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Cornelis de Houtman lands at Mossel Bay, nine days after rounding the Cape, and barters sheep and cattle from the Hottentots (K
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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. 640
Last updated · 30 Sep 2019
South African History Online. (2012, July 31). Cornelis de Houtman lands at Mossel Bay, nine days after rounding the Cape, and barters sheep and cattle from the Hottentots (K. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0089521
South African History Online (2012) 'Cornelis de Houtman lands at Mossel Bay, nine days after rounding the Cape, and barters sheep and cattle from the Hottentots (K', South African History Online, 31 July. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0089521 (Accessed: 5 October 2026).
South African History Online, Cornelis de Houtman lands at Mossel Bay, nine days after rounding the Cape, and barters sheep and cattle from the Hottentots (K [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0089521, (accessed 5 October 2026).
"Cornelis de Houtman lands at Mossel Bay, nine days after rounding the Cape, and barters sheep and cattle from the Hottentots (K." South African History Online, 31 July 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0089521. Accessed 5 Oct. 2026.
South African History Online. "Cornelis de Houtman lands at Mossel Bay, nine days after rounding the Cape, and barters sheep and cattle from the Hottentots (K." South African History Online. July 31, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0089521.
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