Library's first significant acquisition was the collection of Joachim Nikolaus von Dessin [af], who bequeathed his books to the Dutch Reformed Church in...

built the first library in the Cape to house books donated by Joachim Nikolaus von Dessin, secretary of the orphan chamber and therefore guardian of estates...

salon triennal. Notice des ouvrages de peinture, sculpture, architecture, dessin, gravure, lithographie etc. d'artistes vivants: exposés au nouveau Palais...