page_title: Axim
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Axim / History
caption_attribution_description: Fort St. Anthony at Axim, Dutch Gold Coast, 1709. Lithograph.
context_page_description: Axim is a coastal town and the capital of Nzema East Municipal district, a district in Western Region of South Ghana. Axim lies 64 kilometers west of the port city of Sekondi-Takoradi in Western Region to the west of Cape Three Points. Axim has a 2013 settlement population of 27,719 people.
context_section_description: This area was occupied by the Nzema people.
  The Portuguese arrived by the early 16th century as traders. They built a prominent seaside fort, Fort Santo Antonio, in 1515. They exported some Africans as slaves to Europe and the Americas. Between 1642 and 1872, the fort was expanded and altered by the Dutch, who "ruled" during that period. The fort, now property of Ghana, is open to the public. Off-shore are some picturesque islands, including one with a lighthouse.
caption: Fort St. Anthony at Axim, 1709. Lithograph.
exif: {"Image ImageDescription": "Picture from W. Bosman, Naauwkeurige beschrijving, 1709.", "Image Orientation": "Horizontal (normal)", "Image XResolution": "300", "Image YResolution": "300", "Image ResolutionUnit": "Pixels/Inch", "Image Software": "Adobe Photoshop Elements 2.0", "Image DateTime": "2005:06:18 00:19:55", "Image Artist": "W. Bosman", "Image ExifOffset": "256", "Thumbnail Compression": "JPEG (old-style)", "Thumbnail XResolution": "72", "Thumbnail YResolution": "72", "Thumbnail ResolutionUnit": "Pixels/Inch", "Thumbnail JPEGInterchangeFormat": "394", "Thumbnail JPEGInterchangeFormatLength": "5348", "EXIF ColorSpace": "Uncalibrated", "EXIF ExifImageWidth": "1542", "EXIF ExifImageLength": "1772"}