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Lay-out of the company gardens in Cape Town | ) |
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19 x 30,5 cm | |
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chart / map / plan, estate / plantation, garden / ornamental garden, key, building, school | |
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Valentyn, Francois: Oud en Nieuw Oost-Indiën, part Vb, second book, after p. 28 |
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- Lay-out of the company gardens in Cape Town.
- From 1652 onwards, the VOC compelled its ships to stop at the Cape of Good Hope to take on refreshments. The company established a garden where vegetables were grown to supply the ships.
- Nowadays the old company gardens are a public park in Cape Town.
- The plate is taken from: 'Oud en Nieuw Oost-Indien' by Francois Valentyn.
- Top left: <No: 45>.
- The plate features a numbered key with explanatory notes.
countries:
South Africa
regions:
Peninsula
regions (VOC):
Kaap de Goede Hoop (VOC-gebied)
regions (WIC):
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South Africa
regions:
Peninsula
regions (VOC):
Kaap de Goede Hoop (VOC-gebied)
regions (WIC):
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