Historic Maps
IIIF Historic Maps Collection
A curated collection of digitized historic maps of Suriname from various archives, accessible via the IIIF standard. Includes plantation maps, city plans, and regional surveys from the 18th and 19th centuries.
Georeferenced Maps on Allmaps
Historic Suriname maps that have been georeferenced and can be overlaid on modern maps. Explore how the landscape has changed over centuries by comparing historical cartography with contemporary satellite imagery.
Data Tools
Wikidata Suriname Filter
A custom filtering tool for exploring Wikidata entries related to Suriname. Search and browse structured data about people, places, events, and objects connected to Surinamese history.
WikiShootMe Suriname
Map-based visualization of Wikidata items in Suriname, highlighting locations that need photographs. Contribute to open knowledge by identifying and photographing historical sites and landmarks.
HTR Search Tool
Search through handwritten text recognition (HTR) results from historical Suriname documents. Find mentions of people, places, and events in transcribed archival sources.
Interactive Applications
Suriname Plantations (Classic)
The original interactive map showing digitized plantation data overlaid on historic maps. Explore the locations and details of Surinamese plantations from historical records.
Suriname Plantations (New)
The redesigned and enhanced plantation explorer with improved navigation, additional data layers, and better integration with archival sources. The latest evolution of our plantation mapping project.
Resources & Bookmarks
A curated collection of external resources, archives, and tools related to Surinamese history and digital heritage projects.
Gouda Time Machine Valeros
Interactive viewer for the Gouda Time Machine project, showcasing historical data visualization techniques.
Gouda Tijdmachine GitHub
Open source repository for the Gouda Time Machine project. Explore code, methodologies, and technical implementations.
Gouda Tijdmachine Viewer
Public viewer for exploring historical maps and data from Gouda, Netherlands.
Geonovum Geo op Tijd
Dutch geospatial standards and best practices for working with historical geographic data over time.
Plantages in Suriname
Comprehensive database and research portal about plantations in Suriname with historical records and genealogical data.
HDSC Datasets (IISG)
Historical Database of Suriname and Curaçao hosted by the International Institute of Social History. Rich datasets for research.
Digital Library of the Caribbean
Cooperative digital library providing access to Caribbean cultural, historical, and research materials.
HackaLOD Projects
Collection of linked open data projects and experiments, including historical data hackathon results.
Nationaal Archief Suriname
Official national archives of Suriname with access to historical documents, records, and research guides.
NA Netherlands - Suriname Collections
Dutch National Archives overview of archival collections related to Suriname, including colonial records.
Alle Surinamers - Digitized Archives
Portal to digitized archives related to Surinamese people, genealogy, and historical records.
Suriname Plantages
Research website dedicated to the history of Surinamese plantations with maps, owners, and enslaved people records.
3D Warehouse - Suriname Heritage
Collection of 3D models representing Surinamese heritage buildings and historical structures.
Suriname Heritage Guide
Comprehensive guide to cultural heritage sites, monuments, and historical locations in Suriname.
Concordans Paramaribo
Historical concordance project mapping historical addresses and locations in Paramaribo over time.
Atlas of Mutual Heritage
Interactive atlas documenting shared Dutch colonial heritage sites worldwide, including Suriname.
Necessary Reunions
Art and research project exploring connections between historical objects, archives, and contemporary communities.
Suriname Time Machine Database Model
Interactive visualization of the Suriname Time Machine Linked Open Data model, exploring 1,596 historical plantations modeled with CIDOC-CRM.
Amsterdam Time Machine
Public research resource on the history of Amsterdam, offering location-based access to historical information as Linked Open Data.
Allmaps
Open-source platform for curating, georeferencing and exploring IIIF maps. Used in the Suriname Time Machine for georeferencing historic maps.
Allmaps Explore – Suriname
Experimental interface for exploring all maps georeferenced with Allmaps, focused on the Suriname region.
Suriname Time Machine GitHub
GitHub organization hosting open-source repositories for the Suriname Time Machine project.
Utrecht Time Machine
Location-based heritage platform offering walking and cycling routes through the history of Utrecht.
HTR Hub
Search engine for millions of pages of handwritten historical documents from Dutch-language archives, including the Raad van Politie Suriname.
Time Machine Organisation – Local Time Machines
Overview of 86+ Local Time Machines across Europe, part of the Time Machine Organisation network.
Adamlink
Reference data hub for Amsterdam collections, providing linked identifiers for streets, persons and buildings.
AEZEL – Limburg Time Machine
Genealogical and cadastral database for the Dutch province of Limburg, combining heritage, maps and searchable records.
In The Same Boats
Interactive visualization tracing movements of significant cultural actors from the Caribbean, Americas, Africa and Europe in the 20th century Afro-Atlantic world.
Gent Gemapt
Interactive platform connecting places, historical maps and heritage collections for the city of Ghent, Belgium.
imagineRio
Searchable digital atlas illustrating the social and urban evolution of Rio de Janeiro through historical and modern imagery.
Suriname Time Machine on LinkedIn
Official LinkedIn page of the Suriname Time Machine project for news, updates and networking.
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