Simon van der Stel
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Simon van der Stel was the first Governor of the Dutch Cape Colony, the settlement at the Cape of Good Hope. He was interested in botany, establishing vineyards Groot and Klein Constantia, and produci
Portrait of Van der Stel by Pieter van Anraedt
Namaqualand
Groot Constantia
De Vlieger The Fisherman (unfinished)
Stellenbosch
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Stellenbosch is a town in the Western Cape province of South Africa, situated about 50 kilometres east of Cape Town, along the banks of the Eerste River at the foot of the Stellenbosch Mountain. The t
Simon van der Stel
…his son Frans in March 1714. The estate was sold in parts (also Bergvliet) in 1716; the auction took four days and was very well attended. The town of Stellenbosch (founded in 1679) was named after him and Simon's Town is also named after him, as well as the Simonsberg mountain. An early ship of the South African…
Stellenbosch aerial photo from north west 2024 01
Moedergemeente NG kerk Stellenbosch
Stellenbosch University
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