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Title: South Africa Compiled from the M.S. Maps in the Colonial Office
Subject: Southern Africa
Description: Insets of Environs of the Cape district, District of George, Environs of Graham-Town and Cape-Town., London. Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge (Great Britain)
Identifier: islandora:25313

Title: Discussing removal
Subject: Bushman, Southern Africa, man, portrait, meeting, San, indigenous, imminent removal, land rights, San (African people)--Botswana--Ghanzi District--Politics and government, San (African people)--Relocation--Botswana--Ghanzi District, Ghanzi District (Botswana)
Identifier: islandora:12267

Title: DTA meeting
Subject: Bushman, Southern Africa, meeting, rally, politics, San, indigenous, crowd, politics, gathering, Democratic Turnhalle Alliance (Namibia), San (African people)--Namibia--Politics and government, Public meetings--Namibia, Gobabis District (Namibia)
Description: A crowd of people attending a DTA (Democratic Turnhalle Alliance) meeting on a farm. Gobabis District, Namibia.
Identifier: islandora:11843

Title: Plan van de geproclameerde Goud Velden te Witwatersrand, Z.A.R
Subject: Africa
Description: Photocopy. "This diagram is of great historical importance, as it is believed to be the first diagram depicting the location of the village of Johannesburg on government ground, and the first diagram showing the location of Mynpachts, mining right leases on Witwatersrand gold fields ... ". Inset: Lyst van Mynpachten Toegestaan., Pretoria. Landmeter Generaal's Kantoor
Identifier: islandora:25467

Title: Lino printing
Subject: Bushman, Southern Africa, art, craft, artist, San, indigenous, skill, work, print, studio, lino, ink, roller, Linoleum block-printing, Artists--Botswana, Ghanzi District (Botswana)
Description: An artist inking a linoleum plate with the instructor next to him. D'Kar, Botswana.
Identifier: islandora:11883

Title: Africa, political divisions
Subject: Africa -- Boundaries -- Maps.
Description: Map of Africa showing political boundaries, treaty boundaries (with dates), undefined boundaries and telegraph cables., "Supplement to The African Review, 1st February, 1896"., African Review (London, England)
Identifier: islandora:19663

Title: Sources of mine native labour
Subject: Labour--Southern Africa--History--Maps, Contract labor--Southern Africa--Maps, Miners--Southern Africa--Recruitment, ,
Description: Map of Southern Africa showing native mine workers' recruiting stations of the Native Recruiting Corporation (N.R.C.) and the Witwatersrand Native Labour Association (W.N.L.A.), international boundaries, native transport routes, names of places, and rivers. Illustrated. Scale: 1.5 in. to 100 Statute Miles.
Identifier: islandora:29948

Title: Central and South Africa
Subject: Africa, Southern -- Maps., Africa, Central -- Maps.
Description: Politically colour-coded map of central Africa and South Africa showing Cameroon, Fernando Po, Spanish Guinea, French Equatorial Africa, Belgian Congo, Uganda, German East Africa, Portuguese East Africa, Nyasaland Protectorate, Northern Rhodesia, Angola, South West Africa, Bechuanaland Protectorate and British Bechuanaland, Transvaal, Orange Free State, Basutoland, Swaziland and the Cape of Good Hope. The map indicates railways (open, under construction and projected), telegraph cables and steamer routes., Bar scale on map in English miles., Map folds into a cover., Insets: East London - street plan. Scale [ca. 1:40 234]; Port Elizabeth - street plan. Scale [ca. 1:40 234]; Table Bay and Table Mountain with topographical detail indicated by contour lines. Scale [ca. 1:40 234]; Cape Town - street plan. Scale [ca. 1:40 234]; Lourenco Marques, Delagoa Bay - showing an outline street plan and soundings in the English River. Scale [ca. 1:40 234]; Durban - street plan. Scale [ca. 1:40 234]; Part of England and Wales on same scale as large map; Coastal area of German East Africa and southern Kenya, showing Mombasa, Shimba, Usambara, Ukhuere, Udoe and Bagamoyo and the islands of Zanzibar and Pemba. Scale [ca. 1:2 145 792].
Identifier: islandora:19770

