Griqualand West
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Griqualand West is an area of central South Africa with an area of 40,000 km2 that now forms part of the Northern Cape Province. It was inhabited by the Griqua people – a semi-nomadic, Afrikaans-speak
Andries Waterboer
…Andries Waterboer (c. 1772 – 1852) was a leader ("kaptijn") of the Griqua people. He founded the Waterboer dynasty of Griqualand West, and led to a split of the Griqua people, as the factions of the Kok and Barends dynasties migrated to the south east to later found Griqualand East…
A one penny 1879 revenue stamp of Griqualand West.
The Griqua Kaptein Andries Waterboer and his sons
David Arnot, Griqua lawyer and diplomat
The Griqua Kaptein Nicolaas Waterboer.