View of Fort Groot Frederiksborg at Princes Town

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View of Fort Groot Frederiksborg at Princes Town

Anoniem / Anonymous / Hondt, Pierre d'

View of Fort Groot Frederiksborg at Princes Town.

Konings Fort te Manfro, uit Barbot.

Fort Royal de Manfro, tir?? de Barbot.

Manfro is the name of the hill on which the fort was built. From 1683 to 1717 it was the only Prussian fort in Ghana. In 1725 it fell into the hands of the WIC and was renamed Fort Hollandia.

The same page features a picture of Fort Amsterdam at Cormantin.

The fort could be the Danish fort of Frederiksborg at Cabo Cors, which was also referred to as 'Koningsfort' (King's Fort). In compiling his 'Histoire G??n??rale Des Voyages, Ou Nouvelle Collection De Toutes Les Relations De Voyages Par Mer Et Par Terre [...]' Du Bois made no clear distinction between these two forts.

Cf. Koninklijke Bibliotheek, The Hague, inv. nr. 693 C 5 part III, op. p. 379.

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Is part of:

Groot Fredericksborg, fort Princes Town

Creator

Anoniem / Anonymous (engraver / etcher)

Hondt, Pierre d' (publisher)

Period

1747

Material

paper

Technique

engraving

Kind

print

Dimension

6,5 x 9 cm6,5 x 9 cm

Number

693 C 6 dl IV, na p. 404, II

Owner

Koninklijke Bibliotheek

Tags

survey / view, banderole / cartouche / ornamentation, fortification, ship / vessel, Person, house, building

Inscription

Konings Fort te Manfro, uit Barbot

Sources and literature

Bois, J.P.J. du, Histoire Générale Des Voyages, Ou Nouvelle Collection De Toutes Les Relations De Voyages Par Mer Et Par Terre,: Qui Ont Été Publiées Jusqu'à Présent Dans Les Différentes Langues De Toutes Les Nations Connues (1746 - 1780)