortification

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)