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Table Bay Harbour
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Title
Table Bay Harbour
Creator
Coode, John, 1816-1892.
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Description
Relief is indicated by hachures., "All the soundings on this plan were taken by Mr F. Skead, R.N. in the present year.", The plan is signed by "Jno. Coode 30 Nov. 1859"., Bar scale on map is in feet.
Publisher
University of Cape Town Libraries, South Africa
Contributor
Skead, F. (contributor)
Date
1859
Type
map
Format
image/jpeg, The plan shows Table Bay with soundings and shoreline detail. The harbour area is highlighted in pink showing areas to be converted into ship lifts when required, sites for warehouses, dock offices and the railway line to connect with Cape Town and Wellington Railway. Also detailed are the areas sheltered by the breakwater showing those within the North West Line and those within the line drawn to the west side of Robben Island, with corresponding acreages. In addition, the plan indicates Lion's Rump, the Mouille Point lighthouse, the fisheries, the Green Point race course, the laboratory and magazine, Amsterdam Battery, the Custom House, the Castle, the hospital in Woodstock, Fort Knocke, Holland Redoubt, Craig Tower and Battery and the mouth of the Salt River with estuarine plant growth depicted. The city centre is laid out schematically with little detail. The only sites indicated are the Jail, West Church, an unidentified church close to the water line, the Cathedral [St George's Cathedral], the Dutch Church [Groote Kerk] and the Parade.
Identifier
islandora:19784
Source
aslmaps_bmx_6821_i_1_245.jpg
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888159, BMX 6821.i.1 (245)
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