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Establishment of colonies on the African coast. 1 January 1683

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Establishment of colonies on the African coast. 1 January 1683. (Painting by Lemme.) On 1 January 1683, Major von d. Gröben founded Fort Gross-Friedrichsburg on the west coast of Africa on behalf of the Great Elector. The thrifty Frederick William I, however, had little interest in this acquisition, so he sold it to the Dutch in 1720. Errichtung von Kolonien an der afrikanischen Küste. 1. Januar 1683. (Gemälde von Lemme.) Am 1. Januar 1683 gründete Major v. d. Gröben im Auftrage des Großen Kurfürsten das Fort Groß-Friedrichsburg an der Westküste Afrikas. Der sparsame Friedrich Wilhelm I. hatte aber für diese Erwerbung sehr wenig Sinn, so daß er sie 1720 an die Holländer verkaufte. Illustration for Bilder Deutscher Geschichte (Herausgegeben Vom Cigaretten-Bilderdienst, Hamburg-Bahrenfeld, 1936).

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