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Ensign Isaq Schrijver (often written Shriver in later local histories), sent from the Cape by Governor Simon van der Stel, met Inqua under Heykon about 30 km north-west of today’s town, in the lee of the Onder-Sneeuberg, to barter for sheep and cattle. Source: Karoo Heartland — History of Aberdeen (citing the 1689 expedition) https://www.karooheartland.com/history-of-aberdeen/