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João da Nova, Portuguese navigator on his way to India, finds letters and a document in a shoe hanging from a milk wood tree a
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- 30 Sep 2019
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- 01Wallis, F. (2000). Nuusdagboek: feite en fratse oor 1000 jaar, Kaapstad: Human & Rousseau
Last updated · 30 Sep 2019
South African History Online. (2012, July 6). João da Nova, Portuguese navigator on his way to India, finds letters and a document in a shoe hanging from a milk wood tree a. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0087722
South African History Online (2012) 'João da Nova, Portuguese navigator on his way to India, finds letters and a document in a shoe hanging from a milk wood tree a', South African History Online, 6 July. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0087722 (Accessed: 26 October 2026).
South African History Online, João da Nova, Portuguese navigator on his way to India, finds letters and a document in a shoe hanging from a milk wood tree a [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0087722, (accessed 26 October 2026).
"João da Nova, Portuguese navigator on his way to India, finds letters and a document in a shoe hanging from a milk wood tree a." South African History Online, 6 July 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0087722. Accessed 26 Oct. 2026.
South African History Online. "João da Nova, Portuguese navigator on his way to India, finds letters and a document in a shoe hanging from a milk wood tree a." South African History Online. July 6, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0087722.
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