Cape-Coast Castle, Gold Coast, 1727
Titled, The North-West Prospect of Cape-Coast Castle. The caption notes that Cape Coast is ye largest, strongest, & most beautifull castle belonging to the Royal Afr[ican] Com[pany]. Details are given on the fort and its location, noting that under shelter of ye guns, is built a large populous Negro town. The people are of a warlike sort with comments about the diet and religion of the local population. Smith made his survey for the Royal African Company. See other images mariners on this website.
Image Title
Cape-Coast Castle, Gold Coast, 1727
RegID
SI-OB-91
Date
1727
Title
Cape-Coast Castle, Gold Coast, 1727
Source
William Smith, Thirty Different Drafts of Guinea (London, 1727), plate 18.
Language
English
Item sets
European Forts & Trading Posts in Africa
Spatial Coverage
Africa--Voltaic--Cape Coast
Reproduced In
William Smith, Thirty Different Drafts of Guinea (London, 1727), plate 18.
Researchers
Handler, Jerome; Tuite, Michael; Randall Ericson; Henry B. Lovejoy Graduate Research Assistants: Tiffany Beebe; Travis May
Last Updated
30-Mar-17
Identifier
mariners22