Map of Santa Cruz Bay
Schrijver, Cornelis
Title Leupe: Plan van de St. Cruz Bay.
This map of Sint Kruis Bay was either originally part of Captain Cornelis Schrijver’s 1738 report about the defence of Curaçao, or a copy version of it. Schrijver's projected strongholds are always projected in the same way, in the form of a tower fort with an octagonal ground plan. It is not always clear whether an actual proposal for the design is given or just a schematic reproduction.
Also see VEL628B and C, other copies of this same map.
Soundings and relief are indicated.
North is left.
Scale-bar of 1000 ‘Treeden’ of which 40 equal 90 feet = [approximately 1 : 6,130].
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