Comments on: Star Fort Megapost http://googlesightseeing.com/2008/05/01/star-fort-megapost/ Why bother seeing the world for real? Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:32:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Jel http://googlesightseeing.com/2008/05/01/star-fort-megapost/comment-page-1/#comment-205657 Jel Sat, 16 May 2009 14:57:32 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/?p=1824#comment-205657 The thing that struck me as odd about the Amsterdam ring is that it stopped at the Ijselmeer - although from one point of view, an inland sea is rather more effective than a string of forts, it was not unknown to have frozen over during the mini ice-age which occurred in the seventeenth century, within living memory of when that string was built. Consequently, it didn't come as a great surprise to find another one on the east side: <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msa=0&msid=110101866754464448691.00043ef7a7a0ce98432cf&hl=en&ie=UTF8&t=k&ll=52.448176,5.835221&spn=0.007808,0.022402&z=16" rel="nofollow">1.</a> <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msa=0&msid=110101866754464448691.00043ef7a7a0ce98432cf&hl=en&ie=UTF8&t=k&ll=52.47441,6.070032&spn=0.003901,0.011201&z=17" rel="nofollow">2.</a> - housing <a href="http://www.antonpieckmuseum-hattem.nl/index.html" rel="nofollow">the Anton Pieck Museum</a>, and then I lose the trace. There's also another one between the start of the line in the earlier post, to the north of Amsterdam, and the town itself: <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msa=0&msid=110101866754464448691.00043ef7a7a0ce98432cf&hl=en&ie=UTF8&t=k&ll=52.517935,5.06746&spn=0.001949,0.0056&z=18" rel="nofollow">1.</a>, <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msa=0&msid=110101866754464448691.00043ef7a7a0ce98432cf&hl=en&ie=UTF8&t=k&ll=52.535833,4.957843&spn=0.001948,0.0056&z=18" rel="nofollow">2.</a>, <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msa=0&msid=110101866754464448691.00043ef7a7a0ce98432cf&hl=en&ie=UTF8&t=h&ll=52.499517,4.941337&spn=0.003899,0.011201&z=17" rel="nofollow">3.</a> Just the trace of a bastion of something bigger, before joining up with the forts in the earlier posting The thing that struck me as odd about the Amsterdam ring is that it stopped at the Ijselmeer – although from one point of view, an inland sea is rather more effective than a string of forts, it was not unknown to have frozen over during the mini ice-age which occurred in the seventeenth century, within living memory of when that string was built.
Consequently, it didn’t come as a great surprise to find another one on the east side:
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and then I lose the trace.

There’s also another one between the start of the line in the earlier post, to the north of Amsterdam, and the town itself:
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3. Just the trace of a bastion of something bigger, before joining up with the forts in the earlier posting

]]> By: Alex http://googlesightseeing.com/2008/05/01/star-fort-megapost/comment-page-1/#comment-205553 Alex Sun, 03 May 2009 19:34:39 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/?p=1824#comment-205553 Here is also one from Arad, Romania: http://googlesightseeing.com/maps?p=&c=&t=h&hl=en&ll=46.169162,21.333947&z=15 Here is also one from Arad, Romania:
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]]> By: oliver http://googlesightseeing.com/2008/05/01/star-fort-megapost/comment-page-1/#comment-205142 oliver Sat, 28 Mar 2009 09:52:03 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/?p=1824#comment-205142 Have a look at http://obromley.deoss.net/web/concept/star_fort.htm for further pictures and old drawings and text re. star forts Have a look at

http://obromley.deoss.net/web/concept/star_fort.htm

for further pictures and old drawings and text re. star forts

]]> By: john http://googlesightseeing.com/2008/05/01/star-fort-megapost/comment-page-1/#comment-204760 john Wed, 04 Mar 2009 13:25:34 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/?p=1824#comment-204760 In Frederksted on St. Croix,US Virgin Islands is Fort Frederik. http://googlesightseeing.com/maps?p=&c=&t=h&hl=en&ll=17.715086,-64.883414&z=18 Per Wikipedia, this was built between 1752 and 1760 by Denmark. In Frederksted on St. Croix,US Virgin Islands is Fort Frederik.

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Per Wikipedia, this was built between 1752 and 1760 by Denmark.

