Project Gutenberg 2017-10-20 Public domain in the USA. 768 Theal, George McCall 1837 1919 Theal, Geo. Mc Call Willem Adriaan Van Der Stel, and Other Historical Sketches Produced by Chuck Greif, Christine D and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Willem Adriaan Van Der Stel and Other Historical Sketches" by George McCall Theal is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The book examines the life and governance of Willem Adriaan van der Stel, as well as broader themes related to exploration and colonization during the Portuguese Renaissance, particularly as it pertains to the Cape of Good Hope and its significance in global trade and politics. The opening of the work delves into the critical historical context surrounding the emergence of Portugal as a maritime power in the early fifteenth century. It provides a detailed narrative about the Portuguese explorations along the western coast of Africa, which were driven by the quest for new trade routes to India and the East. This section highlights the pivotal role of figures such as Prince Henry the Navigator and the broader implications of these discoveries on European trade dynamics and conflicts with other powers, including the rising Turkish threat and the competition from Venice and Genoa. It sets the stage for later discussions about Van der Stel's administration and the events of the colonization era. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 59.2 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Netherlands -- History -- Eighty Years' War, 1568-1648 Stel, Willem Adriaan van der, 1664-1733 Cape of Good Hope (South Africa) -- History South Africa -- History -- Great Trek, 1836-1840 D Text Category: History - Other Category: History - European Category: History - Early Modern (c. 1450-1750) 792243 2025-07-22T09:01:38.227671 text/html 763328 2024-10-23T02:46:39 text/html 366355 2025-07-22T09:01:48.173607 application/epub+zip 382289 2025-07-22T09:01:39.840698 application/epub+zip 348553 2025-07-22T09:01:39.034707 application/epub+zip 610391 2025-07-22T09:01:54.013076 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 579940 2025-07-22T09:01:47.251625 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 550626 2022-08-25T07:24:21.460832 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 696434 2025-07-22T09:01:37.178707 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 676460 2024-10-23T02:46:39 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17286 2025-07-22T09:01:54.154078 application/rdf+xml 12835 2025-07-22T09:01:39.152657 image/jpeg 2237 2025-07-22T09:01:39.095646 image/jpeg 341283 2025-07-22T09:01:38.283661 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia