A "CAPE OF GOOD HOPE" PLATE

CIRCA 1740

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A "CAPE OF GOOD HOPE" PLATE
CIRCA 1740
Dutch ships at anchor in the harbor before Table Mountain and Cape Town
9 in. (22.9 cm.) diameter

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This resting point midway in the six month trip between Europe and Canton was a familiar sight to both Portuguese and Dutch traders. Shown is supposedly the Dutch fleet that took control of the territory in 1652. See Le Corbeiller, Patterns of Exchange, p. 84.