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Fig.2. 7: Sir James Lancaster who visited the Cape in 1591 and 1601. It was his
success in establishing trade in livestock with the local Khoekhoen herders and
generally favourable reports of the qualities of Table Bay as a port-o’-call that led to
Table Bay becoming the most favoured stopover for ships (other than those of the
Portuguese) when rounding the Cape, hereafter. (National Maritime Museum
Greenwich, London.)
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