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Map of Suriname
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By the time this sea pilot’s map of Suriname was created in 1680, there was a well-established Jewish community there. In the 1660s, Jewish communities arose on the Caribbean islands of Martinique…

Contributor:

Hendrik Doncker

Places:

Amsterdam, Dutch Republic (Amsterdam, Netherlands)

Date:

ca. 1688

Subjects:

Colonialism, Agriculture, Jewish quarters, Diaspora, Travel

Categories:

Visual & Material Culture, Cartooning & Graphic Art, Print & Book Culture
Map depicting rivers and settlements, an image of a large building with a waterwheel, and an image of small huts with palm trees at the top and two cherubs with Dutch text.
A Woman Drawing Water from a Well
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Sifre ‘evronot—manuals for calculating the Jewish calendar, including leap years and holidays—were a popular genre of Ashkenazic illustrated manuscripts in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries…

Contributor:

Artist Unknown

Places:

Holy Roman Empire (Germany)

Date:

1619–1624

Subjects:

Women, Agriculture, Profession, Family, Illuminated manuscripts

Categories:

Visual & Material Culture, Print & Book Culture, Cartooning & Graphic Art
Manuscript page with illustration of woman drawing water from a well as another individual stands behind her with a pitcher of water on head, and Hebrew text above.