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Cornelis de Houtman leaves the Netherlands for the Cape with four ships in search of a sea route to the East Indies. Muller: V
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South African History Online. (2012, March 30). Cornelis de Houtman leaves the Netherlands for the Cape with four ships in search of a sea route to the East Indies. Muller: V. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0081068
South African History Online (2012) 'Cornelis de Houtman leaves the Netherlands for the Cape with four ships in search of a sea route to the East Indies. Muller: V', South African History Online, 30 March. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0081068 (Accessed: 7 August 2026).
South African History Online, Cornelis de Houtman leaves the Netherlands for the Cape with four ships in search of a sea route to the East Indies. Muller: V [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0081068, (accessed 7 August 2026).
"Cornelis de Houtman leaves the Netherlands for the Cape with four ships in search of a sea route to the East Indies. Muller: V." South African History Online, 30 Mar. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0081068. Accessed 7 Aug. 2026.
South African History Online. "Cornelis de Houtman leaves the Netherlands for the Cape with four ships in search of a sea route to the East Indies. Muller: V." South African History Online. March 30, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0081068.
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