Map of Bullen Bay

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Map of Bullen Bay

Schrijver, Cornelis

Title Leupe: Plan van de Bulle bay, gepeyld den 9 juli 1737.

Bullen Bay, the large bay east of Cape Sint Marie, was also provided with a new ‘Tower’ by naval Captain Cornelis Schrijver. This and that of Porto Marie were intended to supplement the existing fortifications in Sint Kruis Bay, Sint Michiel Bay and Piscadera Bay.

Also see VEL617B, another copy of this map.

North is upper left.

Scale-bar of 3/8 German miles = [approximately 1 : 32,000].

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Is part of:

Bullebaai, fort Bullenbaai

Creator

Schrijver, Cornelis (assigned to land surveyor / mapmaker)

Period

1737

Material

paper

Technique

coloured drawing

Kind

drawing

Dimension

26,5 x 37 cm.26,5 x 37 cm.

Number

VEL617A

Owner

Nationaal Archief

Tags

Map/Chart/Plan, fortification

Inscription

Verklaringen: [rechtsboven] een aantekening en een legenda bij de letters A en B : Explanations: [upper right] a note and a key to the letters A and B : Gepeijlt den 9 Julij 1737.

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)