| ASIA |
| INDIA: |
Tranquebar
(Dansborg castle):
 1620-May 1801
 #English occupation# (May 1801-Aug.
1802)
Aug. 1802-1808
#English occupation# (1808-20 Sep. 1815)
20 Sep. 1815-7 Nov. 1845
# English occupation# (7 Nov.
1845- 1947)
(U. B. J. p 41, 44) (H.F. p 298) |
Pipely
(Pipli):
factory
1625- abandoned before 1643
(U. B. J. p 28) |
Masulipatam:
factory
1626 -abandoned before 1643
(U. B. J. web site) |
Balasore:
factory
1636-abandoned before 1643
1763-1845
(C. p 126) (U. B. J. web site) |
Oddeway
Torre (Malabar coast):
factory
1696 - 1722
(U. B. J. web site) |
Gondalpara
(Dannemarksnagore) (S-E of Chandernagore):
fortified factory a part of Gondalpara is still (1919) called "Dinemardanga",
that is the land of the Danes.
1698/1700-1714
abandoned
(C. p 126+U. B. J. p 28) |
Calicut:
factory
1752-1791
abandoned
(U. B. J. p 29, 37) |
Serampore
(Frederiksnagore):
Oct. 1755-1808
#English occupation# (1808-1815?)
1815 ?-11 Oct. 1845
#English occupation# (11 Oct.
1845-1947)
(C. p 126) (U. B. J. p 28, 41, 44) (H.F. p 302) (R. p 232) |
Colachel
(Malabar coast):
factory
1755-1824
abandoned
(U. B. J. p 29, 37) |
| NICOBAR ISLANDS (Frederik Oerne islands): |
Grand
Nicobar (Sambellong, northern side of the island):
1754/56-1760
abandoned
(B2 p?) (R. p 232) |
Kamorta
island (Canlaha or Frederikshoi):
1760- 1768
abandoned
(B1 p?) (B2 p?) |
Nangkowry
island:
1768 Danish Mission -1773
abandoned
1784 -1807/9
abandoned
1830-1834
abandoned
1846-
?
abandoned
The Denmark officially handed over the rigths of the Nicobar to the British on 16 October
1868.
(B1 p?) (B2 p?) (U. B. J. p 29, 30) |
| SRI LANKA: |
Trincomalee:
1620-1621 attempt to build a fort
(U. B. J. p. 11,12) |
| INDONESIA: |
Macassar (Sulawesi island):
factory
?
(H.F. p 326) |
Bantam
(Java island):
factory
?-1682
(H.F. p 300) |
| AFRICA: |
| SIERRA LEONE: |
Bagos:
16 lodge - 16
1661 lodge - Dec. 1662 destroyed by the Dutch
Norregard "Danish settlements in West Africa 1658-1850" p. 25 |
| GHANA: |
Cape
Coast or Cabo Corço (Swedish name: Carolusborg od Carlsborg):
Portuguese, English and Dutch had trading lodges in Cape Coast, but when the Swedish
arrived they were unoccupied.
 #Swedish occupation# Apr.
1650 fort Carolusborg - Jan./Feb. 1658
Jan./Feb. 1658 - 16 Apr. 1659
 #Dutch occupation# 16 Apr. 1659- May/Jun. 1659
#Fetu occupation#
May/Jun. 1659 - 10 Dec. 1660
#Swedish occupation# 10 Dec. 1660 - 22 Apr.
1663
#Dutch occupation# 22 Apr. 1663 -
3 May 1664
#English occupation# 3 May 1664 -
According to Norregard "Danish settlements in West Africa 1658-1850"
#Dutch occupation# 1638 factory -
?
abandoned
#Swedish occupation# (1657-1658) the
Swedes built the fort 1657
1658 - Apr. 1659
#Dutch occupation#
(Apr. 1659-1659)
#Fetu occupation#
(1659- 10 Dec. 1660)
#Swedish occupation# (10 Dec. 1660 -1660)
1660-1663
#Fetu occupation#
(1663-1663)
#Dutch occupation#
(1663-1664)
#English occupation# (1664-1957)
(L. p 198)Cape Coast or Cabo Corço:
1659 lodge - 23 Mar. 1664 destroyed by the
Dutch
May 1664 lodge -
Norregard "Danish settlements in West Africa 1658-1850" p. 26 |
|
Cong
(Cong Height):
#Dutch occupation# - 1659
abandoned
1659 - 24 Apr. 1661 destroyed by the
Dutch
Norregard "Danish settlements in West Africa 1658-1850" p. 24 |
Gemoree
or Jumoree: its location it's not know.
