Dutch fort Elmina Castle, Gold Coast, Africa, circa 1865

ambrotype

PHOTOGRAPHS - AMBROTYPES
Brooks, John F.
Ghana
Circa 1865
plate 6-1/2 x 8-1/2 in.; frame 10 x 12 in.

Full plate ambrotype of Elmina Castle, a Dutch fort on the Gold Coast, present day Ghana. Three brigs in distance, one possibly saluting with cannon. Thatched roof buildings in foreground. This was Dutch enclave 1637-1872. Photograph is dated circa 1865. Backed with black velvet, framed in modern gold frame with white oval mat. Ref: A.W. Lawrence, "Trade Castles & Forts of West Africa", London: Jonathan Cape, 1963.

1980.22.4