Maria van Riebeeck, wife of Jan van Riebeeck, dies of smallpox in Malacca.

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01Potgieter, D.J. et al. (eds)(1970). Standard Encyclopaedia of Southern Africa, Cape Town: NASOU, v. 11, p. 167

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South African History Online. (2011, November 1). Maria van Riebeeck, wife of Jan van Riebeeck, dies of smallpox in Malacca.. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0069000

South African History Online (2011) 'Maria van Riebeeck, wife of Jan van Riebeeck, dies of smallpox in Malacca.', South African History Online, 1 November. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0069000 (Accessed: 25 July 2026).

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South African History Online. "Maria van Riebeeck, wife of Jan van Riebeeck, dies of smallpox in Malacca.." South African History Online. November 1, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0069000.