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Source Of Food Post Office For Sailors Overview
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Source domain: robben-island.org.za
Collected on 28 June 2026
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The document provides an overview of the historical role of Robben Island as a source of food and supplies for sailors, describing how ships stopped at the island from the 15th to 18th centuries to obtain water, food, and provisions. It outlines early exploration, the establishment of sheep provisioning by European powers, and the development of the island as a pantry for emergency supplies during the Dutch East India Company era. The text is part of Robben Island Museum materials and covers historical timelines and feeding/logistics history for sailors.
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Key Takeaways
- source of food for sailors
- Robben Island Museum
- time period 1400s to 1700s
- Bartolommeo Dias 1488
- first recorded landing 1498
- Sir James Lancaster 1601
- Cornelius Matelief 1604
- Captain William Keeling 1609
- Dutch East India Company, Jan Van Riebeeck
- 1652 establishment of permanent settlement
- provisioning with sheep, cattle, vegetables
- 1654-1700 Sailors Post Office reference