Fort Anké

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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, Ankee.^[2]

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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]

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A Dutch map from 1740 shows the fort at the intersection of the Mookervaart channel and Angke river.^[4]

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The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Jakarta:

References

↑ "Angke, Fort" (in Indonesian). Jakarta City Administration. Retrieved July 6, 2011.
1 2 "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. Retrieved August 1, 2014.

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