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.
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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

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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.." South African History Online, 31 July 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0089275. Accessed 23 Sept. 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.