Sketch map of the colony of Essequibo showing the location of the plantations

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Sketch map of the colony of Essequibo showing the location of the plantations

Pechon

Title Leupe: Plan topographique de la Colonie d'Essequebe dans la Guyane Hollandoise etc.

This French overview of the Essequibo colony shows the settlements and plantations around the estuary.

The map shows sailing routes past these cultivated lands and shows depths and streams. In addition, it depicts fortifications and shows which parts of the coast are reached by the flood.

Scale-bar of 2000 ‘Toises’ = 275 ‘strepen’.

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Is part of:

Zeelandia, fort (Essequibo) Flag Island Essequibo Leguan Island Wakenaam Island Hog Island

Creator

Pechon (land surveyor / mapmaker)

Period

1783

Material

paper

Technique

coloured drawing

Kind

drawing

Dimension

286 x 139,5 cm.286 x 139,5 cm.

Number

VEL1527

Owner

Nationaal Archief

Tags

Map/Chart/Plan, key, fortification, estate / plantation

Inscription

(Legend) A. Fort et Bourg d’Essequebe, B. Batterie sur Léguwaan Plan topographique de la Colonie d’ Essequebe dans la Guianne Holandoise, Levé par ordre de Mr. De Laperriere Gouverneur General des Colonies, de Demerari, Essequebe a Berbice. Par le Sr. Pechon Ingenieur Geogr. des Colonies en 1783.