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Entrance and tower of Fort Coenraadsburg on St. Jago mountain near Elmina

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Entrance and tower of Fort Coenraadsburg on St. Jago mountain near Elmina

Temminck Groll, Coenraad Liebrecht

Entrance and tower of Fort Coenraadsburg on St. Jago mountain near Elmina.

It was from this mountain that the Dutch captured St. George castle in Elmina from the Portuguese in 1637.

Below right a cannon is visible.

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