Encyclopedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General Literature, Volume XI, Ninth Edition—Popular Reprint. URL consultato il 4 maggio 2008.
«In 1614 the states of Holland granted to any Dutch citizen a four years' monopoly of any harbour or place of commerce which he might discover in that region (Guiana). The first settlement, however, in Suriname (in 1630) was made by an Englishman, whose name is still preserved by Marshall's Creek.»
