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Title: Map to accompany General Manager's report for year 1898
Subject: Railroads--South Africa--Maps,
Description: Map showing railways in the Cape Colony, the Orange Free State, the South African Republic, Bechuanaland and into Rhodesia, with administrative boundaries, place names and rivers. Some colour. Scale 1/8 inch to 10 miles.
Identifier: islandora:29791

Title: Map of the Colony of the Cape of Good Hope
Subject: Cape of Good Hope (South Africa) -- Maps.
Description: Detailed topocadastral map of the Cape Peninsula and False Bay from Cape Point to Cape Hangklip [Hanglip] and Stony Point. Topography is indicated by contour lines. The map features farm boundaries, farm names and quit rent numbers., The paper of the map is extremely brittle and there are tears around the periphery.
Identifier: islandora:19781

Title: Jeppe's map of the Transvaal or S.A. Republic and surrounding territories
Subject: Transvaal (South Africa) -- Maps., Pretoria (South Africa) -- Maps., Johannesburg (South Africa) -- Maps.
Description: Map shows towns, farm boundaries, farm names, farm registration numbers, farms under the jurisdiction of Mining Commissioners, roads, railways, postal routes, custom houses, postal and telegraph information, proclaimed gold fields, mynpachten, kraals and "locations", mountains and rivers. The map also shows portions of the Orange Free State, the Cape Colony, Natal [KwaZulu-Natal], Rhodesia [Zimbabwe], Zululand, Tongaland, the British Protectorate [Botswana] and Portuguese territory [Mozambique]., Relief shown by shading., "The compilers are greatly indebted to Johann Rissik Esq. Surveyor General of the S.A.R. for much valuable information and advice.", "The Freestate portion of the map is reduced from Herfst's map of the O.Freestate. Swaziland is compiled from actual surveys and Miller's map.", Photographic reproduction of the map published: London : Edward Stanford Ltd., 1899., Bar scale of main map in English statute miles., Inset maps include: 'Plan of Johannesburg and surrounding suburbs and townships reduced from "Pritchard's commercial map of J'hburg"' and 'Plan of Pretoria suburbs and surrounding grounds, reduced from original plan compiled in the Surveyor General's Office, Pretoria, S.A.R.' Scale [ca. 1:9 446]. Bar scales in Cape feet., To be used in conjunction with Jeppe's map: Hugh F. Marriot's Alphabetical index to the farms of the Transvaal.
Identifier: islandora:19796

Title: [Map of the Union of South Africa. Sheet 1 of 4]
Subject: South Africa--Maps, Namibia--Maps, Botswana--Maps, , ,
Description: Map showing northern part of the Cape Province of the Union of South Africa, South West Africa and part of the Bechuanaland Protectorate, with towns and villages, roads, railways, rivers, native reserves, crown reserves, police reserves, game reserves, churches, lighthouses, salt pans, vleis. Some colour. No scale given.
Identifier: islandora:19326

Title: C.G.R. Caldon surveys, 1897
Subject: Railroads--South Africa--Western Cape--Maps,
Description: A map of the southern Cape Colony from Cape Town to Oudtshoorn showing a proposed railway line from caledon to Riversdale and from Caledon to Sir Lowry's Pass and to Klapmuts. Rivers, place names and districts are indicated. Some colour. Scale 1 to 800,000 or 12.62 English statute miles = 1 inch; 1 inch to 5 000 Cape roods
Identifier: islandora:25177

Title: Insurance plan of Cape Town, Cape Colony, South Africa
Subject: Insurance--South Africa--Cape Town--Maps., Fire risk assessment--South Africa--Cape Town--Maps., Cape Town (South Africa)--Maps., Cape Town (South Africa)--Buildings, structures, etc.--Maps.
Description: The plans record street names, widths and numbers; fire-protection facilities (including the location of salt and fresh water hydrants); materials, shape, height, placement and use of buildings; the location of openings, types of stored materials and areas of high-risk activites on industrial sites., Sheet 1 comprises the key plan indicating 9 areas of central Cape Town surveyed by Goad (scale 1:6,000. 1 in. to 500 feet). This key plan includes notes on the water supply (salt and fresh) in central Cape Town, details of personnel and equipment of the Cape Town Fire Brigade and general comments on the city's climate and buildings. Also included is a sheet comprising an index of streets, buildings and firms. The buildings are colour coded by material type., Title from key plan on sheet 1., The 11 sheets (1 index and 10 maps) are in a hardcover volume, each sheet forming 2 leaves., This volume is one of 18 Cape Town fire-insurance atlases surveyed and drawn by Charles Edward Goad and printed in 1895. The bookplate pasted on the inside of the front cover indicates this copy was intended for the Union Assurance Society.
Identifier: islandora:19823

Title: Karel "Vet Piet" Kleinman provides locations of traditional place names : draft, Map item #5
Subject: Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park (Botswana and South Africa), San (African people), Africa, Southern--Maps, San (African people)--Social life and customs, ,
Description: A draft map showing sites of cultural significance to the ǂKhomani San in the South African portion of the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. The information was obtained from Karel "Vet Piet" Kleinman, a San community member and a ranger in the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park at the time. [Scale included]
Identifier: islandora:27326

Title: Outline sketch of the Colony of the Cape of Good Hope
Subject: Cape of Good Hope ( South Africa)--History--Maps, South Africa--Description and travel--Maps,
Description: Outline sketch of the Colony of the Cape of Good Hope map showing the situation and extent of the new territory annexed to His Majesty's Colonial dominions by proclamation 10th May 1835, and now become the Province of Queen Adelaide, showing enclosure No 22, district boundaries, coloured province of Queen Adelaide, some coloured boundaries.
Identifier: islandora:29956

Title: Transvaal and Orange Free State. Kimberley
Subject: Kimberley Region (South Africa) -- Maps., Northern Cape (South Africa) -- Maps.
Description: Topographical map indicating Kimberley, Barkly (Klipdrift), Windsorton (Hebron), Warrenton, Rutland and other towns and villages, roads, railways, stations, rivers, vleis, dams, pans, farms, kraals, mines and mountains in the area of Kimberley., Relief shown by form lines., Projection not given., Westernmost longitude incorrectly given as E24°00' in lower left corner., Includes index to adjoining sheets.
Identifier: islandora:24901

Title: [Map of Riversdale]
Subject: Riversdale Region (South Africa) -- Maps.
Description: Map of the division of Riversdale giving cadastral details including farm boundaries, farm names and quitrent numbers. Also shown are the villages of Riversdale and Heidelberg, rivers and trigonometrical stations., Relief shown by shading.
Identifier: islandora:19525

Title: [Map of Barrydale]
Subject: Barrydale Region (South Africa) -- Maps.
Description: Map of the division of Barrydale giving cadastral details including farm boundaries, farm names and quitrent numbers. Also shown are the village of Barrydale, rivers, springs, pools and trigonometrical stations., Relief shown by shading., Map folds into a cover., Note on attached card cover: "No. 16. Barrydale".
Identifier: islandora:24875

