Nederlands Rijksarchief map VEL1498
Dated:1784
Creator:unknown. Text in bottom right corner indistinct
Title:Carte de la Colonie de Demerari

Legend:

Noms des Planteurs au côte de lest de la Riviere
1. J. de Lay 3/4 Birmingham 1/4 lestin
2. J. Salignac
3. J[R|K] Bourda
5. Boedherg at Vocher
6. P. L. de Saffon
9. B. van Helsdingen
10. B. van den Santheuvel
11. J. Birmingham
12. D. Changuion
13. J. Broterson
14. J. Brrmingham
15. Forbes
16. les Hs de P. Hallij
17. idem
18. les Hs de Heijliger
19. Fgidens et Scharden
20. T. Osborn
21. idem
22. Melle Van der Huijs
23. Veuve Van der Huijs
24. les Hs Struijs
25. R. Taylor
26. A. Culpeper
27. J. Hastin
28. idem
29. Ts Cuming
30. idem
31. idem Briquerie
32. Gs Lester
33. du Feu James Ramij
38. 5. M. A. Lesten
39. Berton Junior
40. J. C. van den Heuvel
41. idem
42. M. Diertang
43. L. Kelly
44. Changuien et Lesten
45. Ruysch
46. J. C. van den Heuvil
47. Les Hs de Gravesande
48. Ramakers
49. Boddoert
50. idem
51. les Hs de Dumbar
52. du Feu Morillon
53. le Bon
54. Courreur
55. Smidth
56. Borchels
57. Chs Simon
58. du Feu Amyot
59. 60. Abandonné
l'ouest de la Riviere
1. B. Albinus
2. P. van Schuijlemburg
3. A. Lenck
4. Suin
5. A. P. Suden
6. M. du Loug
7. S. de Perpignan
8. Cornelle
9. S. C. van Bere Heijck
10. A. Tulleken
11. Loof
12. Engel
13. A. B. de St Felix
14 les Hs de Sampson
15. P. D. Valtz
16. Salignac
17. Cornette
18. les Hs de Sampson
19. C. desbaratz
20. Les Hs de Meijer
21. C. Overbrock
22. C. Backer
23. Van den Heuvel at Compagnie
24. M. Daly
25. Boddaart
26. Toellemse
27. Loof
28. Veuve Brousse
29. Frison
30. V. Friselin
31. Trotz
32. Les Hs de Sampson
33. Tomlinson
34. Culpeper
35. Celsee
36. Boddaert
37. T. Osborn
38. Lesten et Lespinasse
39. Florimond
40. S'gnalin Lonck
41. Roger
42. Breton
43. Van den Heuvel et Cgie
44. les Hs Hendrikse
45. du Feu Seigsnan
46. Van den Heuvel et Cgie
47. Durvuarque
48. Meertens
49
50. Loof
51. Van der Lord
52. Harlsinck
53. B. van den Santheuv
54. J. C. van Berc Heijck
55. les Herts de M. Reik
56. les Hs de Dumbar
57. Bon van Grovestins en Bois
58. Elliot
59. Bon van Grovestins
60. Bretherson
Cotes de Louest
1. P. van Schuijlenburg
2. J. Kraen
3. J. Clay
4. Vs Moffalt
5. C. est Bermingham
6. Scheppard
7. T. Valler
8. Hs Struijs
9. Elliot
10. Vaterlon
11. A. Sardi
12. de Vries
13. Doding
14. Boon
15. J. C. van den Heuvel
16. Renevelt at Fils
17. Lespinasse
18. c. Brands
19. Steeklin
20. H. Jonas
21. Boode
22. Herault
23. Ralembeck
24. Hecke
25. Boode
Cotes de L'est
1. T. Cuming
2. J de leury 3/4 Birmingham 3/4 lestin
3. Lestin
4. idem
5. T. Cuming
6. Desbaratz
7. P. L. de Saffon
8. Dardier
9. M. Bollers
10. Halley
11. Leotard
12. P. D. Valtz
13. Necher
14. les Enfans de Bartel Wit
15. a Post
16. la Motte
17. Chignard
18. Post Q. Q.
19. Hally
20. Hendricks
21. Butler
22. M. Bellet
23. h. Post
24. Martens
25. J. L. C. van Baerk
26. de Wever
27. F. Changuion
28. L. Cache
29. B. V. Grovestins
30. Compt Land
31. Van Braggen
32. L. Rigano
33. Wuijliyamos
34. P. van Helsdingen
35. Annemat
36. Rigano
37. V de T. F. Saffon
38. Garau
39. Matheus
40. idem Bennet
41. Bolers
42. Friselin et Brotherson
43. Parkinson et Rogers
44. Porther
45. Brick
46. Changuion et Lesten
47.
48. Janssen


