| All the World = All the World's a Stage. |
| Alm. = Almanak. |
| Argus = The Cape Argus. |
| Bed. = Bedryf. |
| Bs. = Blyspel. |
| Burg. = Burgerlike (Eng. ‘Domestic’). |
| Burger = Die Burger. |
| C. Adv. = South African Commercial Advertiser. |
| C.I.M. = Cape Illustrated Magazine. |
| C. Merc. Adv. = Cape Mercantile Advertiser. |
| C.T. = Cape Town. |
| C. Times = Cape Times. |
| C.T. Mail = Cape Town Mail. |
| Chron. = South African Chronicle. |
| Chr. Mag. = The Cape of Good Hope Christian Magazine. |
| Co. = Company. |
| Col. = The Colonist. |
| Com. Adv. = Sien C. Adv. |
| Dr. = Drama. |
| D.Y.b.d.K. = Door Yver bloeit de Kunst. |
| D.Y.V. = Door Yver Vruchtbaar. |
| Exc. Gaz. = Cape of Good Hope Exchange Gazette. |
| G.G. = Government Gazette. |
| Ges. = Geselskap. |
| Gowr. = Goewerneur. |
| Gov. Gaz. = Sien: G.G. |
| Hist. = Histories. |
| H. en T. = Hoop en Trouw. |
| Honi = Honi Soit Qui Mal y Pense. |
| Interl. = Interlude. |
| K.C. = Kaapsche Courant en Afrikaansche Berigter. |
| K. en S. = Kunst en Smaak. |
| Katal. = Katalogus. |
| Kl. = Klugtig. |
| Kom. = Komedie (Eng. Comedy). |
| Kps. = Kaapstad. |
| Ks. = Klugspel. |
| Lit. Gaz. = Cape of Good Hope Literary Gazette. |
| Med. = De Meditator. |
| Melo-dr. = Melodrama. |
| Men doet = Men doet wat men kan. |
| Mod. = The Moderator. |
| Mus. = Musikale. |
| Ned. Z.A. Ts. = Nederduitsch Zuid-Afrikaansch Tydschrift. |
| O.L. = Ons Land. |
| O.T. = Ons Tydschrift. |
| Openb. Bibl. = Openbare Biblioteek. |
| Pant. = Pantomiem. |
| Rom. = Romanties. |
| S.A. Chr. = Sien: Chron. |
| S.A. Chr. Mag. = South African Christian Magazine. |
| S.A. Chr. Recorder = South African Christian Recorder. |
| S(am) S(ly) = Sam Sly's African Journal. |
| Sam Sly = Die persoon W.L. Sammons. |
| See-dr. = See-drama (Nautical drama). |
| T.N. en V. = Tot Nut en Vermaak. |
| Tot Oef. en Sm. = Tot Oefening en Smaak. |
| Tot Oef. en Verm. = Tot Oefening en Vermaak. |
| Trs. = Treurspel. |
| Ts. = Toneelstuk. |
| Tsp. = Toneelspel. |
| Uniw. = Uniwersiteit. |
| V. en K. = Vlyt en Kunst. |
| Vbd. = Het Volksblad. |
| Verz. = De Verzamelaar. |
| Z.A. = De Zuid-Afrikaan. |
| Z.A. Ts. = Het Zuid-Afrikaansch Tydschrift. |
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