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| Number: | 3741 |
| Continent: | Africa |
| Region: | West |
| Place Names: | Dickscove, Dixcove, Dixkove, Ghana |
| Year of Origin: | 1769 (estimated) |
| Title: | Vue Sud Du Fort De Dickscove tiree de Smith; [lower margin] Zuid - Gezigt van t Diskove, getrokken vit Smith. |
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| Language: | French |
| Publish Origin: | Paris |
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| Cartographer: |
Smith |
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| Publisher: |
Abbe Antoine Francois Prevost d'Exiles |
| Other Contributors: |
Jacob van der Schley |
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| Measurement Notes: | modern estimates |
| Notes: | [source SWAEN/JOPPN] From 1738--1775 there were several publications containing this view of the English fortresses at Dickscove Vue du sud du fort de Dickscove;The English fortresses at Dickscove.From a French edition of Prevost d' Exile's ' Histoire. des Voyages', 1738-75. There was also an edition engraved by Schley; From: 'Historische beschrijving der reizen.' - Fort Dixcove in Ghana: 'No other European station resisted as many sieges as the English fort at Dixcove. Its architectural transformations are remarkable, and exceptionally wel documented, while a thorough restoration, undertaken in 1954, has given opportunity to examine almost every portion of the structure' ; Slave trade ;(Lawrence, Trade castles & forts of West Africa, p.292). |
| Last updated: Nov 20, 2020 |