Saint Eustatius in the West Indies is one of the Netherlands Antilles. In the 1700s, it was a colony of the Netherlands. This manuscript maps shows the island in the early 1700s and marks all the plantation owners on the map.
The archival description says this map dates from the 18th century. Based on research on the island I recognize several of the names as plantation owners in the early 1700s.
Map of St. Eustatius with a list of names of owners and properties, early 1700s. Credits: call no. 339, Record Group 4.MIKO, Nationaal Archief, The Hague (public domain).
Translated legend with abbreviations resolved:
A. The Lower Village
B. The Upper Village
C. Fort Orange
D. The Rondeberg [Round Mountain]
- Abraham Pantouflet
- Sander
- Paulus Lordijk
- Cornelis Hendricks
- Upper Plantation to the heirs Rev. Kowan
- The heirs Jacob Cuvelje
- The widow Hendriks
- The Widow Calvert
- Mother Gordon
- Abraham Heijliger junior ocated in Tumbedowndick [?]
- Widow Godet ditto
- William Dunn
- Widow Lindesaij [Lindsay]
- The heirs Benners
- Lucas Doecke Groebe
- Anthonij Penniston
- Widow Abraham Lucas Raepsaet’s mill
- The widow Raepsaet
- Simon de Graef
- Widow Burtell
- Joannes Salomons
- The honorable lord Jasper Ellis & company
- Company Plantation
- Captain Joan Z Doncker
- Pieter Heijliger senior
- The Widow Runnels
- Schrubhaaren
- Abraham Heijliger junior
- Widow Ratterij
- Donckers new Temple
- Joan Heijliger PrZn [Pieter’s son]
- Anthonij Salomons
- Pieter De Wever
- Widow Johannes Jeems
- Abraham Ooijen
- Simon dFont[a] Cuvelje
- Widow Rebecca Jeems
- Theophilus Salomons
- Guiljam Heijliger
- Jan Jeems
- Joris Jeems
- Jan Lispier
- Pieter Hassel
- Widow Lindezaij [Lindsay]
- Widow Graval
- Daniel Markoe
- Pieter de Weever [the Weaver]
- The heirs Jacob Cuvelje
- Pieter de Buijk
- Joris de Buijk
- Alexander de Weever [the Weaver]
- Widow Gt [Gerrit?] Lindesaij
- Matth[.] B[..]l Salomons
- Govert Oojen & Comp
- Dr. Jan de Wind
- The Old Church
- Lodewijk Aartsen senior
- Lodewijk Aartsen junior
- Catarina Hassel
- Donkers Old Temple
- Jan Heijliger Abmz [Abraham’s son]
- Abraham Heijliger senior
- Widow Christiaan Cuvelje
- Jan Gordon
- Jan Thoma
- Isaak Sprouce
- Jan Markoe junior
- Simon Cuvelje Cristz [Christiaan’s son]
- Widow Langmeet
- Widow Barends
- Widow Jan Heijliger
- Markoe senior’s mill
- Pieter Markoe
- Jan Cuvelje Criz [Christiaan’s son]
- Jan Markoe senior
- Doecke’s Island
About Yvette Hoitink
So interesting, Yvette!
This is a very interesting find. My 8th great grandfather was Anthonij Solomons, Plantation number 32. The map must be from the very early 1700s. Many of the colonists here moved to St Thomas in the Danish West Indies in the late 1600s and early 1700s. His daughter Anna came to St. Thomas about 1689-1691. I’d love to chat with you about where you found other information on the colonists.
I just translated the Legend of the map. I did not do further research into these people.
Thanks. My comment was in reference to your final line: “Based on research on the island I recognize several of the names as plantation owners in the early 1700s” I can tell you that I recognize a lot of the names from my research in the Danish Islands.