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Already when Belgium took over Congo Free State, the search for suitable lands and colonists to populate and occupy the areas began. Many attemps failed due to poor chaperonage and lack of competence and knowledge of the colonists. General map of the farmstead 'Hubert Droogmans', with indication of the boundaries and the quality of the soil, [1924].
NAB, Archives Hubert Droogmans, no. 274.
NAB, Archives Hubert Droogmans, no. 274.