Title: Pascaerte van't westelycke deel van Oost Indien, van Cabo de Bona Esperanca tot C. Comorin
Subject: Indian Ocean -- Maps -- Early works to 1800., Africa -- Maps -- Early works to 1800.
Description: The map shows the eastern portion of the African continent from Egypt in the north to the Cape of Good Hope in the south, the Indian Ocean and its islands including Madagascar, Yemen and Arabia, Persia and the western coast of India. The cartouche shows a map and a woman standing on either side of the text scroll with two children carrying parasols perched atop the scroll, another child talking to the woman and a further child sitting on the scale statement box. There are two engravings of sailing ships in the Indian Ocean., Depths are indicated by soundings and ocean shallows are marked with dotted shading., The bar scales on the map are given in Dutch, Spanish, English and French miles., Oriented with north to the left., This map has been damaged in the cartouche and scale areas. The cartouche is partially hand-coloured. Some text is missing.
Identifier: islandora:19569

Title: Morocco
Subject: Northern Africa
Description: Inset: Strait of Gibraltar.
Identifier: islandora:25675

Title: Afrique avec ses principales Divisions et leurs Capitales
Subject: Africa
Description: Prime meridian through Ferro Island and Paris. Top right: 4., Unknown. Anonymous
Identifier: islandora:25409

Title: Carte particuliere des Costes de l'Afrique depuis C. del Gado jusques Rio Mocambo, et les Isles aux Environs. Levee Par Ordre Expres de Roys de Portugal sous qui on en a Fait la Decouverte
Subject: Africa - Oceans
Description: Inset: L'Isle Anjoane ou Anjuanny. Sixteen-point compass rose radiates rhumb lines., Amsterdam. Mortier, Pierre
Identifier: islandora:25370

Title: Cimbebas et Caffariae Littora a Catenbela ad Promontorium Bonae Spei. Pascaert van Cimbebas en Caffrares Streckende van Catembela tot Cabo de Bona Esperanca
Subject: Africa - Oceans
Description: Almost identical to the Renard's map (see NOR 0254). Inset: De Ommelanden van de Caap de Goede Hoop met de Saldanha, Tafel en Falso Baien in Groot Bestek., Amsterdam. Ottens, R. (Reinier), 1698-1750; Ottens, J. (Josua), 1704-1765
Identifier: islandora:25425

Title: A Map of Africa
Subject: Africa
Description: London. Trusler
Identifier: islandora:25508

Title: Basse Aethiopie qui Comprend les Royaume de Congo, Coste, et Pays des Cafres, Empires du Monomotapa, et Monoemugi
Subject: Southern Africa
Description: "The fictitious states are given fictious boundaries and the interior is marked with large cities such as Vigiti Magna and Monomotapa.", Paris. Mariette, Pierre, 1603-1657
Identifier: islandora:25344

Title: A Plan of Cape Bona Esperance with False Bay
Subject: Africa - Oceans
Description: This chart also appeared in editions of Sayer and Bennett's Oriental Pilot. Inset: Silhouettes of mountain ranges from Table Mountain to Seamensberg. The bay contains a compass rose radiating rhumb lines., London. Robert Laurie and James Whittle
Identifier: islandora:25469

Title: Artist with painting
Subject: Bushman, Southern Africa, art, craft, artist, San, indigenous, studio, skill, work, create, painting, Painting--Botswana, Artists--Botswana, Ghanzi District (Botswana)
Description: An artist with his painting. D'Kar, Botswana.
Identifier: islandora:11771

Title: Roy Sesana
Subject: Bushman, Southern Africa, indigenous, removal, return, home, land rights, Alternative Nobel Prize, San (African people)--Botswana--Ghanzi District, San (African people)--Botswana--Central Kalahari Game Reserve--Claims, San (African people)--Relocation--Botswana--Ghanzi District, Ghanzi District (Botswana)
Identifier: islandora:12195

Title: Nova descriptio Africae
Subject: Africa
Description: Smaller version of Blaeu's map (see NOR 0032), but lacking borders., Frankfurt. Merian, Matthaeus, 1593-1650
Identifier: islandora:25235

Title: Africa
Subject: Africa
Description: Much of the geography proves to be inaccurate due to the fact it was based on antiquarian maps. "Large tracts of the interior of Africa are marked unknown". Across the top: Pinkerton's Modern Atlas., Philadelphia. Dobson, Thomas, 1751-1823
Identifier: islandora:25741

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