Plan of the plantation of Abednego Mathew in St. George Basseterre, St. Christopher, 1757, with additions, 1800.

IDENTITY STATEMENT AREA

Reference code(s): D/D Mw 305

Title: Plan of the plantation of Abednego Mathew in St. George Basseterre, St. Christopher, 1757, with additions, 1800.

Date(s): 1757 - 1800

Level of description: Item

Extent and medium of the unit of description: 1 plan (c.100x60cm)

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Name of creator(s): The plan is inscribed 'Surveyed and planned 20th May 1757 by William Cockburn, Surv: Gen.'

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CONTENT AND STRUCTURE AREA

Scope and content: This item is part of the larger collection of Mathew family papers and is a plan of a sugar plantation on the island of St. Christopher owned by Abednego Mathew (b.1633, d.1681), governor of the island during the mid 17th century. The item measures c.100x60cm and features a large central plan of the sugar plantation divided into approximately 15 squares, each measuring 10 square 'chains' and labelled alphabetically from A-S. Surrounding the main plan are 4 detailed drawings of selected plantation buildings, entitled 'North view of the works', 'South view of the boiling houses', and north and south views of the 'dwelling houses'.

In the centre of the plan are the squares marked Q and R that were the sites of the buildings labelled 'Negro houses' and 'works', respectively. Surrounding 'cane land' owned by Abednego Mathew is labelled A-L and adjoining plantations are labelled with the names of neighbouring landowners, Patrick Blake to the east and Timothy Earl to the west. There is a detailed table of 'references' which provides an index to the lettering used on the plan and gives further details about the size of the plantation (approximately 187 acres). In the bottom left corner of the plan below the scale bar the plan is inscribed 'Survey'd and plan'd 20th May 1757 by Will: Cockburn Surv: Gen' and 'Corrected in 1800 by A. M.'

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Conditions governing access: Members of the public can consult this item in the Document Searchroom of the Glamorgan Record Office, on completion of a requisition form. Visitors are advised to contact the Office in advance to reserve a place in the searchroom. Opening hours are as follows: Tuesday-Friday: 9.30am-5.00pm (4.30pm on Friday); Late opening, by appointment, Wednesday 5.00pm - 7.00pm; Closed Mondays and Bank Holidays.

Conditions governing reproduction: © Glamorgan Record Office

Language/scripts of material: English

Physical characteristics: 1 plan (c. 100x60cm); paper; coloured

Finding aids: Printed list

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Existence and location of originals: Glamorgan Record Office, The Glamorgan Building, King Edward Vll Avenue, Cathays Park, Cardiff, CF10 3NE.

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DESCRIPTION CONTROL AREA

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Rules or conventions: Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

Date(s) of descriptions: 24 July 2001

Interest: Caribbean

Specific group:

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Slavery

Sugar plantations

Personal/Corporate names

Mathew, Abednego, 1633-1681

Places

Saint Christopher and Nevis

Caribbean