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Floor plan of the upper floor of fort Nassau
Knapp, Jan Daniël
Title Leupe: Plans, platte gronden, opstanden voor gebouwen in het fort Nassau.
This unsigned ground plan of Fort Nassau gives a good impression of the situation during or shortly after the total renovation of 1735-1740. On the basis of the compass rose, the scale bar and the handwriting, the plan can be attributed to the engineer and surveyor Jan Daniel Knapp. It was sent to the Republic in 1739. The main attention is given to the garrison and posts inside the fortress as shown here from the upper floor.
North is lower right.
Scale-bar of 5 Rhineland Rods = [approximately 1 : 125].
<div style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman", serif;"><p style="font-size:11.5pt;margin:0;">[right] a key to the letters A to P and a note : </p><p style="font-size:11.5pt;margin:0;">Explicatie. </p><p style="font-size:11.5pt;margin:0;">A. Voorhuys daerin tegelyk de Godsdienst gehouden word. </p><p style="font-size:11.5pt;margin:0;">B. Contoor van de Wel Edele Gestrenge Heer Gouverneur. </p><p style="font-size:11.5pt;margin:0;">C. Camers van dezelve. </p><p style="font-size:11.5pt;margin:0;">D. Camer daerin de fyne producten geborgen worden. </p><p style="font-size:11.5pt;margin:0;">E. Raads Camer. </p><p style="font-size:11.5pt;margin:0;">F. Combuyst. </p><p style="font-size:11.5pt;margin:0;">G. Secreet. </p><p style="font-size:11.5pt;margin:0;">H. Lieutenants Camer. </p><p style="font-size:11.5pt;margin:0;">I. Sergeanten Camer. </p><p style="font-size:11.5pt;margin:0;">K. Corporaals Camer. </p><p style="font-size:11.5pt;margin:0;">L. Secretarey. </p><p style="font-size:11.5pt;margin:0;">M. Secretaris Camer. </p><p style="font-size:11.5pt;margin:0;">N. Eerste Klerks Camer. </p><p style="font-size:11.5pt;margin:0;">O. Secreet voor de Guarnisoen. </p><p style="font-size:11.5pt;margin:0;">P. Schiet Gaaten. </p><p style="font-size:11.5pt;margin:0;">NB: wat geel geillumineert, is van Hout en wat rood, is Steen. </p></div>
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