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Map of the Cordon of Defence

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Map of the Cordon of Defence

Bernhardi, Heinrich Ludwig Ditloff

Titel Leupe: Generaal Kaarte der strekking van de Linie van defensie in de colonie Suriname. Met de gedetacheerde posten, zo als dezelve op den tegenwoordigen voet zijn bezet.

This is one of the last overviews made of the first Cordon of Defence. As is mentioned in the annotation at the upper left, this maps serves to depict the connections between the Commewijne, Cottica and Suriname rivers. Communication lines and river routes are of importance for the links between these rivers. The posts and facilities are drawn in various colours. A cartouche can be found at the bottom right.

North is below.

Scale-bar of 800 chains of 66 Rhineland feet = 360 ‘strepen’.

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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)