43. Birmingham
44. Van Baerle
Further description:

This is a hand drawn map, showing the Demerara Rive from its mouth inland, and the coast running from the Crique de Boreasirie in the West to Crique de Mahayka in the East.

The plantations front onto either the river or the sea coast in the majority of cases, and run inland, their depth being about five times their frontage.

At the river mouth on the East headland is marked a Fort, and a little further south is a Redoute.

Plantation 4 on the east river cost is marked 'Nouvelle Ville'. Canal Saffon runs inland (east) joining the river between plantations 7 and 9. Canal No 3 runs inland (east) joining the river between plantations 15 and 16. An unnumbered canal runs inland (east) joining the river between plantations 23 and 24. Madawine Crique runs inland (east) joining the river between plantations 44 and 45 forming the border. Hamerarony Crique runs inland (south east) joining the river between plantations 47 and 48 but passing through plantations 49 to 54.The plantations on the east side are numbered to 60. Halmoraeni Crique runs inland (south east) joining the river between plantations 60 and the most southerly plantation marked Sn Foix.

On the west side of the river the plantations are number 1 to 68 running from the river mouth to the south. Canal No 1 runs inland (west) joining the river between plantations 12 and 20. Plantations 13 to 19 front onto the canal inland from the river running north-south commencing just beyond the depth of plantations 12 and 20. Canal No 2 runs inland (west) joining the river between plantations 23 and 24. Hoebabbo Crique runs inland (west) joining the river between plantations 28 and 29. Camoeny Crique runs inland (zig-zagging approximately west) joining the river between plantations 54 and 55. It runs through plantation 54, and forms the western borders of plantations 55 and 56. Plantation 60 is marked Montague de Sable. Hayama Crique runs inland (south wast) joining the river between plantations 60 and 61 and forms the border between plantations 61 and 62.

The plantations on the east sea cost are numbered from 1 to 54, with additional eastern plantations marked as Doedens, Boode, Jugla, Breton and Talard. The Coerabane Crique mouth to the sea is approximately opposite plantation 21. The Crique runs approximately east, paralleling the sea coast, forming the frontage for plantations 21 to 39. A marshy area is marked between the Crique and the sea coast. Three plantations marked Brouck, Berminclos and Bennet appear between plantations 39 and 40.

Wouariwary Crique runs south from the sea into plantation 42. Crique de Mahayka runs south from the sea between plantation 54 and Doedens.

Plantations on the west sea coast are numbered from 1 to 25. A plantation marked Macre appears between plantation 11 and 12. Crique de Boreasirie runs inland (south) joining the sea at plantation 24. Plantation 25 also fronts onto the Crique, and the Crique forms its western border. One further plantation to the west bordering on the Criques is marked les Hs Struijes.A bridge (Pont) is marked crossing the crique between plantation 25 and les Hs Struijes.

The scale of the map is marked in Rouds. A typical plantation depth is 750 Rouds. On the reproduction of the map that I have created 15.5cm = 4000 Rouds. The map is 51.5 by 61cm.