Antique Print-GHANA-FORT COENRAADSBURG-SAINT JAGO-ELIMA-WIC-Bosman-1705

This print shows a view on Fort Coenradsburg on Sint Jago (nowadays known as Fort Coenraadsburg or Fort Saint Jago) located on the Sint Jago mountain near Elmina in Ghana. This fortress was built in the 17th century by the West India Company (WIC) and played a strategic role in the conquest of nearby Elmina Castle from the Portuguese. The engraving shows the fort in colonial times with the Dutch flag on the bastons.

Made by an anonymous engraver after Bosman.

Medium: Engraving / etching on handlaid (verge) paper. Watermark: yes.

Sheet size: 15.5 x 20 cm (6.1 x 7.87 inch). Image size: 14 x 16.5 cm. (5.51 x 6.5 inch).

Condition: good, given age. Fold as published. Creases. Paper loss i bottom left margin. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

FORT-GHANA-FORT COENRAADSBURG-FORT SAINT JAGO-ELIMA-WIC-DUTCH FLAG | RBOS-A11-25

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

This attractive print was published in the famous book “Nauwkeurige beschrijving van de Guinese Goud-, Tand- en Slaavenkust” by trader and author Willem Bosman, Utrecht 1705.