I.M. Beck's Map of St. Croix Island from 1767.
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| Date: | 1767 |
| Author: | I.M. Beck |
| Dwnld: | Full Size (15mb) |
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This map isn't part of any series, but we have other cadastral maps that you might want to check out.
A cadastral (depicting land ownership) map of the island of St. Croix [gmap] in the Virgin Islands.
The Cartographer has written the following in what I am assuming is Dutch Danish [Thanks, Olaf]:
Tilforladelig kort over eylandet St. Croix udi America saaledes som det ved en acurat udmaaling er besunden med qvarterernes navne og enhver plantagies nummer efter hvilke de udi matriculen findes indförte og til enhver kiöber cederet beliggende paa 17 grader 38 minuter norder brede. Tegnet af I. M. Beck. O. H. de Lode Ch: R.S.D. sculp.
If any native Dutch Danish speakers want to provide some details, please do.
Funny thing…
Just finished reading Islands of the Slaves last night.
http://www.amazon.com/Islands-Slaves-Thorkild-Hansen/dp/9988550626
about the Danish rule on the Islands of St. Croix, St. Jan and St. Thomas.
Rough translation:
“Reliable map of the Island of St. Croix in America from af accurate measurement with the names of the Quarters and all of the names af the plantations like they appear in the registry and certifeid (?) for any buyer. ” (and then the location and the name of the artist)
The plantations were sugar-plantations and the workforce were black slaves from Africa. The names on the map include Negro Bay, The Kings Quarter and such..
Fantastic map.
Though quite similar to Dutch, I think this is written in Danish. Around that time, St. Croix was owned by them: http://www.usvi.net/usvi/stx/history.html
Thanks, Olaf. I’ve corrected it.