Hendrik Hop

South African explorer

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In Orange River: Study and exploration
…led by the Afrikaner explorer Hendrik Hop; Robert Jacob Gordon, a Dutch officer; William Paterson, an English traveler; and the French explorer François Le Vaillant. They explored the river from its middle course to its mouth, and Gordon named it in honour of the Dutch house of Orange. Mission stations…
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