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Hand-colored Copperplate Engraving Map of Paramaribo, Suriname, 1764
Hand-colored French copperplate engraving map of Paramaribo, Suriname, by Jacques Nicolas Bellin, 1764. The map, titled "Plan de la Ville de Paramaribo Suivant les Plans Hollandois," is from *Le Petit Atlas Maritime*. It measures 8.4 x 6.5 inches and depicts the Synagogue of the Portuguese Jews ("Sinagogue des Juifs Portugais"). The German synagogue is not shown. The map provides a detailed plan of Paramaribo, including significant sites such as the Synagogue of (Spanish-)Portuguese Jews (Tzedek ve-Shalom, est. 1736) and the Synagogue of German Jews (Neveh Shalom, est. 1719).
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