John Philips
Dr John Philip’s Activities at the Cape
The latter part of the 18th century and the early part of the 19th century was a period of church survival in Britain and Europe. It was the age of…
Geography
The Concept and Significance of the Frontier in the History of South Africa, 1652-1800
The concept of the frontier in the history of South Africa was borne out of the insatiable desire of the Boers for various reasons - to trek from the Cape…
The Cape Colony
Effects of the Contacts of the European Settlers on the Africans of South Africa, 1652 and 1800
The Dutch landed at the Cape of South Africa in 1652 under the sponsorship of the Dutch East India Company. The Dutch, having observed that the Cape was suitable for…
The Cape Colony
The Settlers Movements from the Cape Colony into the Interior up to 1800
White settlement at the Cape Colony of South Africa as we have discussed earlier was a product of necessity. The white settlement was originally scheduled to be merely a refreshment…
Dutch Activities at the Cape Colony, 1652 – 1795
The Dutch East India Company was formed in Holland and it was granted a charter in 1602 from the States-General. (The States-General was the government of the United Provinces –…
The Advent of the Dutch and their Settlement at the Cape Colony
The Dutch settlement at the Cape was a product of circumstances. From available historical records, a voyage from Europe to the Indies by the sea in the seventeenth century took…