Hendrik van Rheede [Hendrik Adriaan van Rheede tot Drakenstein (Amsterdam, 13 April 1636 – at sea, 15 December 1691) was a military man and a colonial administrator of the Dutch East India Company and naturalist. Between 1669 and 1676 he served as a governor of Dutch Malabar and employed twenty-five people on his book Hortus Malabaricus, describing 740 plants in the region. As Lord of Mydrecht, he also played a role in the governance of the Cape colonies]. From the Book ' Old Cape Colony; a chronicle of her men and houses from 1652-1806 ' by Trotter, Alys Fane (Keatinge), Mrs Publication date
Hendrik van Rheede [Hendrik Adriaan van Rheede tot Drakenstein (Amsterdam, 13 April 1636 – at sea, 15 December 1691) was a military man and a colonial administrator of the Dutch East India Company and naturalist. Between 1669 and 1676 he served as a governor of Dutch Malabar and employed twenty-five people on his book Hortus Malabaricus, describing 740 plants in the region. As Lord of Mydrecht, he also played a role in the governance of the Cape colonies]. From the Book ' Old Cape Colony; a chronicle of her men and houses from 1652-1806 ' by Trotter, Alys Fane (Keatinge), Mrs Publication date 1903 published by Westminster : A. Constable & co., ltd.
Size: 3500px × 3500px
Location: South Africa, Cape Colony
Photo credit: © Historic Illustrations / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No
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