Title: Kalk Bay
Subject: Kalk Bay (South Africa) -- Maps., Cape Peninsula (South Africa) -- Maps.
Description: Maps of the Kalk Bay area with sheets for Clovelly, Kalk Bay itself and St James. The maps show streets, roads, the railway line, railway stations, buildings (domestic and business), churches, schools, playing fields, the wash house, rivers, the shore line, Woolley's Pool, Kalk Bay harbour, Dalebrook Pool, Danger Beach, Aquarium Gully and the Kalk Bay pavilion, bathing pool and swimming pool., Relief shown pictorially., The maps are stapled together between 2 covers., 01. Clovelly, EC 95 / surveyed by E. Cuthbert, May 1951 ; drawn by K. Powell, Aug. 1952 -- 02. Clovelly, ED 95 / surveyed by E. Cuthbert, May 1951 ; drawn by M. Ebdon, Aug. 1952 -- 03. Kalk Bay, ED 94 / surveyed by R. Taylor, Dec. 1950 ; drawn by J. Pelczyński, July, 1952 -- 04. Kalk Bay, ED 93 / surveyed by E. Cuthbert, Nov. 1950 ; drawn by K. Powell, March 1952 -- 05. Kalk Bay, EE 95 / surveyed by W. Black, Jan. 1951 ; drawn by A. Spencer-Hicken, July, 1952 -- 06. Kalk Bay, EE 94 / surveyed by R. Taylor, Nov. 1950 ; drawn by A. Spencer-Hicken, June, 1952 -- 07. Kalk Bay, EE 93 / surveyed by E. Cuthbert, Feb. 1951 ; drawn by E. Wagstaffe, J. Pelczyński, Sept. 1952 -- 08. Kalk Bay, EE92 / surveyed by G. Hodgson, Nov. 1950 ; drawn by E. Wagstaffe, July 1952 -- 09. St James, EF 90 / surveyed by F. Bayley, Jan. 1951 ; drawn by A. Spencer-Hicken, Nov., 1951 -- 10. Kalk Bay, EF 92 / surveyed by G. Hodgson, Oct. 1950 ; drawn by K. Powell, June 1952 -- 11. St James, EF 91 / surveyed by E. Hansen, Sept. 1950 ; drawn by M. Ebdon, July 1952 -- 12. St James, EG 91 / surveyed by E. Hansen, P. Wood-Pottle ; drawn by M. Ebdon, Feb. 1951.
Identifier: islandora:19837

Title: Map of Robben Island
Subject: Robben Island (South Africa)--Maps,
Description: This map of Robben Island shows streets, Varney's Fort, Edmund's Pool, the lighthouse, Ladies' Rock, the slaughter house, Irish town, the boat house, restaurant, convict station, nurses' home, buildings housing the male lepers, tramway, kennels, the White House, buildings housing the female lepers, the quarry, sanitary tip, a spring, the old lime kiln and Wreck House. Also marked in a numbered key are the Chief and Medical Superintendent's quarters, workshops, the parsonage, the English Church, male asylum, a masonry tank, the female asylum. the Assistant Medical Officer, offices, the store, the library and billiard room, the Dutch parsonage, the Magistrate's quarters, the Works Department recreation room, the tram line, water pipes, drains and burial ground. Some colour. Scale 1 inch to 600 feet.
Identifier: islandora:29786

Title: Proposed Indwe-Natal border railway, accompanying the late P. Fletcher's report dated 12th June 1896
Subject: Railroads--South Africa--Eastern Cape--Maps, Railroads--South Africa--KwaZulu-Natal--Maps, Railroads--South Africa--Indwe--Maps, ,
Description: A map showing existing and proposed railways, the Indwe-Imvani line and the probable route from the Umzimkulu River to Richmond Road, in the eastern Cape colony and Natal, with rivers, roads and towns. Basutoland, Zululand, Transvaal and Orange Free State are also shown. Some colour. relief shown by hachures. No scale given.
Identifier: islandora:25181

Title: Divisional map of Carnarvon shewing its educational conditions and requirements
Subject: Schools--South Africa--Carnarvon--Maps, Schools--South Africa--Northern Cape--Maps,
Description: A map showing existing schools and proposed centres for schools, with divisional boundaries, main, divisional and branch roads, railways, rivers and field cornetcies. Some colour. No scale given.
Identifier: islandora:25110

Title: Mount Fletcher
Subject: South African War, 1899-1902 -- Maps., Mount Fletcher Region (South Africa) -- Maps., Eastern Cape (South Africa) -- Maps.
Description: 1st ed., This map forms part of the Imperial map of the Cape Colony., The map shows main roads, branch roads, farm roads, rivers, hills, pans, railways, telegraph lines, homesteads, farm names, farm boundaries and divisional boundaries in the Mount Fletcher area., Relief shown by hachures., "South Africa having never been properly surveyed, this map must necessarily contain many inaccuracies.", Projection not given., Printed in black, red and brown., Map folds into an outer cover., The map is printed on linen.
Identifier: islandora:24845

