General Map of Suriname

cartographer: Alexander de Lavaux (1704-in or after 1744), printmaker and publisher: Hendrik de Leth (1703-1766), etching and engraving, hand-coloured, c. 1737-1757

Alexander de Lavaux worked as a surveyor in Suriname and took part as a soldier in battles against the Maroons. Maroons were people who had fled from slavery and lived in parallel communities removed from the colonial world. The Society of Suriname asked De Lavaux to make this map in order to gain a clearer overview of the colony and the location of the plantations. The plantation owners are listed on the left. Many of them lived in the Netherlands.

Artwork typemap
Object numberNG-478
Dimensionsheight 62.7 cm x width 94 cm
Physical characteristicsets en gravure, met de hand gekleurd

Identification

Title(s)
General Map of Suriname
Inscribed
Algemeene kaart van de Colonie of Provintie van Suriname : met de rivieren, districten, ontdekkingen door militaire togten en de grootte der gemeeten plantagien / door last, op kosten, en met approbatie der E.E. Heeren Directeurs van de Societeit, naar de naaukeurigste waarnemingen, door den ingenieur Alexander de Lavaux getekent ; in ’t koper gebragt door Hendrik de Leth, in de Visscher, te Amsteldam
Object type
Object number
NG-478
Description
Alexander de Lavaux worked as a surveyor in Suriname and took part as a soldier in battles against the Maroons. Maroons were people who had fled from slavery and lived in parallel communities removed from the colonial world. The Society of Suriname asked De Lavaux to make this map in order to gain a clearer overview of the colony and the location of the plantations. The plantation owners are listed on the left. Many of them lived in the Netherlands.

Creation

Creation
- cartograaf: Alexander de Lavaux (mentioned on object), Amsterdam
- print maker: Hendrik de Leth (mentioned on object), Amsterdam
- publisher: Hendrik de Leth, Amsterdam
- opdrachtgever: Directeurs van de sociëteit van Suriname (mentioned on object)
- verlener van privilege: Stad Amsterdam (mentioned on object)
Dating
1737 - 1757
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Material and technique

Physcial description
ets en gravure, met de hand gekleurd
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height 62.7 cm x width 94 cm

Explanatory note

Dit is de eerste editie door H. de Leth, kort na 1737 (originele kaart) gepubliceerd. In tegenstelling tot latere edities geen inzet met plattegrond van Paramaribo. Wordt ook wel de kleine Lavaux genoemd.

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Acquisition and rights

Acquisition
purchase 1963-01
Ownership
Copyright
Public domain

Documentation

Persistent URL

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https://id.rijksmuseum.nl/200106032