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Chart of Saldanha Bay and immediate environs
Chart of Saldanha Bay, showing part of the coastline
Chart of Saldanha Bay, Table Bay, Hout Bay and False Bay
Coastal map from Saldanha Bay to Mossel Bay
Cottages on the Geelbek country estate at Saldanha
Cottages on the Geelbek country house in Saldanha
Cottages on the Geelbek estate at Saldanha
Geelbek country house at Saldanha
House on the Geelbek estate at Saldanha
Map depicting journey from the Cape of Good Hope to the Amaquas and the Cape das Aguilhas
Map of Africa
Map of Africa
Map of Africa
Map of Africa
Map of Africa
Map of East Indies
Map of journeys into the interior from the Cape of Good Hope
Map of Saldanha bay
Map of Saldanha Bay
Map of Saldanha Bay
Map of Saldanha Bay
Map of Saldanha Bay
Map of Saldanha Bay
Map of Saldanha Bay
Map of Saldanha Bay
Map of Saldanha Bay to Vleesbaai
Map of Saldanha Bay, Table Bay, Hout Bay and False Bay
Map of southern Africa
Map of Southern Africa
Map of southern Africa
Map of Table Bay
Map of the African coast between Cabo Negro and Cape of Good Hope
Map of the Brazilian and West African coast
Map of the Cape and environs
Map of the Cape of Good Hope
Map of the Cape of Good Hope with an inset showing Dassen Island.
Map of the coast between St. Helena Bay and False Bay
Map of the coast of South Africa, from Saldanha Bay to False Bay
Map of the coastline from Saldanha Bay to False Bay
Map of the east coast of Africa, from the Cape of Good Hope to the Cape del Gada
Map of the Indian Ocean
Map of the south African coast from Saldanha Bay up to and including the Cape of Good Hope and False Bay
Map of the South African coast, from the bay of St. Helena to Mossel Bay
Map of the southern African coast
Map of the southern coast of Africa, from Saldanha Bay to the Bay of Natal
Map of the southern part of South Africa
Map of the southern part of the Atlantic Ocean
Map of the west coast between Saldanha Bay and Table Bay, upper part.
Map of the west coast of Africa, from 11 degrees south latitude to the Cape of Good Hope
Map of the west coast of Africa, from Sierras de St. Thom?? to the Cape of Good Hope
Map showing journeys into the interior from the Cape of Good Hope
Sea chart of southern Africa
Sea levels from Table Bay to Saldanha Bay
Sea levels from Table Bay to Saldanha Bay
Sea levels from Table Bay to Saldanha Bay
Second house attached to the Geelbek country house at Saldanha
Slave bell at the Geelbek country house in Saldanha
Two maps of the Cape of Good Hope
View of Saldanha Bay from Witte Klip
Views of the African coast, from Cabo Negro to Saldanha Bay

In 1652 the political Council of the Cape decided to commission an investigation of the area comprising St. Helena Bay, Saldanha Bay and nearby rivers and islands. The Company wanted to see whether the regions could be profitably exploited. If possible the Company wanted to engage in barter with the Koina tribe. Because the entire western coast north of the Cape fell outside the Company's charter, it could be claimed by the WIC or by other European powers. Eventually the Company founded a post at Saldanha Bay to repair VOC vessels and to avert a possible enemy threat. Thanks to the situation of its bay, Saldanha was a good anchorage for the Company's vessels. The post also played a key role in the supply of refreshments for VOC ships en route to the east. It supplied the vessels with fish, meat and vegetables. Until 1700 this outpost represented the northernmost borderpoint of the Cape colony. After 1795 it fell under the control of the British.