Fort Nassau at Mowri
This engraving depicts Fort Nassau and a town, called Moree, in the Voltaic region. It was the first fort that the Dutch established in 1598. Thomas Astley (d. 1759) was a British bookseller and publisher who never went to Africa. His imagined localities and illustrations of Africa were informed by a library of travel books at his disposal.
Image Title
Fort Nassau at Mowri
RegID
SI-OB-819
Date
1745-1747
Title
Fort Nassau at Mowri
Source
"Plate LXIII" in Thomas Astley (ed.), A New General Collection of Voyages and Travels, vol. 2 (London: Thomas Asltey, 1745-1747), between p. 578 and 579.
Language
English
Item sets
European Forts & Trading Posts in Africa
Spatial Coverage
Africa--Voltaic--Mouri
Researchers
Jerome Handler; Michael Tuite; Henry B. Lovejoy Graduate Research Assistants: Tiffany Beebe; Travis May
Last Updated
9-Aug-10; 21-Aug-19
Identifier
Astley014