Fort Anké Explained

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]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Angke, Fort . Jakarta City Administration . July 6, 2011 . Indonesian . https://web.archive.org/web/20161107140157/http://www.jakarta.go.id/web/encyclopedia/detail/63/jakarta-balai-kota . November 7, 2016 . dead .
  2. Web site: Anckee . . 2014 . Atlas of Mutual Heritage . AMH. 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). French. Revue internationale de botanique appliquée et d'agriculture tropicale . 33 . 367-368. 185–202 . 10.3406/jatba.1953.6588. August 1, 2014 .
  4. Web site: Vijfhoek Redoute . . 1995–2012 . Jakarta Encyclopedia . Department of Communication, Informatics and Public Relations of Jakarta Capital City . August 1, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140808050348/http://www.jakarta.go.id/eng/encyclopedia/detail/3499 . August 8, 2014 . dead .

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