Print Description
This print shows a view on the Fort Santo Antonio (Fort St. Anthoni) in Axim, Ghana. The fort was built by the Portuguese in 1515 on a rocky promontory and conquered by the Dutch West India Company (WIC) in 1642, after which it became part of the Dutch Gold Coast.
Made by an anonymous engraver after Bosman.
Medium: Engraving / etching on handlaid (verge) paper.
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. Creases. Small tears restored in left margin. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.
FORT-GHANA-SANTO ANTONIO-AXIM-GOLD COAST-PORTUGUESE-DUTCH WIC | 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.
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