Battle between Dutch and Africans near El Mina in 1637

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Battle between Dutch and Africans near El Mina in 1637

Meurs, Jacob van / Meurs, Jacob van

Battle between the Dutch and African natives near El Mina in 1637.

The WIC captured the fort of El Mina from the Portuguese in 1637. To achieve this they forged a pact with indigenous rulers, but subsequently they also clashed with them.

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Creator

Meurs, Jacob van (publisher)

Meurs, Jacob van (engraver / etcher)

Period

ca. 1671

Material

paper

Technique

engraving

Kind

print

Dimension

13,5 x 17 cm13,5 x 17 cm

Number

185 B 14 deel II, na p. 469

Owner

Koninklijke Bibliotheek

Tags

battle / taking / war (fight), survey / view, fortification, flora, Person, European, North and South Americans

Sources and literature

Montanus, Arnout, De nieue en onbekende weereld: of beschrijving van America en 't Zuidland […] (1671)