View of the Fort of Good Hope at Table Bay

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View of the Fort of Good Hope at Table Bay

Beeckman, Andries

View of the Fort of Good Hope at Table Bay.

The map is taken from the Blaeu-Van der Hem Atlas.

The map indicates a key but without further specifications. The fort shown here was torn down in 1665 and a new fort built in 1666.

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Is part of:

Good hope, castle of (Cape Town) Cape Town

Creator

Beeckman, Andries (draughtsman)

Period

1657 - 1658

Material

paper

Technique

watercolour

Kind

drawing

Dimension

55 x 45 cm55 x 45 cm

Number

Van der Hem 38:05

Owner

Österreichische Nationalbibliothek

Tags

survey / view, fortification, building, anchorage / pier / harbour, flora, bridge

Sources and literature

Krogt, Peter van der, The Atlas Blaeu - Van der Hem: of the Austrian National Library (2005)