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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
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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: 24 September 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 24 September 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 24 Sept. 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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