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ZAR 12 881
Lot 328
  • A Dutch East India Company Land Grant document, dated 1754


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About this Item

A Dutch East India Company Land Grant document, dated 1754
signed by Governor Tulbagh, and the signature of a VOC official, Swellengrebel, over the Dutch East India Company seal, laid down, formerly folded, time stains, foxing and tears, 32cm by 38,5cm, framed and glazed

Notes

In 1752 Governor Tulbagh ordered a reconnaissance expedition which was led by ensign Auguste Frederik Beutler, of the Dutch East India Company. Carel Wentzel surveyed the route for Hendrik Koster and produced the map on this document.