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Clara the Rhinoceros (?1738-14 April 1758) - female Indian
Clara the Rhinoceros (?1738-14 April 1758) - female Indian Rhinoceros famous during 17 years of touring mid-18th century Europe. Arrives in Rotterdam ...

All, a few years ago, I ordered all the available back issues of
All, a few years ago, I ordered all the available back issues of Kronos from the UWC, but they only had some, so I have large gaps in my collection. I...

The Project has been updated and includes a new new article from
The Project has been updated and includes a new new article from Mansell Upham. [Delia] At Earth`s Extremest End … Op `t eijnde van de Aerd … The ...

8 August 1609 Birth at Neuville, Naumur [Belgium]) of aristocrat
8 August 1609 Birth at Neuville, Naumur [Belgium]) of aristocrat Marie Françoise Auxbrebis de St. Mard de Neuville (1609-1666) daughter of François...

Maria van Bali - founding mother of the STEYN family in South
Maria van Bali - founding mother of the STEYN family in South Africa appears to be 1st slave from Bali on record (1662) at the Cape of Good Hope ... ...

Chintz (plural of Hindi word chint - from Sanskrit chitra]) -
Chintz (plural of Hindi word chint - from Sanskrit chitra]) - colourful cloth usually cotton cloth - calico - fastprinted with particloured pattern & ...

February 21 [1708]. Meeting of Council. Report of the deputies.
February 21 [1708]. Meeting of Council. Report of the deputies. Mr. [W.A.] van der Stel was prepared to vacate the farm [Vergelegen] at once. He was ...

January 23. A new cannon sent to Robben Island for signal- ling.
January 23. A new cannon sent to Robben Island for signal- ling. About noon two shots were fired from Lions Head, and at sunset the vessels Stad Ce...

7 January 1662 The slave Jan Vos van Cabo Verde arrives ex Cape
7 January 1662 The slave Jan Vos van Cabo Verde arrives ex Cape Verde [Cap Vert, Senegal] on Nachtigal [Nachtegaal] – ship stops at Cape Verde 12-22...