EU: Little Fort through time

Anomabu 1966–2002 14 photos of this spot

14 photographs taken at the same spot in Anomabu, spanning 1966–2002 — 7 of them from before 1980. Line them up and watch the place change.

Photographed in 1966, this view shows the fishing village of Anomabu on Ghana's coast, where canoes and nets were central to the local economy long before and after the town's role in the transatlantic trade.

EU: Vissersdorp 1966 Photographed in 1966, this view shows the fishing village of Anomabu on Ghana's coast, where canoes and nets were central to the local economy long before and after the town's role in the transatlantic trade.

EU: Little Fort 1966 A 1966 photograph of the so-called Little Fort at Anomabu, one of several small fortifications built along this stretch of Ghana's coastline during the period of European trading posts on the Gold Coast.

EU: Little Fort, galerij 1966 This 1966 image shows a gallery within the Little Fort at Anomabu, Ghana, part of the fortification's interior structure overlooking the surrounding coastal town.

EU: Voormalige ingang tot Fort William, aan de oostzijde 1966 Taken in 1966, this photograph documents the former entrance on the east side of Fort William in Anomabu, Ghana, a fort tied to the Gold Coast trade era and later put to other administrative uses.

EU: Company's Monument 1966 Photographed in 1966 at Anomabu, Ghana, this image shows the Company's Monument, which carries a dedication dated 1958, standing amid the town's older colonial-era structures.

EU: Fort William, oude toegang 1969 This 1969 photograph shows the old entrance to Fort William in Anomabu, Ghana, one of a series of images documenting the fort's structure along the coast.

EU: Fort William, nieuwe toegang 1969 Taken in 1969, this image shows the newer entrance added to Fort William in Anomabu, Ghana, alongside the fort's original access point on the same site.

EU: Overzicht buitenmuur aan de linker zijde, Anomabu (2000) 2000 The outer defensive wall at Anomabu, Ghana, photographed in 2000. The fort here was rebuilt by the British in the 18th century as one of several fortified trading posts along the Gold Coast.

EU: Overzicht met omgeving, Anomabu Fort William (2002) 2002 Fort William at Anomabu, Ghana, and its surroundings, photographed in 2002. The fort was constructed by the British in the 1750s to strengthen their position along a stretch of coast contested by rival European traders.

EU: Overzicht bovenop bastion met kanon, Anomabu Fort William (2002) 2002 A cannon mounted on a bastion of Fort William in Anomabu, Ghana, photographed in 2002. Such armaments were installed to defend the fort's trading operations from rival powers and from the sea.

EU: Overzicht vanaf het fort, Anomabu (2002) 2002 A view over Anomabu, Ghana, from the ramparts of its fort, photographed in 2002. The coastal town was one of several fortified trading posts the British operated on the Gold Coast.

EU: Overzicht boten met buitenmuur rechts, Anomabu (2002) 2002 Fishing boats on the shore at Anomabu, Ghana, with the outer wall of Fort William visible at right, photographed in 2002. Fishing remains a mainstay of daily life in this former Gold Coast trading town.

EU: Overzicht buitenmuur met boten op de voorgrond 2002 Around 2002, this photograph shows the outer wall of a fort at Anomabu, Ghana, with fishing boats drawn up in the foreground, reflecting the town's continued life as a fishing community.

EU: Overzicht boten met buitenmuur rechts 2002 This photograph, taken around 2002 at Anomabu, Ghana, shows fishing boats with the fort's outer wall visible to the right, part of the same coastal scene near the old fortification.