Plan of James Island and Fort, Gambia, 1727
Smith made this drawing for the Royal African Company which claimed the fort. Note the location of the New Barracks (center right) and another slave house (upper center). For another architectural drawing of this fort, based on a survey close to 30 years later, see image PRO-1.
Image Title
Plan of James Island and Fort, Gambia, 1727
RegID
SI-OB-99
Date
1727
Title
Plan of James Island and Fort, Gambia, 1727
Source
William Smith, Thirty Different Drafts of Guinea (London, 1727), plate 5.
Language
English
Item sets
European Forts & Trading Posts in Africa
Spatial Coverage
Africa--Western Savanna--James Island
Reproduced In
William Smith, Thirty Different Drafts of Guinea (London, 1727), plate 5.
Researchers
Handler, Jerome; Tuite, Michael; Randall Ericson; Henry B. Lovejoy Graduate Research Assistants: Tiffany Beebe; Travis May
Last Updated
30-Mar-17
Identifier
mariners16