Diorama of the waterfront of Paramaribo Diorama of the Waterfront of Paramaribo, 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 homes for the well-to-do Paramaribo bourgeoisie. Under a tree stands a group of slaves, a little further on a slave with a horse and cart. There is a lot of shopping and shopping on the quay. De Waterkant was a central place in the city as the meeting point for trade by sea and inland shipping over the rivers to the plantations. The four ships that lie on the quay and take up the e

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