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The Vergelegen estate, home of W.A. van der Stel in Somerset West

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The Vergelegen estate, home of W.A. van der Stel in Somerset West

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Photograph of an engraving showing Vergelegen country estate in Somerset West.

This was the country estate belonging to Willem Adriaan van der Stel (1664-1723) who succeeded his father Simon van der Stel as governor of the Cape Colony.

Label on reverse of the photograph notes: gravure ca. 1700 uit 'De Verdediging'.

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