Getting started with the collection:
Two models of Fort Leyden
after design by Hendrick Lotsy, 1769
During the second half of the 18th century, ever more plantations arose along the Commewijne River in Suriname. Fort Leyden was built at the mouth of the river to protect the new settlements from attacks from the water. These wooden models were sent from the Netherlands to Suriname as examples for the construction of the stronghold.
- Artwork typemodel, relief (sculpture)
- Object numberNG-NM-140
- Dimensionsheight 81 cm x width 132.5 cm x thickness 4 cm
- Physical characteristicsbuxus- en eikenhout