Reference code
ZA UCT BC503
Title
Van Riebeek's Prayer
Date(s)
- 1651 (Creation)
Level of description
Fonds
Extent and medium
Photographic copy of a single page
Name of creator
Administrative history
Archival history
The original is the first page of the Resolutions of the Council of Policy of the Dutch East India Company at the Cape of Good Hope and therefore constitutes the earliest dated official written record of governance in South Africa.
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Photographic copy of the original in the Cape Archives (now Western Cape Archives)
Scope and content
Jan van Riebeeck’s prayer, with which he opened the Council of Policy meetings. In his own handwriting.
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Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
- Dutch
Script of material
Language and script notes
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
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Subject access points
Place access points
Name access points
- Van Riebeeck, Jan (Commander) (Subject)