Diorama of the Waterfront of Paramaribo
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The waterfront along the Suriname River was the vital hub of Surinamese trade. At left a merchantman sails out. The boat next to it – a pondo covered with leaves of the pina (a kind of palm) – carries goods to the plantations. Europeans used the green boat with the Dutch flag for their own transport. The person who commissioned this diorama, British merchant William Leckie, lived in the green house. It went up in flames during a fire that ravaged this part of Paramaribo in 1821.
De Waterkant aan de Surinamerivier was het knooppunt van de Surinaamse handel. Links vaart een koopvaardijschip weg. De met pinabladeren overdekte pondo ernaast transporteert goederen naar de plantages. In de groene boot met de ...
De Waterkant aan de Surinamerivier was het knooppunt van de Surinaamse handel. Links vaart een koopvaardijschip weg. De met pinabladeren overdekte pondo ernaast transporteert goederen naar de plantages. In de groene boot met de ...
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Gerrit Schouten, Diorama of the Waterfront of Paramaribo, 1820, Rijksmuseum. Public domain.
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