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Compass set into the ground before the entrance to Fort St. George at Elmina

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Compass set into the ground before the entrance to Fort St. George at Elmina

Temminck Groll, Coenraad Liebrecht

Compass set into the ground before the entrance to Fort St. George at Elmina.

In use as a police academy when this photograph was taken.

Fort St. George at Elmina was the headquarters of the WIC governor on the gold coast after being captured in 1637 from the Portuguese.

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