]]> By: Jel http://googlesightseeing.com/2008/05/01/star-fort-megapost/comment-page-1/#comment-204754 Jel Tue, 03 Mar 2009 20:43:17 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/?p=1824#comment-204754 Better late than never: that star-fort at Naarden is the end of a whole string surrounding Amsterdam: <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msa=0&msid=110101866754464448691.00043ef7a7a0ce98432cf&hl=en&ie=UTF8&t=h&ll=52.595736,5.015248&spn=0.00423,0.011373&z=18" rel="nofollow"> 1. </a>, <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msa=0&msid=110101866754464448691.00043ef7a7a0ce98432cf&hl=en&ie=UTF8&t=h&ll=52.588749,4.977032&spn=0.00423,0.011373&z=18" rel="nofollow"> 2. </a>, <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msa=0&msid=110101866754464448691.00043ef7a7a0ce98432cf&hl=en&ie=UTF8&t=h&ll=52.535895,4.957575&spn=0.002118,0.005686&z=18" rel="nofollow"> 3. </a>, <a 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]]> By: Jim Grant http://googlesightseeing.com/2008/05/01/star-fort-megapost/comment-page-1/#comment-201424 Jim Grant Tue, 22 Jul 2008 18:31:50 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/?p=1824#comment-201424 Don't Forget Neuf Brisach http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=freiburg+germany&ie=UTF8&ll=48.015277,7.532501&spn=0.017598,0.04446&t=h&z=15 Don’t Forget Neuf Brisach

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]]> By: wp http://googlesightseeing.com/2008/05/01/star-fort-megapost/comment-page-1/#comment-200411 wp Fri, 06 Jun 2008 12:59:38 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/?p=1824#comment-200411 Lucca Italy, very well preserved starish walled city http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=43.843014,10.507982&z=15&t=h&hl=en Lucca Italy, very well preserved starish walled city
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]]> By: Jorge http://googlesightseeing.com/2008/05/01/star-fort-megapost/comment-page-1/#comment-200152 Jorge Sat, 17 May 2008 21:12:22 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/?p=1824#comment-200152 Another one, this is in Jaca, in Spain: http://maps.google.es/maps?f=q&hl=es&geocode=&q=jaca&ie=UTF8&ll=42.57252,-0.551409&spn=0.008249,0.017338&t=h&z=16 Another one, this is in Jaca, in Spain:

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]]> By: Daz http://googlesightseeing.com/2008/05/01/star-fort-megapost/comment-page-1/#comment-200013 Daz Thu, 08 May 2008 10:01:15 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/?p=1824#comment-200013 Here is a nice fort in Essex, UK <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Tilbury+Fort,+Thurrock,+United+Kingdom&ie=UTF8&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-a&hl=en&cd=1&geocode=0,51.453510,0.374829&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=23.875,57.630033&t=h&z=16&iwloc=near" rel="nofollow">Tilbury Fort </a> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tilbury_Fort Here is a nice fort in Essex, UK

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]]> By: Jel http://googlesightseeing.com/2008/05/01/star-fort-megapost/comment-page-1/#comment-199991 Jel Wed, 07 May 2008 13:11:10 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/?p=1824#comment-199991 And around Portsmouth harbour: <a href="http://googlesightseeing.com/maps?p=&c=&t=k&hl=en&ll=50.798605,-1.162351&z=17" rel="nofollow">1.</a> <a href="http://googlesightseeing.com/maps?p=&c=&t=k&hl=en&ll=50.806986,-1.158596&z=17" rel="nofollow">2.</a> <a href="http://googlesightseeing.com/maps?p=&c=&t=k&hl=en&ll=50.815378,-1.154627&z=17" rel="nofollow">"3.</a> <a href="http://googlesightseeing.com/maps?p=&c=&t=k&hl=en&ll=50.840663,-1.186287&z=17" rel="nofollow">"4.</a> <a href="http://googlesightseeing.com/maps?p=&c=&t=k&hl=en&ll=50.860577,-1.137975&z=17" rel="nofollow">"5.</a> <a href="http://googlesightseeing.com/maps?p=&c=&t=k&hl=en&ll=50.858688,-1.108085&z=17" rel="nofollow">"6.</a> <a href="http://googlesightseeing.com/maps?p=&c=&t=k&hl=en&ll=50.854435,-1.068056&z=17" rel="nofollow">"7.</a> <a href="http://googlesightseeing.com/maps?p=&c=&t=k&hl=en&ll=50.853642,-1.037039&z=17" rel="nofollow">"8.</a> The interesting thing here is that they obviously gave up the classic Vauban structure as they went along... And around Portsmouth harbour:
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The interesting thing here is that they obviously gave up the classic Vauban structure as they went along…

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