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Jan van Riebeeck and his family leave the Cape for Batavia on board of the ‘Mars’.
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- 30 Sep 2019
How we know this
- 01Wallis, F. (2000). Nuusdagboek: feite en fratse oor 1000 jaar, Kaapstad: Human & Rousseau
Last updated · 30 Sep 2019
South African History Online. (2012, May 7). Jan van Riebeeck and his family leave the Cape for Batavia on board of the ‘Mars’.. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0082762
South African History Online (2012) 'Jan van Riebeeck and his family leave the Cape for Batavia on board of the ‘Mars’.', South African History Online, 7 May. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0082762 (Accessed: 10 November 2026).
South African History Online, Jan van Riebeeck and his family leave the Cape for Batavia on board of the ‘Mars’. [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0082762, (accessed 10 November 2026).
"Jan van Riebeeck and his family leave the Cape for Batavia on board of the ‘Mars’.." South African History Online, 7 May 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0082762. Accessed 10 Nov. 2026.
South African History Online. "Jan van Riebeeck and his family leave the Cape for Batavia on board of the ‘Mars’.." South African History Online. May 7, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0082762.
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