Jan van Riebeeck sets foot ashore for the first time to try to find the best spot to erect a fort at the Cape.

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South African History Online. (2012, April 5). Jan van Riebeeck sets foot ashore for the first time to try to find the best spot to erect a fort at the Cape.. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0081403

South African History Online (2012) 'Jan van Riebeeck sets foot ashore for the first time to try to find the best spot to erect a fort at the Cape.', South African History Online, 5 April. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0081403 (Accessed: 27 September 2026).

South African History Online, Jan van Riebeeck sets foot ashore for the first time to try to find the best spot to erect a fort at the Cape. [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0081403, (accessed 27 September 2026).

"Jan van Riebeeck sets foot ashore for the first time to try to find the best spot to erect a fort at the Cape.." South African History Online, 5 Apr. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0081403. Accessed 27 Sept. 2026.

South African History Online. "Jan van Riebeeck sets foot ashore for the first time to try to find the best spot to erect a fort at the Cape.." South African History Online. April 5, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0081403.