Fort Duurstede
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Fort Duurstede is a 17th-century colonial Dutch fort in Saparua, Indonesia[1][2] The fort originally protected Saparoea village. A navigation guide from 1878 advises: "There is good anchorage near this fort in the westerly monsoon in about 12 fathoms."[3]
The fort is open to the public and has been heavily restored.[1]
References
- ^ a b "Saparua: The Centre of the Lease Islands". East-Indonesia.info. 2014. Retrieved July 3, 2014.
- ^ Anonyme. CONNAISSANCE DES TEMPS ou DES MOUVEMENTS CÉLESTES, A L'USAGE DES ASTRONOMES ET DES NAVIGATEURS, POUR L'AN 1891 [KNOWLEDGE OF CELESTIAL TIME or MOVEMENTS, FOR THE USE ASTRONOMERS and MARINERS FOR THE YEAR 1891 (Online at BNF Gallica)] (in French). Paris: LE BUREAU DES LONGITUDES. Retrieved July 3, 2014.
Saparoua, fort Duurstede 3.34.37 S. 126.18.40 8.25.14,7 Bur. hydr. hollandais.
- ^ Findlay, Alexander George (1878). A directory for the navigation of the Indian Archipelago, China, and Japan ... London: Richard Holmes Laurie. p. 828. Retrieved July 3, 2014.
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