English and Dutch Forts, Secondee, Gold Coast, 1727

Caption: The South-west Prospect of the English and Dutch Forts at Secondee . . . . The inland trade extraordinary good especially for slaves and elephants teeth (provided the natives are at peace). Provisions here are not scarce especially fish. Smith made his survey for the Royal African Company. See also other images mariners on this site.

Image Title

English and Dutch Forts, Secondee, Gold Coast, 1727

RegID

SI-OB-92

Date

1727

Title

English and Dutch Forts, Secondee, Gold Coast, 1727

Source

William Smith, Thirty Different Drafts of Guinea (London, 1727), plate 12.

Language

English

Item sets

European Forts & Trading Posts in Africa

Spatial Coverage

Africa--Voltaic--Sekondi

Reproduced In

William Smith, Thirty Different Drafts of Guinea (London, 1727), plate 12.

Researchers

Handler, Jerome; Tuite, Michael; Randall Ericson; Henry B. Lovejoy Graduate Research Assistants: Tiffany Beebe; Travis May

Last Updated

30-Mar-17

Identifier

mariners20