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

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....

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Stelten, Ruud, 1986-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Leiden : Sidestone Press, 2019.
Temas:
Archaeology > Sint Eustatius.
Maritime anthropology > Sint Eustatius.
Archéologie > Antilles néerlandaises > Saint-Eustache.
Anthropologie maritime > Antilles néerlandaises > Saint-Eustache.
HISTORY > Latin America > Mexico.
Archaeology
Maritime anthropology
Sint Eustatius > History.
Sint Eustatius
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Intro
  • List of figures and tables
  • Acknowledgements
  • Introduction
  • 1.4 Research problem
  • 1.3 Previous research
  • 1.2 Historical setting
  • 1.1 Natural and environmental setting
  • Theoretical Framework
  • 2.3 The place of shipwrecks in the maritime cultural landscape
  • 2.2 The maritime cultural landscape
  • 2.1 The development of theory in maritime archaeology
  • Research Methodology
  • 3.2 The documentary record
  • 3.2.1 Maps, charts, and artwork
  • 3.2.2 Photographs
  • 3.2.3 Wills, deeds, and probate inventories
  • 3.2.4 Traveler's accounts and ship logs
  • 3.2.5 Newspapers
  • 3.2.6 Public records
  • 3.1 Underwater archaeological research
  • 3.1.1 Geophysical survey methods
  • 3.1.2 SCUBA diving survey
  • Economic Components
  • 4.1 The commercial component
  • 4.4 Conclusions
  • 4.3 The resource component
  • 4.3.1 Water supply
  • 4.3.2 Provisioning grounds
  • 4.3.3 Fishing
  • 4.3.4 Animal husbandry
  • 4.3.5 Imports
  • 4.2 The transport and communication component
  • 4.2.1 The roadstead
  • 4.2.2 Shipwrecks
  • 4.2.3 From sea to shore
  • 4.2.4 Discussion
  • 4.1.1 Lower Town
  • 4.1.2 Plantations
  • Social Components
  • 5.1 The civic component
  • 5.4 Conclusions
  • 5.3 The recreative component
  • 5.3.1 Alcohol consumption
  • 5.3.2 Smoking
  • 5.3.3 Parties
  • 5.3.4 Tours and picnics
  • 5.2 The cognitive component
  • 5.2.1 Place names
  • 5.2.2 Religious buildings
  • 5.2.3 The deceased
  • 5.1.1 Upper Town
  • 5.1.2 Lower Town
  • 5.1.3 Plantations
  • 5.1.4 The roadstead
  • Political Components
  • 6.1 The defense component
  • 6.3 Conclusions
  • 6.2 The power component
  • 6.2.1 Moveable objects
  • 6.2.2 Plantations
  • 6.2.3 Johannes de Graaff
  • 6.2.4 Cemeteries
  • 6.2.5 Military installations
  • 6.1.1 The first fort
  • 6.1.2 A ring of fortifications
  • 6.1.3 The year 1781
  • 6.1.4 Safety on the roadstead
  • Discussion
  • 7.1 Differing timescales
  • 7.1.1 The defense component
  • 7.4 Regional and global context
  • 7.4.1. Shipping and trade
  • 7.4.2 St. Thomas and St. Barths
  • 7.4.3 Bermuda
  • 7.4.4 British North America
  • 7.3 Overlapping components
  • 7.2 The natural environment
  • 7.2.1 The civic and commercial components
  • 7.2.2 The recreative component
  • 7.2.3 The transport and communication component
  • 7.2.4 The defense and power components
  • 7.2.5 The resource component
  • 7.2.6 The cognitive component
  • 7.1.2 The commercial component
  • 7.1.3 The power component
  • 7.1.4 The resource component
  • 7.1.5 The cognitive component
  • 7.1.6 The civic component
  • 7.1.7 The transport and communication component
  • 7.1.8 The recreational component
  • Conclusion
  • Bibliography
  • Appendices
  • Lege pagina
  • Lege pagina

Ejemplares similares