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[[File:Huysburg.jpg|thumb|Huysburg ca 1580]] | [[File:Huysburg.jpg|thumb|Huysburg ca 1580]] | ||
The exact timing of | The exact timing of the founding of Huysburg is disputed, but documents from Noordkaap mention a "Huys met Burg ende Have" in 1543. The hilltop town center was fortified around 1575, and the downtown harbor in 1580. Lentia trading archives from 1594 mention "Huys-by-Burgh" as a small harbor from where wood and fruits were exported. | ||
[[category: Fayaan]] | [[category: Fayaan]] | ||
Revision as of 11:23, 29 March 2022
History
Early Colonial Period (1520-1620)
The exact timing of the founding of Huysburg is disputed, but documents from Noordkaap mention a "Huys met Burg ende Have" in 1543. The hilltop town center was fortified around 1575, and the downtown harbor in 1580. Lentia trading archives from 1594 mention "Huys-by-Burgh" as a small harbor from where wood and fruits were exported.