EU: Fort Sint Jago of Coenraadsburch te Elmina (1872)
1872 Elmina, Ghana
Another 1872 view of Fort Coenraadsburg, known also as Fort Sint Jago, the hilltop fortification above Elmina built to protect the adjacent Elmina Castle on the Gold Coast. The photograph captures the fort's walls and setting shortly before Dutch rule in the region ended.
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