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Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Elmina Castle discounts - what to see at Cape Coast - check out 5 reviews and 3 photos. (Official White House photo by Pete Souza) Between 15, 12.5. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. President Barack Obama finishes an address following a tour with his family of Cape Coast Castle in Ghana on July 11, 2009. DAVD GURIEN/CNN Retracing steps at Cape Coast. The Ogowe band a narrative of African travel Dates / Origin Date Issued: 1890 Place: Philadelphia Publisher: Reading & Company Library locations Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Jean Blackwell Hutson Research and Reference Division Shelf locator: Sc 916.6-R Topics Africa, West - Description and travel dungeons - Ghana Cape Coast Castle (Cape Coast, Ghana) Genres Photographs Type of Resource Still image Languages English Identifiers RLIN/OCLC: NYPGR3724229-B NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b11721915 Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 95d212b0-c623-012f-c150-58d385a7bc34 Rights Statement The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. Duwon Steven Clark stares out to the Atlantic from Cape Coast Castle -one of more than two dozen slave 'castles' along the coast of what is now Ghana. This work by Thomas Edward Bowdich (17911824) describes the journey he made on behalf of the Royal African Company from Cape Coast Castle in West Africa. The Old Higher Lighthouse dates all the way back to 1716 and is a private residence.Names Reading, Joseph H. Over the course of its history there have actually been 3 lighthouses and they all still stand today.

Portland Bill is famous across the world, mostly for its lighthouse.

These pebbles also cover a small stream which is one of the few streams in all of Portland. These fortified trading posts were built between 14 by the numerous traders Portuguese, Swedish. The beach used to be all sand but now stone debris from quarrying covers the sand and over the years the stones have been rounded into pebbles. St George’s Castle is one of the 30-odd slave forts concentrated along Ghana’s coast. Enjoy stunning sea views from the gun platforms, and get close to the powerful cannons.Ĭhurch Ope Cove is a sheltered beach on the eastern side of Portland lying just below The Castle on the Coast. A drawing of Cape Coast Castle in West Africa, attributed to three artists. It was originally a Portuguese 'feitoria' or trading post, established. The majestic fortresses along Ghanas breathtaking coast housed dark dungeons, overflowing with misery and despair, right up until the slave trade was gradually. Cape Coast Castle ( Swedish: Carolusborg) is one of about forty 'slave castles', or large commercial forts, built on the Gold Coast of West Africa (now Ghana) by European traders. Today you can tour the Tudor kitchen and step inside the Great Hall to come face to face with King Henry himself. Cape Coast Castle, as rebuilt by the British in the 18th century. Portland Castle, one of Henry VIII’s finest coastal forts, was built in the 1540s to protect against French and Spanish invasion. The ruins today are the remains of the late 15th century castle built on the earlier remains. Rufus Castle is also known as Bow and Arrow Castle and is a ruined 12th century grade 1 listed castle overlooking Church Ope Cove.