Fort Anké

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]

Map of Fort Anké

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]

Map of the Anké entrenchment

References
  1. "Angke, Fort" (in Indonesian). Jakarta City Administration. Archived from the original on November 7, 2016. Retrieved July 6, 2011.
  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.
  4. "Vijfhoek Redoute". Jakarta Encyclopedia. Department of Communication, Informatics and Public Relations of Jakarta Capital City. 1995–2012. Archived from the original on August 8, 2014. Retrieved August 1, 2014.

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