Fort Anké

Map of Fort Anké

Fort Anké is 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, 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 is 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

  1. ↑ "Angke, Fort" (in Indonesian). Jakarta City Administration. Retrieved July 6, 2011.
  2. 1 2 "Anckee". Atlas of Mutual Heritage. AMH. 2014. Retrieved August 1, 2014.
  3. ↑ 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. Check date values in: |date= (help)
  4. ↑ "Vijfhoek Redoute". Jakarta Encyclopedia. Department of Communication, Informatics and Public Relations of Jakarta Capital City. 1995–2012. Retrieved August 1, 2014.

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