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A Dutch fleet under Cornelis Houtman sights the Cape while on a voyage to the East.
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Last updated · 30 Sep 2019
South African History Online. (2012, February 24). A Dutch fleet under Cornelis Houtman sights the Cape while on a voyage to the East.. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0074628
South African History Online (2012) 'A Dutch fleet under Cornelis Houtman sights the Cape while on a voyage to the East.', South African History Online, 24 February. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0074628 (Accessed: 3 August 2026).
South African History Online, A Dutch fleet under Cornelis Houtman sights the Cape while on a voyage to the East. [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0074628, (accessed 3 August 2026).
"A Dutch fleet under Cornelis Houtman sights the Cape while on a voyage to the East.." South African History Online, 24 Feb. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0074628. Accessed 3 Aug. 2026.
South African History Online. "A Dutch fleet under Cornelis Houtman sights the Cape while on a voyage to the East.." South African History Online. February 24, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0074628.
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Cape St Francis, Western Cape Peninsula
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