Connected by Water A maritime perspective of Plantation Esthersrust and Suriname’s defence system between the 17th and 19th century Santosh A. Singh Cover: bird eye view of the planting beds at Plantation Esthersrust (photo by Fabian Vas, February 2020) Connected by Water A maritime perspective of Plantation Esthersrust and Suriname’s defence system between the 17th and 19th century Santosh A. Singh Master Thesis (4ARX-0910ARCH) Student Number: S2279185 Supervisor: Dr. M.R. Manders Heritage and Museum Studies Leiden University, Faculty of Archaeology Leiden, July 13th, 2020 (final) Santosh A. Singh
[email protected] Contents Preface Introduction ............................................................................................................ 1 Theoretical framework ......................................................................................... 1 Research questions ............................................................................................... 3 Methodology ........................................................................................................ 4 Research goals ...................................................................................................... 5 Thesis structure .................................................................................................... 6 Chapter 1. Methodology ........................................................................................ 7 1.1. Introduction ..................................................................................................