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Title: Sketch map showing route for Oudtshoorn, Beaufort West Railway vîa Tover Waters Poort
Subject: Railroads--South Africa--Oudtshoorn--Maps, Railroads--South Africa--Beaufort West--Maps, Swartberg Mountains--Maps, ,
Description: Map showing proposed route of railway from Oudtshoorn through the Swartberg Mountains to Beaufort West, with rivers , place names and relief shown by hachures and shading. Some colour. No scale given.
Identifier: islandora:25148

Title: Map of part of central Africa showing the routes of the expedition performed under the sanction of H.M. Government by Messrs Richardson, Barth and Overweg in the years 1851 and 1852
Subject: Africa, Central -- Maps.
Description: The expedition routes are marked in colour. The map indicates Bormu, Bagirmi, Waday, Darfor, and Fumbina or Adamaua. Topographical features include mountains, rivers and lakes, namely Lake Tsad [Chad] with its archipelago of islands occupied by the Bidduma ("an independent pagan tribe") and Lake Fittri. The map also shows the Bight of Biafra with a note about the Bati, "a pagan tribe of white colour and of beautiful shape, from whose country a very high mountain is seen to the S.W. said to be close to the sea. They live in houses of clay and wear around their loins an apron made of cotton"., Torn along fold lines into three pieces.
Identifier: islandora:19665

Title: Map of part of Cape Colony
Subject: Railroads--South Africa--Eastern Cape--Maps,
Description: A map showing some eastern districts of the Cape Colony, with Division and Magistrates District boundaries, roads, railways, rivers, place names and relief showing by landform drawing. Some colour. No scale given.
Identifier: islandora:25159

Title: Map of Central and South Africa
Subject: South Africa -- Maps., Africa, Southern -- Maps., Africa, Central -- Maps.
Description: Map featuring French Equatorial Africa, Cameroon, Belgian Congo, Uganda, Tanganyika, Kenya, Portuguese East Africa, Southern Rhodesia, Northern Rhodesia, Nyasaland, South West Africa, Bechuanaland, Basutoland, Swaziland and South Africa, showing railways in operation, railways under construction, authorised or proposed railways, telegraph and telephone lines, roads, boundaries, mountain ranges, lighthouses, wells, springs, rivers, lakes, pans and dams., Insets: Africa, showing the east coast route and the Cape to Cairo railway. Scale [ca. 1: 25 344 000] -- Beira and district -- Maritzburg -- Durban -- East London -- Port Elizabeth -- Cape Town. Scale [1:804 672] -- Johannesburg -- Luderitzbucht.
Identifier: islandora:19621

Title: An accurate map of Africa drawn from the Sieur Robert with improvements
Subject: Africa -- Maps -- Early works to 1800.
Description: Map extracted from Richard Brookes, The general gazetteer, or, Compendious geographical dictionary ... (London: Printed for J. Newbery, 1766). Information derived from http://www.biblioserver.com/newberry/index.php?m=search (accessed: 5 December 2007)., "Engraved (by the Kings authority) for the Geographical Dictionary.", Restored and hinged between acid free boards.
Identifier: islandora:19731

Title: Map of Cape Colony shewing land reserved for natives
Subject: Blacks--Land tenure--South Africa--Maps, Cape of Good Hope (South Africa)--Administrative and political boundaries--Maps, , ,
Description: A map of the Cape Colony showing native reserves, locations, mission stations and districts, native reserves, locations and districts under the influence of the Glen Grey Act, with district boundaries, rivers, railways, towns and villages. Some colour. Scale 1 inch to 2 1/2 miles.
Identifier: islandora:25195

Title: Map of the District of Mount Currie, sheet no. 3
Subject: Mount Currie (South Africa)--History--Maps, Mount Currie (South Africa)--Description and travel--Maps, Surveying--South Africa,
Description: Map of the District of Mount Currie showing commonages, location reserves, district boundaries, cornetcies, rivers, swamps, and roads. Scale 1 English mile to 1 inch.
Identifier: islandora:30016

Title: Map of the District of Kentani, sheet no. 1
Subject: Kentani (South Africa, Eastern Cape)--Description and travel--Maps, Surveying--South Africa, Land use--South Africa--Kentani (Eastern Cape),
Description: Map of the District of Kentani showing settlements, building lots, native locations, commonages, reserves, district boundaries, roads, and rivers. Scale 1 English mile to 1 inch.
Identifier: islandora:30012

Title: Map of the routes to the gold fields
Subject: South Africa -- Maps., Africa, Southern -- Maps., Railroads -- South Africa -- Maps., Mines and mineral resources -- Africa, Southern -- Maps.
Description: Map of southern Africa including the German Protectorate, Great Namaqualand, Mashonaland and Matabeleland in southern Rhodesia, Portuguese possessions, the lower portion of Nyasaland, marked "British", Swaziland, Basutoland, the Kalahari, Bechuanaland and British Bechuanaland, Khama's land, Kaffraria, Pondoland, Zululand, the Amaduma and Amatonga land. The map details the rail routes to the gold and diamond fields, the route to Matabeleland and Mashonaland, agricultural produce and a colour colded key to the mineral deposits of gold, copper, lead, coal, iron, asbestos, crocidolite and diamonds. It also shows the Customs Union boundary proclaimed on 26 June 1893., Scale given in English miles., There are two inset maps: Map of Africa giving the sea and overland routes from London to the gold fields; Enlarged plan showing suburban railway lines from Cape Town to Simonstown., The map is badly damaged. Map detail is missing from the top left corner and text from the title cartouche has been torn away in the bottom right corner.
Identifier: islandora:19580

