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The Company Fortress

- Military Engineering and the Dutch East India Company in South Asia, 1638-1795
Af: Erik Odegard Engelsk Hardback

The Company Fortress

- Military Engineering and the Dutch East India Company in South Asia, 1638-1795
Af: Erik Odegard Engelsk Hardback
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The remains of Dutch East India Company (VOC) forts are scattered throughout littoral Asia and Africa. But how important were the specific characteristics of European bastion-trace fortifications in enabling early modern European expansion? The Company Fortress takes on this question by studying the system of fortifications built and maintained by the Dutch East India Company in present-day India and Sri Lanka. Remaining fortifications in places like Kannur, Sadras, Jaffna and Galle give an impression of the size and complexity of these works, but cities like Kochi, Nagapattinam and Colombo were also fortified by the Dutch company. The book uncovers the stories of the fortifications and their designers, arguing that many of those responsible for building these forts were in fact amateurs and their creations contained serious flaws, to the bewilderment of later engineers tasked with improving them.
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The remains of Dutch East India Company (VOC) forts are scattered throughout littoral Asia and Africa. But how important were the specific characteristics of European bastion-trace fortifications in enabling early modern European expansion? The Company Fortress takes on this question by studying the system of fortifications built and maintained by the Dutch East India Company in present-day India and Sri Lanka. Remaining fortifications in places like Kannur, Sadras, Jaffna and Galle give an impression of the size and complexity of these works, but cities like Kochi, Nagapattinam and Colombo were also fortified by the Dutch company. The book uncovers the stories of the fortifications and their designers, arguing that many of those responsible for building these forts were in fact amateurs and their creations contained serious flaws, to the bewilderment of later engineers tasked with improving them.
Produktdetaljer
Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 306
ISBN-13: 9788119139231
Indbinding: Hardback
Udgave:
ISBN-10: 8119139232
Kategori: Asiatisk historie
Udg. Dato: 30 apr 2023
Længde: 26mm
Bredde: 239mm
Højde: 159mm
Forlag: Manohar Publishers and Distributors
Oplagsdato: 30 apr 2023
Forfatter(e): Erik Odegard
Forfatter(e) Erik Odegard


Kategori Asiatisk historie


ISBN-13 9788119139231


Sprog Engelsk


Indbinding Hardback


Sider 306


Udgave


Længde 26mm


Bredde 239mm


Højde 159mm


Udg. Dato 30 apr 2023


Oplagsdato 30 apr 2023


Forlag Manohar Publishers and Distributors