Untitled Image (Arguin Fort)
Arguin is an island off the western coast of the Sahara region. It is approximately 6x2 km in size, with extensive and dangerous reefs around it. This sketch details the fort construction and interior features such as entrance and gates, courtyard, cistern location, living quarters. The Portuguese first built this fort in late fifteenth century. It was taken over by Brandenbergers in 1685, and later by French etc.
Image Title
Untitled Image (Arguin Fort)
RegID
SI-OB-107
Date
1709
Title
Untitled Image (Arguin Fort)
Source
A. W. Lawrence, Trade Castles and Forts of West Africa (Stanford Univ. Press, 1964), plate 1, following p. 192; original source unclear.
Language
English
Item sets
European Forts & Trading Posts in Africa
Spatial Coverage
Africa--Western Sahara--Arguin
Reproduced In
A. W. Lawrence, Trade Castles and Forts of West Africa (Stanford Univ. Press, 1964), plate 1, following p. 192
Researchers
Jerome Handler; Michael Tuite; Henry B. Lovejoy Graduate Research Assistants: Tiffany Beebe; Travis May
Identifier
D022