Nat Museum Speakers Series Dr Peggy - Maritime Heritage
Dr. Peggy Leshikar-Denton long time Archieologist of the Cayman Islands National Museum, talks on the the Maritime Heritage, first discovery and early visiters to the Cayman Islands such as Christopher Columbus and his son Ferdinand in 1503 and later by Sir Francis Drake in 1586.
Dr. Peggy the Cayman Maritime History covering Over Five Centuries of Maritime Heritage:
Pre-1500s - untouched natural history
1500s - hazards, landmarks, turtle fishing grounds
1600s-1730 - fishing camps, english setlement, privateers & pirates in the spanish main
1700s - sugar & wars, early Caymanian shipbuilding
1800s - Turtle fishing industry, merchant trade, emancipation
19oos - 2000s - Fishing, merchant trade, world wars and tourism
