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at a very short distance from and almost in a line with what is 

 believed, with very good reason, to have been the landing-place 

 from the Dutch occupation onwards. One of the steps cut into 

 the sla,te rock is now preserved in the Museum. 



At that time there ran from the bottom of Strand Street a series 

 of sand-dunes of considerable height which reached to the Green 

 Point Vlei, now drained, and afforded shelter against the violent 

 south-east winds prevailing in summer. It is under the shelter 

 of these sand-mounds that van Eiebeek first anchored, and moved 

 thence further into Table Bay, at the time of his taking possession 

 of what was to become the Cape of Good Hope. And thus the 

 burial-party that interred the remains of Jan Gerritsen, the navi- 

 gating officer of the ship Holland, had not far to go to lay him 

 to his rest. 



Stone XVII. 



The third Dutch inscription is graved with care, and is therefore 

 easily legible. It is written on the reverse of the stone bearing the 

 record of Kichard Arnott,' Commander of the London, bearing the 

 date 1631. 



-H1ER ON MR. LEG GEM 3 MEVEK 

 VAND.COMAND DvLEE ENVjC 



WESELENIDE 



DITTO 



FIG. 21. 

 58 cm. x 32 cm. 



