Only three days after his arrival at the Cape, Jan van Riebeeck starts building on the fort.

Updated: 30 Sep 2019

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01Potgieter, D.J. et al. (eds)(1970). Standard Encyclopaedia of Southern Africa, Cape Town: NASOU, v. 11, p. 166

Last updated · 30 Sep 2019

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