Dix Cove Fort, Gold Coast, 1727
Caption: The South Prospect of Dixcove Fort Drawn 1727, ye hithermost English fort on the Gold Coast . . . and is subordinate to Cape-Coast. The caption gives geographical features of the area and food provisioning; note the African towns outside of the fort. Smith made his survey for the Royal African Company. see also, other images mariners on this site.
Image Title
Dix Cove Fort, Gold Coast, 1727
RegID
SI-OB-96
Date
1727
Title
Dix Cove Fort, Gold Coast, 1727
Source
William Smith, Thirty different drafts of Guinea (London, 1727), plate 10.
Language
English
Item sets
European Forts & Trading Posts in Africa
Spatial Coverage
Africa--Voltaic--Dixcove
Reproduced In
William Smith, Thirty different drafts of Guinea (London, 1727), plate 10.
Researchers
Handler, Jerome; Tuite, Michael; Randall Ericson; Henry B. Lovejoy Graduate Research Assistants: Tiffany Beebe; Travis May
Last Updated
30-Mar-17
Identifier
mariners19