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View of the forts of El Mina and Nassau

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View of the forts of El Mina and Nassau

Vingboons, Johannes

Title in the Leupe catalogue (NA): Gezicht op "het kasteel de Mina, Cabo Corso en 't fort Nasau geleegen op de Goutcust in Guinea.

View of the forts of El Mina and Nassau.

Aldus vertoon 't Het Casteel De Mina Cabo Corso en 't Fort Nassou geleegen op de Gout Cust in Guniea.

Remarks: the plate is contained in the Vingboons Atlas.

On the hill of St. Jago, behind El Mina castle, one can discern Fort Coenraadsburg.

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Sources and literature

Gossselink, Martine, Land in Zicht: Vingboons tekent de Wereld van de 17de eeuw. (2007)