Antique Print-GHANA-FORT BATENSTEIN-BUTRE-WEST AFRICAN-DUTCH WIC-Bosman-1705
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Antique Print-GHANA-FORT BATENSTEIN-BUTRE-WEST AFRICAN-DUTCH WIC-Bosman-1705

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€55.00

‘” ‘T FORT BATESTEIN TOT BOUTRY “‘

– This print shows a view on the Fort Batenstein in Boutrou (nowadays Butre) in Ghana. The fort stood on a high hill near Butre on the West African coast and offered a view of the sea and the mouth of the river. The Dutch West India Company (WIC) built the fort in 1656 after the area on the hill was conquered. Dutch flag on the castle in top.

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Description

This print shows a view on the Fort Batenstein in Boutrou (nowadays Butre) in Ghana. The fort stood on a high hill near Butre on the West African coast and offered a view of the sea and the mouth of the river. The Dutch West India Company (WIC) built the fort in 1656 after the area on the hill was conquered. Dutch flag on the castle in top.

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. . General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

FORT-GHANA-FORT BATENSTEIN-BUTRE-WEST AFRICAN-DUTCH 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.

Additional information

Dimensions 20 × 155 × 1 cm

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