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Vue Sud du Fort de Dickscove


South view of today’s Fort Metal Cross, originally Fort Dixcove, in the Western Region of Ghana, from Prévost d'Exiles' influential collection of travel narratives, Histoire Generale des Voyages. Because of its history in the Atlantic slave trade, the Fort was included as one of the Forts and Castles of Volta, Greater Accra, Central and Western Regions that became a World Heritage Site in 1979.
Item Number: G2978
Cartographer: Prevost d'Exiles
Place & Date: Paris / 1755
Size: 7" x 5 1/2"
Condition: b&w; light overall age toning
Price: $65.00