Fort Fredericksburg
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Fort Fredericksburg was a 17th–18th century Prussian trading fort on the Gold Coast of West Africa, central to the region’s European colonial commerce.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
European colonial fort
ⓘ
Prussian fort ⓘ fortification ⓘ trading fort ⓘ |
| architectureType | coastal fort ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Brandenburg African Company
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Prussian colonial ventures in Africa ⓘ |
| builtBy | Brandenburg-Prussia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Brandenburg-Prussia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | Early modern period ⓘ |
| governedBy | Prussian-appointed officials ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
barracks
ⓘ
bastions ⓘ cannon emplacements ⓘ enclosed courtyard ⓘ warehouses ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
fortified factory
ⓘ
trading post ⓘ |
| heritage | part of Ghana’s coastal fort heritage ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Guinea Coast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| interactedWith | local African polities ⓘ |
| involvedIn | European competition for control of the Gold Coast ⓘ |
| locatedIn | West Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay | Ghana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Gold Coast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material |
masonry
ⓘ
stone ⓘ |
| operatedInCentury |
17th century
ⓘ
18th century ⓘ |
| partOf |
Brandenburg Gold Coast
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
European forts on the Gold Coast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance |
center of Prussian trade on the Gold Coast
ⓘ
node in the trans-Atlantic trading network ⓘ |
| status | historic site ⓘ |
| tradePartners |
African traders
ⓘ
European merchants ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Brandenburg-Prussia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Prussia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Atlantic trade
ⓘ
European colonial commerce ⓘ military defense ⓘ slave trade ⓘ storage of trade goods ⓘ trade in gold ⓘ |
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