Frederik Christian von Meley

He is noted for the quality of his maps, which give valuable information on the economy and society of the island in his time.

Born about 1749 in the Duchy of Holstein, he was commissioned into the Royal Danish Army and before 1776 was posted to Saint Croix.

In 1788 he was living at 10 Hospital Street with his wife and three daughters, along with other dependants, and was the government's Comptroller and a Customs Official.

[1] As government surveyor he surveyed disputed boundaries on the East End of Saint Croix, but this map is now lost.

This estate plan provides a very valuable insight in the layout of three parts of a large sugar plantation.