Geography: Suriname

Map of Suriname, based on Mogge's map of 1671. This map, predating 1718, prominently features the "Joods Dorp en Sinagoge" (Jew's Town and Synagogue) and numerous Jewish plantation owners' names, including De Fonseca, De Pina, Serfatyn, Nassy, Pereira, Aboafe, De Silva, De Costa, and Nunes. This map may be the earliest depiction of a synagogue in the Americas. Published by Josua Ottens.

Lithograph portrait of Rabbi Mozes Juda Lewenstein, printed in The Hague, circa 1860. The lithograph depicts Lewenstein in traditional rabbinical attire. The image is likely associated with his work and life in Suriname.

An eleven-page manuscript journal (circa early 1800s) detailing a business plan for establishing a distillery along the Nickerie River in Suriname. The plan includes strategies for liquor sales, cloth trading, and navigating the social and economic landscape of Paramaribo and surrounding plantations. The anonymous author, self-identified as a "Yankee," provides insights into the demographics of Paramaribo, interactions with plantation owners, the use of enslaved labor, and the role of Jewish brokers in the region's commerce. The document was discovered within the archives of Moses Brown, a rum merchant from Newburyport, Massachusetts.

Hand-colored copperplate engraving map of Suriname, likely from the second edition of Johannes van Keulen's *Zee-Atlas*, depicting the coastline, rivers, and settlements, including the location of the Congregation Beraha VeSalom Synagogue in Jodensavanne. Published in Amsterdam in 1687 by Johannes van Keulen. Shows the earliest cartographic evidence of the second synagogue built in Suriname.

This 24-page pamphlet, published in Amsterdam in 1863, contains two ordinances related to the transition from slavery to a system of indentured servitude in Suriname following the abolition of slavery in 1863. The first ordinance addresses the control of the introduction of free laborers. The second ordinance details the government's offer of premiums to incentivize the recruitment of these laborers. While printed in Amsterdam, the text is in English. This pamphlet provides valuable insight into the complex socio-economic dynamics of post-emancipation Suriname.

Antique map of Suriname, South America, published in London by Johnston in 1791. The map depicts the area from the River Corentyn to the Conamoana River, including military paths used by Stedman in 1772, Rebel Negroe Settlements, Indian Villages, Fort Amsterdam, the Jew Savannah, and areas destroyed by rebel slaves. Military forts are marked with flags, encampments with triangles, and waterways and villages are shown. The map measures 17.5 x 8.75 inches.