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
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.
Andries Waterboer
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Andries Waterboer was a leader of the Griqua people.
Griqualand West
…to the south-east they were later to found Philippolis and then Griqualand East. In the original area, which now came to be called Griqualand West, Andries Waterboer took over control and founded the powerful Waterboer dynasty. The Waterboer Kapteins ruled the region until the influx of Europeans accompanying the…
Sketch of Griekwastad