From Golden Rock to Historic Gem A Historical Archaeological Analysis of the Maritime Cultural Landscape of St. Eustatius, Dutch Caribbean

• Hoofdauteur: Stelten, Ruud (auth)
• Formaat: Elektronisch Hoofdstuk
• Taal: Engels
• Gepubliceerd in: Leiden Sidestone Press 2019
• Onderwerpen: Archaeology; Caribbean islands; maritime archaeology; Caribbean; St. Eustatius; colonial archaeology; underwater archaeology; slavery
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St. Eustatius, a small island in the northeastern Lesser Antilles, was one of the busiest ports in the eighteenth-century Atlantic World. Contested between the Dutch, French, and English, the island attracted thousands of ships a year and became one of the most cosmopolitan places in the New World....