Depicting a view of Cape Town from the bay with various Dutch ships and rowing vessels in the foreground, Table Mountain in the horizon, comprising:
A plate
Two spoon trays
9 in. (22.8 cm.) diameter, the plate

with Geoffrey Waters, London (the plate, according to label).
with Jorge Welsh Works of Art, London (the spoon tray, according to label).

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This resting point midway in the six month trip between Europe and Canton was a familiar sight to both Portuguese and Dutch traders. Shown here is the Dutch fleet that took control of the territory in 1652.