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A Netherlands fleet under Wijbrand van Warwijk arrives at an island in the Indian Ocean. They stay for nearly four months to re
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- 01Potgieter, D.J. et al. (eds) (1970). Standard Encyclopaedia of Southern Africa, Cape Town: NASOU, v. 7, p. 254
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South African History Online. (2012, August 23). A Netherlands fleet under Wijbrand van Warwijk arrives at an island in the Indian Ocean. They stay for nearly four months to re. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0091223
South African History Online (2012) 'A Netherlands fleet under Wijbrand van Warwijk arrives at an island in the Indian Ocean. They stay for nearly four months to re', South African History Online, 23 August. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0091223 (Accessed: 26 September 2026).
South African History Online, A Netherlands fleet under Wijbrand van Warwijk arrives at an island in the Indian Ocean. They stay for nearly four months to re [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0091223, (accessed 26 September 2026).
"A Netherlands fleet under Wijbrand van Warwijk arrives at an island in the Indian Ocean. They stay for nearly four months to re." South African History Online, 23 Aug. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0091223. Accessed 26 Sept. 2026.
South African History Online. "A Netherlands fleet under Wijbrand van Warwijk arrives at an island in the Indian Ocean. They stay for nearly four months to re." South African History Online. August 23, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0091223.
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