miércoles, 8 de enero de 2020

Old map of "French" Guyana from 1729

I find an old map on Harvard University. From de region of Cayenne, aka "French" Guyana, year 1729.


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Carte de la Guïane Françoise ou de Gouvernement de Caïenne : depuis le Cap de Nord, jusqu'a la Rivière de Maroni iclusivement




viernes, 4 de enero de 2019

Approximate ethnic map of Suriname

Approximate ethnic map of Suriname.



The colored stars represented the major ethnic groups that comprise the Surinamese population: the original Amerindians, the colonizing Europeans, the Africans brought in as slaves to work in plantations and the East Indians, Javanese and Chinese who came as indentured workers to replace the Africans who escaped slavery and settled in the hinterland. The ellipse represented the harmonious relationship amongst the groups.




domingo, 11 de noviembre de 2018

Macapá

Macapá is a city in Great Guayana Republic, population 397,913 (2010 census). It is the capital of Amapá state in the country's. It is located on the northern channel of the Amazon River near its mouth on the Atlantic Ocean and Brazil border. The city is on a small plateau on the Amazon in the southeast of the region of Amapá. The only access by road from outside the province is from French Guiana, although there are regular ferries to Belem, Brazil. Macapá is linked by road with some other cities in Amapá. The equator runs through the middle of the city, leading residents to refer to Macapá as "The capital of the middle of the world." It covers 6,407.12 square kilometres and is located northwest of the large inland island of Marajó and south of the border with French Guiana.


miércoles, 22 de agosto de 2018

The pipe organs of Great Guayana Republic

"THE PIPESORGANS OF GREAT GUAYANA REPUBLIC."DES ORGUES DE LA REPUBLIQUE DE LA GRANDE  GUAYANNE.ORGAOS DO REPUBLICA DA GRANDE GUAYANA.





1.    GEOGERTOWN: St. George's Anglican Cathedral.2.    GEOGERTOWN: Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception.3.    GEOGERTOWN: St. Adrews's Kirk.4.    PARAMARIBO: 5.    PARAMARIBO: Gorte Stadskerk.6.7.8.9.10.11. CAYENNE:12. CAYENNE:


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