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Col. Robert Jacob Gordon, Dutch officer and explorer of Scottish descent, after whom Gordon’s Bay is called, is born in Doesbur
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- 01Wallis, F. (2000). Nuusdagboek: feite en fratse oor 1000 jaar, Kaapstad: Human & Rousseau
- 02Potgieter, D.J. et al. (eds) (1970). Standard Encyclopaedia of Southern Africa, Cape Town: NASOU, v. 5, p. 271
Last updated · 30 Sep 2019
South African History Online. (2012, August 23). Col. Robert Jacob Gordon, Dutch officer and explorer of Scottish descent, after whom Gordon’s Bay is called, is born in Doesbur. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0091689
South African History Online (2012) 'Col. Robert Jacob Gordon, Dutch officer and explorer of Scottish descent, after whom Gordon’s Bay is called, is born in Doesbur', South African History Online, 23 August. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0091689 (Accessed: 7 August 2026).
South African History Online, Col. Robert Jacob Gordon, Dutch officer and explorer of Scottish descent, after whom Gordon’s Bay is called, is born in Doesbur [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0091689, (accessed 7 August 2026).
"Col. Robert Jacob Gordon, Dutch officer and explorer of Scottish descent, after whom Gordon’s Bay is called, is born in Doesbur." South African History Online, 23 Aug. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0091689. Accessed 7 Aug. 2026.
South African History Online. "Col. Robert Jacob Gordon, Dutch officer and explorer of Scottish descent, after whom Gordon’s Bay is called, is born in Doesbur." South African History Online. August 23, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0091689.
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