Original Research
An archivist's error? Notes on the origin of two farm names in the Western Cape
New Contree | Vol 20 | a738 |
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4102/nc.v20i0.738
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Submitted: 04 July 2024 | Published:
Submitted: 04 July 2024 | Published:
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M.L. Wilson, Archaeology Department, South African Museum, Cape Town, South AfricaFull Text:
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In this short paper the author examines the origin of the names Bakkeley Plaats and Vredendal, two adjacent farms in the Western Cape. He questions the validity of a former chief archivist's explanation of these farm names and uses archival sources, contemporary reports of early travellers and personal communications of old inhabitants to make his point.
Keywords
Bakkeley Plaats; Vredendal; adjacent farms; Western Cape
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