Define circumvallate. circumvallate synonyms, circumvallate pronunciation, circumvallate translation, English dictionary definition of circumvallate. tr.v. cirÂ·cumÂ·valÂ·latÂ·ed , cirÂ·cumÂ·valÂ·latÂ·ing , cirÂ·cumÂ·valÂ·lates To surround with or as if with a rampart. adj. 1. Surrounded with or as if with a...
Jan van Eyck (Dutch: [ËjÉn fÉn ËÉik]) (before c. 1390 â 9 July 1441) was an Early Netherlandish painter active in Bruges and one of the most significant Northern Renaissance artists of the 15th century. Little is known of his early life.
European Arrival. 1  Jan van Riebeeck (21 April 1619 â 18 January 1677) of the Dutch East India Company, VOC, was a Dutch colonial administrator and the founder of Cape Town. He was the 1st Commander of the Cape Colony (Kaapkolonie) from 1652 until 1662.