Fortifications in Dutch Brasil Theory and practice of some fortifications of the West Indian Company on the North-east coast of Brasil ; Fortificaties in Hollantsch Brasil

To study the past, military buildings are as good a historic source as churches. Both types of architecture have been engineered a more permanent material than most of the contemporary houses. Thus to the colonial-historian fortifications possess a wealth of material on the history of military science, the history of architecture, on style and social economic history. After the Dutch invaded Pernambuco in february 1630 they adapted the Portuguese fortifications and started to build new forts to consolidate the acquired possessions. Available plans of these forts demonstrate well thoughtout sch... Mehr ...