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Map of the fort of Trincomale

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Map of the fort of Trincomale

Anoniem / Anonymous / Waasbergen, Johannes Janssonius

Map of the fort of Trincomale.

't Fort Trinquenemale.

The Trincomale or Frederick fort was captured by the VOC in 1639 and destroyed in 1643. In 1660 a new fort was built on the same spot. It is not clear which one of the two is depicted here.

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Sources and literature

Baldaeus, Philippus, Naauwkeurige beschryvinge van Malabar en Choromandel: Derzelver aangrenzende Ryken, en het machtige Eyland Ceylon (1672)

Silva, R.K. de en W.G.M. Beumer, Illustrations and Views of Dutch Ceylon 1602 - 1796 (1988)