Fort Anké was a fort located in North Jakarta, Indonesia. It was built by the Dutch East India Company in 1657 [1] along the river of the same name, to the west of the city of Jakarta. [2] Historical names for the fort include Anckee, Anke, and Ankee. [2]
Three officers of the French corsair Le Modeste were held as prisoners at the fort for five months, when French naturalist J.-J. La Billardière visited them in November 1796. The same text says the fort was located an hour from Batavia. [3]
A Dutch map from 1740 shows the fort at the intersection of the Mookervaart channel and Angke river. [4]
References
- ^ "Angke, Fort" (in Indonesian). Jakarta City Administration. Archived from the original on November 7, 2016. Retrieved July 6, 2011.
- ^ a b "Anckee". Atlas of Mutual Heritage. AMH. 2014. Retrieved August 1, 2014.
- ^ Chevalier, Aug. (May–June 1953). "Un grand voyageur naturaliste normand : J.-J. La Billardière (1755-1834) (Suite et fin) " [A great naturalist Norman traveler J.-J. La Billardière (1755-1854)(Concluded)]. Revue internationale de botanique appliquée et d'agriculture tropicale (in French). 33 (367–368): 185–202. doi: 10.3406/jatba.1953.6588. Retrieved August 1, 2014.
- ^ "Vijfhoek Redoute". Jakarta Encyclopedia. Department of Communication, Informatics and Public Relations of Jakarta Capital City. 1995–2012. Archived from the original on August 8, 2014. Retrieved August 1, 2014.
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