At elevation and with limited perennial water, landscapes such as this were used regularly by Khoisan, then subsequently claimed as loan farms by settlers and Khoisan or mixed-race individuals. In this region, Cornelis Koopman claimed Doornbosch in 1754 while the nearby Onrust was claimed by Barend Lubbe and then by his son Frans (1750–1791).
L. J. Mitchell
Fig. 3.9. Khoisan and Mixed-Race Loan Farm Claimants
Fig. 3.10. Loan Farms Claimed by Khoisan and Mixed-Race Individuals
Fig. 7.6. Continuity of Land Tenure in Lubbe Family Loan Farms