These are not nearly the most impressive examples of this kind of fortification; as North America was a relatively peripheral area in the 18th century, only rel

These are not nearly the most impressive examples of this kind of fortification; as North America was a relatively peripheral area in the 18th century, only relatively small and cheap versions of star forts were built there. For larger-scale examples: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fortbourtange.jpg http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fortbourtange.jpg http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Map_of_Geneva_in_1841.jpg http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Map_of_Geneva_in_1841.jpg http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Coevorden.jpg http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Coevorden.jpg