Napoleonic Batavia Republic: Map & History
The Dutch Cape Colony, officially known as the Cape of Good Hope Waystation, was a colony of the Dutch East India Company (VOC) and Batavian Republic in Southern Africa.
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The Dutch Cape Colony, officially known as the Cape of Good Hope Waystation, was a colony of the Dutch East India Company (VOC) and Batavian Republic in Southern Africa. Centered on the Cape of Good Hope, from where it derived its name, it was founded in 1652 by a VOC expedition under Jan van Riebeeck to serve as a re-supply and layover port for VOC vessels trading with Asia. The Cape was under VOC rule from 1652 to 1795 and Batavian rule from 1803 to 1806. Much to the dismay of the VOC's shareholders, who focused primarily on making profits from the Asian trade, the Cape Colony rapidly expanded into a settler colony in the years after its founding.
Modern Countries Once Part of Napoleonic Batavia Republic
At its mapped extent, Napoleonic Batavia Republic covered territory in 1 present-day country. The period shown is when the mapped borders include that country, and the note says how much of it.
States and Provinces
Largest Present-Day Cities in Its Territory
Each opens on the live map inside Napoleonic Batavia Republic's borders of that time.
Derived by testing mapped cities against this polity's dated territorial polygons, so the list is indicative and follows the borders in the source dataset.
Napoleonic Batavia Republic in Depth
History
Traders of the United East India Company (VOC), under the command of Jan van Riebeeck, were the first people to establish a European colony in South Africa. The Cape settlement was built by them in 1652 as a re-supply point and way-station for United East India Company vessels on their way back and forth between the Netherlands and Batavia (Jakarta) in the Dutch East Indies. The support station gradually became a settler community, the forebears of the Boers, and the Cape Dutch who became Afrikaners.
At the time of first European settlement in the Cape, the southwest of Africa was inhabited by Khoikhoi pastoralists and hunters.
Sections adapted from Wikipedia: Dutch Cape Colony (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Napoleonic Batavia Republic: Key Facts
| Official language | Dutch |
|---|---|
| Founded | 6 April 1652 |
| Dissolved | 7 August 1795 |
Succeeded by
- British Cape Colony
Facts from Wikidata Q4807130 (CC0).
Napoleonic Batavia Republic: Frequently Asked Questions
When did the Napoleonic Batavia Republic exist?
The Napoleonic Batavia Republic is dated to 1803 CE – 1805 CE, in the Industrial era.
What was the capital of the Napoleonic Batavia Republic?
The capital of the Napoleonic Batavia Republic was Castle of Good Hope (1st), Kaapstad (2nd).
How large was the Napoleonic Batavia Republic at its peak?
At its peak in 1805 the Napoleonic Batavia Republic covered about 278,665 km².
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