Plan du fort de lisle de Goreé et ses projets / leué par le Sr. Compagnon en auril 1714 ; desiné par René Vernise en Januier 1716. 1716.

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Plan du fort de lisle de Goreé et ses projets / leué par le Sr. Compagnon en auril 1714 ; desiné par René Vernise en Januier 1716. 1716.

Shows the island of Gorée off Cape Verde in Senegal, a French outpost important in the slave trade. Details fortifications and improvements proposed by P. Compagnon while working under the direction of André Brue, director of the Compagnie du Sénégal. Includes notes A-Z, &, a-y, and 1-12.

1 ms. map : hand col. ; 515 x 709 mm., folded to 565 x 377 mm.

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