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|description={{en|1=Galle fort as seen from the bazaar. Please note that this diagram shows the fort after its capture from Portuguese and before the construction of new Dutch bastions. Dutch have already shifted the main gate to the sea side.}}
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|description={{en|1=Galle fort as seen from the bazaar. Please note that this diagram shows the fort of Santa Cruz de Gale after its capture from Portuguese and before the construction of new Dutch bastions. Dutch have already shifted the main gate to the sea side.}}
|date=1672, Published in dutch in Amsterdam.
|date=1672, Published in dutch in Amsterdam.
|source=A True and Exact Description of the Great Island of Ceylon.
|source=A True and Exact Description of the Great Island of Ceylon.