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Only three days after his arrival at the Cape, Jan van Riebeeck starts building on the fort.
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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
South African History Online. (2012, April 5). Only three days after his arrival at the Cape, Jan van Riebeeck starts building on the fort.. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0081459
South African History Online (2012) 'Only three days after his arrival at the Cape, Jan van Riebeeck starts building on the fort.', South African History Online, 5 April. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0081459 (Accessed: 10 August 2026).
South African History Online, Only three days after his arrival at the Cape, Jan van Riebeeck starts building on the fort. [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0081459, (accessed 10 August 2026).
"Only three days after his arrival at the Cape, Jan van Riebeeck starts building on the fort.." South African History Online, 5 Apr. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0081459. Accessed 10 Aug. 2026.
South African History Online. "Only three days after his arrival at the Cape, Jan van Riebeeck starts building on the fort.." South African History Online. April 5, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0081459.
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Cape St Francis, Western Cape Peninsula
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