IJsbrand Godske
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IJsbrand Godske was the second Governor of the Dutch Cape Colony. After the death of Governor Pieter Hackius's on 30 November 1671, Godske was appointed to succeed him with the title of Governor and C
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Dutch Cape Colony
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The Dutch Cape Colony, officially known as the Cape of Good Hope Waystation, was a colony of the Dutch East India Company and Batavian Republic in Southern Africa. Centered on the Cape of Good Hope, f
IJsbrand Godske
…IJsbrand Godske (also spelled Isbrand, Usbrand, Goske, or Godsken) (c. 1626 – after 1689) was the second Governor of the Dutch Cape Colony. After the death of Governor Pieter Hackius's on 30 November 1671, Godske was appointed to succeed him with the title of Governor and Councillor…
View of Table Bay with ships of the United East India Company (VOC), c. 1763
Painting of an account of the arrival of Jan van Riebeeck, by Charles Bell
Portrait of Jan van Riebeeck
Meeting between Governor Janssens and the Xhosa chief Gaika in 1803