#Swedish occupation# 165 ? fortified
lodge - 1658
1658 -
Norregard "Danish settlements in West Africa 1658-1850" |
Takoradi:
(04°53'N - 01°45'W)
#Swedish occupation#
1653 fortified lodge - 1658
1658 - Apr. 1659 abandoned |
Adja
or Agga:
1658 lodge -
Norregard "Danish settlements in West Africa 1658-1850" |
Anomabu:
#Dutch occupation# 1640 lodge -
#Swedish occupation# 1652 lodge - 1658
1658 lodge - Apr. 1659 abandoned
#Dutch
occupation# lodge
#English occupation# 166 ? lodge -
Van Dantzig "Les Hollandais sur la cote de Guinee 1680-1740"
A. W. Lawrence "Trade castles and forts of West Africa" Jonathan Cape 1963
London. p. 198
Norregard "Danish settlements in West Africa 1658-1850" |
Amanful
or Amanfro, Cape Coast (Ft. Fredriksborg or Frederiksberg):
1659 fort - 16 Apr. 1685
#English occupation# (16 Apr.
1685 - ) called by the British: Fort Royal.
(L. p 199) (E. p. 32; 40; 85) Norregard "Danish settlements in West Africa
1658-1850" |
Accra-Osu
(Ft.Chistiansborg):
fort
#Swedish occupation# 1652 fortified lodge -
1658
1658 lodge - Apr. 1659 abandoned
1661 fort - Dec. 1680
 #Portuguese
occupation# (Dec. 1680-29 Aug. 1682) abandoned
#Akwamu occupation#
(Sep. 1682-Feb. 1683)
Feb. 1683-1693
#Akwamu occupation# (1693-1694)
1694-1850
#English occupation#
(1850-1957)
(L. p 199-217) (V. p 202-204) (E. p.83)
Norregard "Danish settlements in West Africa 1658-1850" p. 10 |
Provesten:
watch -tower situed several hundred yards West of Christiansborg.
before 1729-1850 |
Ningo
(Ft.Fredensborg):
fort
1734 - Mar. 1850
#English occupation# (Mar.
1850-1957)
(E. p. 32; 40; 83) |
Ada
(Ft. Kongensten):
fort
1784 - Mar. 1850
#English occupation# (Mar.
1850-1957)
(E. p. 32; 40; 83) |
Teshe
(Ft. Augustaborg):
fort
1787- Mar. 1850
#English occupation# (Mar.
1850-1957)
(L. p 87) (E. p. 32; 40; 83) |
Keta
(Ft. Prinsensten):
lodge 1780 fort 1784 - 12
Mar. 1850
#English occupation# (12 Mar.
1850-1957)
(L. p 361-368) (E. p. 32; 40; 83) |
Kpomkpo
(Frederiksberg):
Hill-station
1788- ?
(L. p 43) |
| SÃO TOMÉ: |
Sao
Tomé:
lodge ?
Norregard "Danish settlements in West Africa 1658-1850" p. 30 |
| AMERICA, CARIBBEAN: |
| VIRGIN ISLANDS: |
St.
Thomas Island:
1672- Apr. 1801
#English occupation# (Apr. 1801-Feb. 1802)
Feb. 1802-1807
#English occupation# (1807-1815)
1815-31 Mar. 1917
31 Mar 1917 sold to
USA.
(W. p 2, 251, 261) |
St.
Jan Island (St. John):
1716/17- Apr.1801
#English occupation# (Apr. 1801-Feb. 1802)
Feb. 1802-1807
#English occupation# (1807-1815)
1815-31 Mar. 1917
31 Mar 1917 sold to
USA.
(W. p 2, 251, 261) |
St.
Croix Island:
 #French occupation# (
-1733)
1733 - Apr. 1801 The Danish purchased St.
Croix from France in 1733
#English occupation# (Apr. 1801-Feb. 1802)
Feb. 1802-1807
#English occupation# (1807-1815)
1815-31 Mar. 1917
31 Mar 1917 sold to USA.
(W. p 2, 251, 261) |
| GREENLAND: |
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| ICELAND: |
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| FAROE: |
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Books
about Danish India Books
about Danish West Indies
Books
about Danish Africa
Legend:
U.B.J.= Uno Barner Jensen "Danish East India: trade coins and the coins of
Tranquebar" Brovst, 1997
C.= Campos "History of the Portuguese in Bengal" Calcutta, 1919
B1= Babudieri "L'espansione mercantile Austriaca nei territori d'oltremare nel XVIII
sec. e i suio riflessi politici ed economici" Milano, 1978
B2= Babudieri "Trieste e gli interessi Austriaci in Asia nei sec. XVIII-XIX"
Padova, 1966
W= Westergaard "Danish West Indies under company rule 1671-1754, with a supplementary
chapter 1755-1917" New York, 1917
L.= Lawrence "Trade castles and forts of West Africa" London, 1963
V.= Vogt "Portuguese rule on the Gold Coast 1469-1682" Athens, 1979
H.F.= Holden Furber "Imperi rivali nei mercati d'oriente 1600-1800" Bologna,
1986 English edition: "Rival Empires of trade in the Orient
1600-1800" Minneapolis, 1976
R.= Reinhard "Storia dell'espansione europea" Napoli, 1987 German
edition: "Geshichte der Europaischen Expansion" Stuttgart, 1983
E.= Epson "Ancient forts and castles of the Gold Coast (Ghana)" 1970 |
