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Cornelis de Houtman reaches the bay of São Bras (now Mossel Bay), the first contact of the Dutch with the South African coast.
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- 01Potgieter, D.J. et al. (eds)(1970). Standard Encyclopaedia of Southern Africa, Cape Town: NASOU, v. 5, p. 640.
- 02Wallis, F. (2000). Nuusdagboek: feite en fratse oor 1000 jaar, Kaapstad: Human & Rousseau
Last updated · 30 Sep 2019
South African History Online. (2012, July 31). Cornelis de Houtman reaches the bay of São Bras (now Mossel Bay), the first contact of the Dutch with the South African coast.. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0089275
South African History Online (2012) 'Cornelis de Houtman reaches the bay of São Bras (now Mossel Bay), the first contact of the Dutch with the South African coast.', South African History Online, 31 July. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0089275 (Accessed: 6 August 2026).
South African History Online, Cornelis de Houtman reaches the bay of São Bras (now Mossel Bay), the first contact of the Dutch with the South African coast. [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0089275, (accessed 6 August 2026).
"Cornelis de Houtman reaches the bay of São Bras (now Mossel Bay), the first contact of the Dutch with the South African coast.." South African History Online, 31 July 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0089275. Accessed 6 Aug. 2026.
South African History Online. "Cornelis de Houtman reaches the bay of São Bras (now Mossel Bay), the first contact of the Dutch with the South African coast.." South African History Online. July 31, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0089275.
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