SA History Timeline

1683

Olof Bergh conducts a second northern expedition

Bergh again travelled toward Namaqualand, reaching the Groen River area and recording indigenous trading relations.

established
contact

Bergh again travelled toward Namaqualand, reaching the Groen River area and recording indigenous trading relations.

Significance

The journey contributed to later mineral exploration and colonial penetration of the north-west.

Why it matters

The journey contributed to later mineral exploration and colonial penetration of the north-west.