Title: Divisional map of Mossel Bay
Subject: Mossel Bay Region (South Africa) -- Maps.
Description: Map of Mossel Bay showing the village of Mossel Bay, divisional and field cornetcy boundaries, farm boundaries, farm names, property numbers and some owner names, main, divisional, ordinary and branch roads, railways and railway stations, commonages, outspans, trigonometrical stations, rivers and the lighthouse near Cape St Blaise.
Identifier: islandora:19599

Title: Geological map of the Colony of the Cape of Good Hope, sheet XLV.
Subject: Geology--South Africa--Maps, Geology--Cape of Good Hope (South Africa)--Maps, Geological survey--Cape Colony (South Africa)--Maps, ,
Description: Map shows Sheet 45 of the geological map of the colony of the Cape of Good Hope, with rock layers including superficial deposits, Dwyka, Matsap, Griqua-Town, and Campbell Rand Series, and intrusive rocks, divisions of land with numbers, names of places and mountains, and reserves. Coloured. Scale 1600 Cape Roods to 1 Inch.
Identifier: islandora:29971

Title: A Map of Africa agreeable to the latest Authorities
Subject: Africa
Identifier: islandora:25517

Title: Map of southern Africa : showing the recruiting systems of the Native Recruiting Corporation and the Witwatersrand Native Labour Association
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. Colour. Illustrated. Scale: 1.5 in. to 100 Statute miles.
Identifier: islandora:30052

Title: A Map of the Kingdoms of Koto, Popo, Fida or Whidnah, and Ardra, being a continuation of the former by Mr d'Anville, 1727
Subject: Africa - Volta
Description: Inset: French fort at Whidnah; Plate 184, No. 105, Vol. 2, P. 394.
Identifier: islandora:25545

Title: Old Map of the Continent according to the greatest diametrical Length from the Point of East Tartary to the Cape of Good Hope
Subject: Africa, Europe and Asia
Description: Map includes Europe, Asia and the Far East. The oval-shaped cartouche contains a floral border with a female face wearing a wide-brimmed hat., London. Jefferys, Thomas, d. 1771
Identifier: islandora:25231

Title: Sketch of the Territories on the Vaal River to accompany the Award of His Excellency R.W. Keate Esqre Lieut. Governor of Natal in the arbitration between the S.A. Republic & the Batlapin Baralong & Bangoakelze Native tribes and Nicholas Waterboer, paramount Chief of Griqualand West. Appendix map III
Subject: Africans--South Africa--Cape of Good Hope--Administration--Maps, Africans--South Africa--Transvaal--Administration--Maps, Griqualand West (South Africa)--Maps, , ,
Description: Map showing boundaries of territories of the Griqua, the Barolong, Bangoaletze and Batlapin tribes, with rivers and some relief shown by hachures. Some colour. Scale 1/8 inch to 10 miles.
Identifier: islandora:25143

Title: [Map of part of the divisions of Oudtshoorn and Prince Albert]
Subject: Oudtshoorn Region (South Africa) -- Maps.
Description: Map of part of the divisions of Oudtshoorn and Prince Albert giving cadastral details including farm boundaries, farm names, the names of some farm owners, with dates and quitrent numbers. Also shown are trigonometrical stations, mountains, demarcated forest areas, public outspan areas, rivers, springs, dams and lakes. In addition the map indicates the Cango caves and the villages of Oudtshoorn, Prince Albert and Calitzdorp.
Identifier: islandora:19597

Title: Map to Illustrate the Sketches of David Roberts, Esq: R. A. in Egypt and Nubia, 1849
Subject: Africa - Egypt and Nubia
Description: Map divided into three panels., London. Moon, F. G.
Identifier: islandora:25582

Title: A Map of the Albert N'yanza and of the Routes leading to its Discovery in 1864 by Sir Samuel White Baker
Subject: Central Africa
Description: Penciled note: "Lt Col Long says L Victoria only 15 m broad Goud Koro is 2400 ft above the Sea" MS Routes of Baker, Speke & Grant., London. Macmillan & Co.
Identifier: islandora:25524

Title: Map of central and south Africa
Subject: Africa, Central--Desciption and travel--Maps, Africa, Southern--Description and travel--Maps, ,
Description: Map showing countries from central to southern Africa, international boundaries, imperial airways route, names of countries, cities, provinces and places, railways, rivers, swamps, and lakes. Coloured. Scale: 2.2 in. to 200 English miles.
Identifier: islandora:29944

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