The Nieuw Haarlem Ends in a Colony (1647)

The Nieuw Haarlem wreck would be proof to the Dutch East India Company that it was indeed possible to start a colony on mainland Africa. It is often credited with being the shipwreck that created South Africa, unfortunately it can also be tied to centuries of colonialism, with the attitude taken by the Dutch East India Company in those early days towards the locals setting the tone for far too long.  Ship Name: Nieuw Haarlem  Ship Origin: Dutch Republic  Ship Tonnage: 500  Wrecked: Table Bay, South Africa  When Wrecked: 1647 Ship Type: Dutch East Indiaman Sources:  https://repository.up.ac.za/bitstream/handle/2263/63567/Werz_Wreck_2017.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20200113-the-shipwreck-that-forever-changed-south-africa https://www.atlanticsun.co.za/news/search-continues-for-the-nieuw-haarlem https://www.sahistory.org.za/dated-event/dutch-indiaman-nieuwe-haerlem-wrecked-storm-table-bay https://www.sabcnews.com/maritime-archeologist-discovers-sas-shipwreck-believed-to-be-from-1647/ http://haarlem1647.info/ https://sahris.sahra.org.za/sites/default/files/heritagereports/Haarlem%20interim%20report%20Oct%202018.pdf https://www.iol.co.za/capeargus/news/wrecking-of-the-haarlem-ship-in-1647-catalyst-for-birthing-modern-day-cape-town-30951712 http://en.hausatv.com/news/content/9179 https://www.britannica.com/topic/Dutch-East-India-Company http://capetownhistory.com/?page_id=379