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View of Post Victoria on the Suriname River
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View of Post Victoria on the Suriname River

Jacob Marius Adriaan Martini van Geffen · 1850 · brush; paper; ink; pencil; watercolor (paint)

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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On the left in the foreground a group of Marrons, including two dancing children and a granman with a staff. Port Victoria was established by the Dutch government as a control post for the Marrons. The granman acted as an intermediary. Some houses, a small cemetery, and on the right the Suriname River.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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topographical viewaquarelalbumbladSurinamePlantage VictoriaBoven-Suriname
Credit lineGezicht op Post Victoria aan de Surinamerivier. 1850. Jacob Marius Adriaan Martini van Geffen. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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