3988 (1651-1653)

This volume contains the first set of papers and letters sent from the Cape after the establishment of the refreshment station by Jan van Riebeeck, including his day journal starting on the 14th of December 1651 on the ship Drommedaris. 
Several folios with drawings and maps, namely folio 244 up to and including folio 248, are not present in this bound volume. A note in the margin reading 'meegenomen en in kaartenverzameling gelegd' indicates they were removed to the VOC collection of maps. 
The two images representing folio 1 verso and folio 2 recto are not included in digital archive. They should have been inserted between images 15 and 16, and were either not scanned or omitted due to a technical fault. 
The index to folio 276 refers to an account for the ship named De Walvis, but the account is in fact for the ship named De Oliphant.
Folio 278 contains an extra index for folios 279 to 299 which is not mentioned in the table of contents.
Folios 436 verso to 438 recto are missing. They have probably not been scanned.
Folio 468 was mistakenly indexed in the table of contents as folio 478.
Folios 496 and 497 are bound in-between folios 493 and 495 resulting in the following sequence:  493; 496; 497; 494; 495; 498.
Folios 526 verso and 527 recto are missing. They were probably not scanned.
Folios 572 verso and 573 recto as well as folios 581 verso and 582 recto are missing. They have probably not been scanned.
This volumes also contains several documents pertaining to the trade in Persia (Bandar Abbas also known as Gamron, and Al Basrah aka Bassura and Bassora) and India (Surat and Suvali aka Soualijs Strand).

Link to the digital archive:  3988 (1651-1653)