Fort Zeelandia: Clarifying Its Historical Location

There is no historical record of a Fort Zeelandia ever existing in Guyana. The name likely causes confusion with the famous Fort Zeelandia in Taiwan (built by the Dutch East India Company in 1624) or the Fort Zeelandia in Paramaribo, Suriname (originally Fort Willoughby, renamed by the Dutch in 1667). Guyana's colonial fortifications include Fort Nassau, Fort Kyk-Over-Al, and Fort Zeelandia's namesake in neighboring Suriname. If you're researching Dutch colonial forts in the Guianas, the Surinamese Fort Zeelandia—now a UNESCO World Heritage site housing the Surinamese Museum—is the relevant landmark.