Fort Hammenhiel was situated on a small island halfway along the only water route to Jaffna. It represented an important part of the Jaffna defences. Because it had no supply of fresh water in times of siege the Portuguese were forced to surrender to the VOC in 1658 after the Company cut supply lines.
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Map of the northern part of Ceylon and a part of India's Coromandel Coast
Vingboons, Johannes
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Map of the island of Ceylon
Vingboons, Johannes
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Map of Ceylon
Knox, Robert / Broedelet, Wilhelm
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Map of Fort Hammenhiel
Tetschner, Johann Carl / Heydt, Johann Wolfgang
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View of Fort Hammenhiel
Tetschner, Johann Carl / Heydt, Johann Wolfgang
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Map of the islands of Leyden, Middelburg, Hammenhiel, Bramines, Dona Clara and Deserta
Anoniem / Anonymous / Waasbergen, Johannes Janssonius
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Bird's eye view of Hammenhiel Fort
Anoniem / Anonymous / Waasbergen, Johannes Janssonius
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Four maps showing all the churches of Wadomorachie, Walligamo, Patchelepalle and Temmorachie
Anoniem / Anonymous
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Map of the four provinces of Jaffnapatnam
Leusecam, Martinus / Campen, Johannes van / ...
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Map of Hammenhiel
Anoniem / Anonymous
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The coasts of Malabar and Coromandel
Covens, Johannes / Mortier, C. / ...
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Map of Jaffnapatnam
Graaff, Isaac de
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Map of fortifications on Ceylon
Toorzee, Jan Christiaensz
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Map of Ceylon with the Adams bridge
Anoniem / Anonymous
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Map of the South India
Graaff, Isaac de