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Plantation in Suriname
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Jonas Witsen inherited the Waterland, Surimombo, and Palmeneribo plantations from his wife Sara Scharphuijzen. He sent the painter Dirk Valkenburg to Surinam to inspect these sites. In the foreground of the painting are some Lokono, among the original inhabitants of this region. The many people who worked in slavery on the plantation are missing in this representation.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit linePlantage in Suriname. 1707. Dirk Valkenburg. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
