Wikimedia Commons

File:AMH-8168-KB View of the English and Dutch forts at Kommendo, a plan of the English fort and a map of the mouth of the Sherbro River with an inset showing a view o.jpg

Original file ‎(2,400 × 1,626 pixels, file size: 945 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg)

Captions

Captions

Add a one-line explanation of what this file represents

Summary edit

Author

Creator:G. Child

Nederlands: G. Child (graveur / etser), Anoniem / Anonymous (landmeter / kaartenmaker), Anoniem / Anonymous (uitgever)
English: G. Child (engraver / etcher), Anoniem / Anonymous (land surveyor / mapmaker), Anoniem / Anonymous (publisher)
Title
Nederlands: Gezicht op het Engelse en het Nederlandse fort te Kommendo, een plattegrond van het Engelse fort en een kaart van de monding van de rivier Sherbro, met inzet van een aanzicht van Kaap Mesurado
English: View of the English and Dutch forts at Kommendo, a plan of the English fort and a map of the mouth of the Sherbro River with an inset showing a view of Cape Mesurado
Description
Nederlands: Gezicht op het Engelse en het Nederlandse fort te Kommendo, een plattegrond van het Engelse fort en een kaart van de monding van de rivier Sherbro, met inzet van een aanzicht van Kaap Mesurado.

South Prospect of the English & Dutch, Forts, at Kommendo.

Plan of the English Fort, at Kommendo.

An Exact Map of the River Sherbro.

De kaarten en aanzichten zijn gebaseerd op vroeg-achttiende eeuwse uitgaven van de reizen van de Engelsman John Smith aan het eind van de zestiende eeuw.
English: View of the English and Dutch forts at Kommendo, a plan of the English fort and a map of the mouth of the Sherbro River with an inset showing a view of Cape Mesurado.

South Prospect of the English & Dutch, Forts, at Kommendo.

Plan of the English Fort, at Kommendo.

An Exact Map of the River Sherbro.

The maps and prospects are based on the early 18th century publications about the travels of the Englisman John Smith in the late 16th century.
Date 1745
date QS:P571,+1745-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Medium
Nederlands: gravure op papier
English: engraving on paper
Dimensions height: 25 cm (9.8 in); width: 17 cm (6.6 in)
dimensions QS:P2048,25U174728
dimensions QS:P2049,17U174728
institution QS:P195,Q1526131
Accession number
3032 B 10, to. p. 521
Inscriptions
South Prospect of the Englis & Dutch, Forts, at Kommendo / Plan of the English Fort, at Kommendo / An Exact Map of the River Sherbro
author: G. Child Sculpt.
Notes
English: Subjects: survey / view, banderole / cartouche / ornamentation, fortification, building, compass / dial
Nederlands: Onderwerpen: overzicht / aanzicht, banderol / cartouche / versiering, vesting, gebouw, kompas / windroos
English: Post: this image is related to a WIC trading post called Komenda
Source/Photographer Source at the Atlas of Mutual Heritage
Permission
(Reusing this file)
This is a faithful photographic reproduction of a two-dimensional, public domain work of art. The work of art itself is in the public domain for the following reason:
Public domain

This work is in the public domain in its country of origin and other countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 100 years or fewer.

You must also include a United States public domain tag to indicate why this work is in the public domain in the United States.
This file has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights.
The official position taken by the Wikimedia Foundation is that "faithful reproductions of two-dimensional public domain works of art are public domain".
This photographic reproduction is therefore also considered to be in the public domain in the United States. In other jurisdictions, re-use of this content may be restricted; see Reuse of PD-Art photographs for details.
Object location5° 03′ 31.67″ N, 1° 28′ 00″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

File history

Click on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time.

Date/TimeThumbnailDimensionsUserComment
current15:38, 10 June 2014Thumbnail for version as of 15:38, 10 June 20142,400 × 1,626 (945 KB)HuskyBot (talk | contribs)== {{int:filedesc}} == {{Artwork |title = {{nl|1=Gezicht op het Engelse en het Nederlandse fort te Kommendo, een plattegrond van het Engelse fort en een kaart van de monding van de rivier Sherbro, met inzet van een aanzicht van Kaap Mesura...

You cannot overwrite this file.

Retrieved from "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=File:AMH-8168-KB_View_of_the_English_and_Dutch_forts_at_Kommendo,_a_plan_of_the_English_fort_and_a_map_of_the_mouth_of_the_Sherbro_River_with_an_inset_showing_a_view_o.jpg&oldid=775665960"