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Hand-colored Copperplate Engraving Map of Paramaribo, Suriname, 1764Hand-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).

Map of Paramaribo, Suriname, 1764Map of Paramaribo, Suriname, 1764

Uncolored French copper plate engraving map of Paramaribo, Suriname, titled "Plan de la Ville de Paramaribo Suivant les Plans Hollandois." Created by Jacques Nicolas Bellin in 1764, this map is plate No. 36 from *Le petit Atlas maritime*. The map details important sites including the Synagogue of Portuguese Jews and the Synagogue of German Jews.

The Stranger's Guide in PhiladelphiaThe Stranger's Guide in Philadelphia

This 268-page book, published in 1854, serves as a guide for newcomers to Philadelphia. It includes a list of the city's three Jewish synagogues and features a woodblock print depicting one of them, located on Crown below Vine Street, described as being constructed in the Egyptian style. A map is also included.