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, met eenige veranderingen.

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 resolution of the States-General from 9 October 1743. In line with the resolution 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. In addition, another redoubts is drawn northeast (above on the map) the current defences. Soundings are mentioned and nearby relief as well as the bay are described in annotations.

Taken from: resol van HHM van 9 oct 1743.

North is upper left.

Scale-bar of 40 Rhineland Rods = 85 ‘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

1743

Material

paper

Technique

coloured drawing

Kind

drawing

Dimension

0.31 - 0.40 EI.0.31 - 0.40 EI.

Number

VEL605

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)