Fort Anké

Fort Anké was a fort located in North Jakarta, Indonesia. It was built by the Dutch East India Company in 1657^[1] along the river of the same name, to the west of the city of Jakarta.^[2] Historical names for the fort include Anckee, Anke, and Ankee.^[2]

Map of Fort Anké

Three officers of the French corsair Le Modeste were held as prisoners at the fort for five months, when French naturalist J.-J. La Billardière visited them in November 1796. The same text says the fort was located an hour from Batavia.^[3]

A Dutch map from 1740 shows the fort at the intersection of the Mookervaart channel and Angke river.^[4]

Map of the Anké entrenchment