Cornelis Jacob van de Graaff assumes governorship at the Cape. Graaff-Reinet is named after him and his wife.

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01Potgieter, D.J. et al. (eds)(1970). Standard Encyclopaedia of Southern Africa, Cape Town: NASOU, v.11 p.126.

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South African History Online. (2012, January 31). Cornelis Jacob van de Graaff assumes governorship at the Cape. Graaff-Reinet is named after him and his wife.. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0073768

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"Cornelis Jacob van de Graaff assumes governorship at the Cape. Graaff-Reinet is named after him and his wife.." South African History Online, 31 Jan. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0073768. Accessed 24 Sept. 2026.

South African History Online. "Cornelis Jacob van de Graaff assumes governorship at the Cape. Graaff-Reinet is named after him and his wife.." South African History Online. January 31, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0073768.