Description
This print shows a view on the main English fort of Cape Coast Castle located on the Gold Coast in present-day Ghana.
Made by an anonymous engraver after Bosman.
Medium: Engraving / etching on handlaid (verge) paper. Watermark: yes.
Sheet size: 31.7 x 19.8 cm (12.48 x 7.8 inch). Image size: 28.3 x 16.5 cm. (11.14 x 6.5 inch).
Condition: good, given age. Fold as published. Creases. Tear restored in margin. Folds in right and left corners. Paperloss in upper right corner. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.
FORT-GHANA-ENGLISH FORT-MAIN FORT-CAPE COAST CASTLE-GOLD COAST | 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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