Le Vaudois des terres noyées
ingénieur à la Guiane française, 1777-1791
by Jean Samuel Guisan
In 1769, John Samuel Guisan (1740-1801), Swiss-born self-taught engineer, arrived in Suriname to help his uncle in the management of plantations. During his visit to Paramaribo in 1777, the authorizing officer Malouet, entrusted him with the mission to develop the culture of the people of the lowlands in French Guiana and manage the royal slaves involved in public works. Until 1791, he worked as the promotion of "drowned lands", advising, landscaping, building on behalf of the colony and population specific. Back in his homeland, he wrote his memoirs for posterity, in which he delivers an exceptional testimony to his career in Dutch Guiana and French agriculture.
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Agricultural engineers, Biography, Hydraulic engineers, Plantation life, Hydraulic engineering, Agricultural engineering, HistoryPlaces
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Le Vaudois des terres noyées: ingénieur à la Guiane française, 1777-1791
2012, Éditions d'en bas, Ibis Rouge Éditions
in French
2844504000 9782844504005
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 323-324) and index.
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