Diorama of the Waterfront of Paramaribo, 1820 The Diorama shows the waterfront of Paramaribo as it looked in 1820. We see the quay with a shoemaker, a fabric store and some stately residential houses for the well -to -do bourgeoisie of Paramaribo. Under a tree is a group of slaved men, a little further a man by horse and carriage. There is pressure on the quay. The waterfront was a central place in the city as the meeting point of trade by sea and inland shipping across the rivers towards the plantations. The four ships that lie on the quay and take the entire first plan of the diorama illust

Diorama of the Waterfront of Paramaribo, 1820 The Diorama shows the waterfront of Paramaribo as it looked in 1820. We see the quay with a shoemaker, a fabric store and some stately residential houses for the well -to -do bourgeoisie of Paramaribo. Under a tree is a group of slaved men, a little further a man by horse and carriage. There is pressure on the quay. The waterfront was a central place in the city as the meeting point of trade by sea and inland shipping across the rivers towards the plantations. The four ships that lie on the quay and take the entire first plan of the diorama illustrate this function of the waterfront striking through the diversity in ship types. On the far left a sea -to -ship shipping ship (Brigantine) for anchor, to the right of it a pondo with dinghy can be seen. These simple ships with a deck of banana leaf were used by the locals for the transport of goods. With the tent boat that occupies a central location on the Diorama and prominent the Dutch flag, plantation owners and their family members moved across the Suriname River. On the far right a small sailboat used for the transfer of goods and transport of passengers. Suriname Cabinet: Wood (Plant Material). Figures: paper mâché painting urban housing. quay. sailing-ship, sailing-boat. slavery; serfs and the enslaved Suriname. Waterfront

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