Title: Van Wyks Vlei
Subject: South African War, 1899-1902 -- Maps., Van Wyksvlei Region (South Africa) -- Maps., Northern Cape (South Africa) -- Maps.
Description: This map forms part of the Imperial map of the Cape Colony., The map shows grand trunk roads, trunk roads, branch roads, farm roads, rivers, hills, pans, railways, telegraph lines, homesteads, farm names, farm boundaries and divisional boundaries in the Van Wyksvlei area., Relief shown by hachures., "South Africa having never been properly surveyed, this map must necessarily contain many inaccuracies.", Projection not given., Co-ordinates not given., Printed in black, brown and blue., The maps are printed on linen.
Identifier: islandora:24870

Title: South Africa : minimum annual rainfall from the averages of observations, 1885-94
Subject: Rain and rainfall--South Africa--Maps, Rain and rainfall--South Africa--Measurement--Maps,
Description: Map of South Africa showing illustrations of the minimum annual rainfall, rainfall stations, railways, roads, rivers, hachures, and plateaus. Coloured. Scale: 1 in. to 100 English miles. Projection not given.
Identifier: islandora:29917

Title: Kalk Bay
Subject: Kalk Bay (South Africa) -- Maps., Cape Peninsula (South Africa) -- Maps.
Description: Maps of the Kalk Bay area with sheets for Clovelly, Kalk Bay itself and St James. The maps show streets, roads, the railway line, railway stations, buildings (domestic and business), churches, schools, playing fields, the wash house, rivers, the shore line, Woolley's Pool, Kalk Bay harbour, Dalebrook Pool, Danger Beach, Aquarium Gully and the Kalk Bay pavilion, bathing pool and swimming pool., Relief shown pictorially., The maps are stapled together between 2 covers., 01. Clovelly, EC 95 / surveyed by E. Cuthbert, May 1951 ; drawn by K. Powell, Aug. 1952 -- 02. Clovelly, ED 95 / surveyed by E. Cuthbert, May 1951 ; drawn by M. Ebdon, Aug. 1952 -- 03. Kalk Bay, ED 94 / surveyed by R. Taylor, Dec. 1950 ; drawn by J. Pelczyński, July, 1952 -- 04. Kalk Bay, ED 93 / surveyed by E. Cuthbert, Nov. 1950 ; drawn by K. Powell, March 1952 -- 05. Kalk Bay, EE 95 / surveyed by W. Black, Jan. 1951 ; drawn by A. Spencer-Hicken, July, 1952 -- 06. Kalk Bay, EE 94 / surveyed by R. Taylor, Nov. 1950 ; drawn by A. Spencer-Hicken, June, 1952 -- 07. Kalk Bay, EE 93 / surveyed by E. Cuthbert, Feb. 1951 ; drawn by E. Wagstaffe, J. Pelczyński, Sept. 1952 -- 08. Kalk Bay, EE92 / surveyed by G. Hodgson, Nov. 1950 ; drawn by E. Wagstaffe, July 1952 -- 09. St James, EF 90 / surveyed by F. Bayley, Jan. 1951 ; drawn by A. Spencer-Hicken, Nov., 1951 -- 10. Kalk Bay, EF 92 / surveyed by G. Hodgson, Oct. 1950 ; drawn by K. Powell, June 1952 -- 11. St James, EF 91 / surveyed by E. Hansen, Sept. 1950 ; drawn by M. Ebdon, July 1952 -- 12. St James, EG 91 / surveyed by E. Hansen, P. Wood-Pottle ; drawn by M. Ebdon, Feb. 1951.
Identifier: islandora:19840

Title: Cape Colony harbours : Table Bay : plan shewing breakwater extension as sanctioned : a future harbour referred to in Sir John Coode's report dated Novr. 1880. Drawing No. 1
Subject: Harbors--South Africa--Cape Town--Maps, Table Bay (South Africa)--Maps,
Description: A map showing a breakwater extension to Table Bay Harbour, with hydrographic information. The coastline is shown from Mouille Point showing the convict station, the Amsterdam Battery, part of Cape Town with the Custom House and Parade, Fort Knockle and the Craig Tower Battery. The coast relief is shown by form lines. Chiefly colour. Scale 2 inches to 1000 feet.
Identifier: islandora:25102

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