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Title: Living area in 1960 : draft, Map item #11; Map item #28
Subject: Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park (Botswana and South Africa), Indigenous peoples--Land tenure--South Africa, Indigenous peoples--Legal status, laws, etc.--South Africa, San (African people)--Kalahari Desert, Africa, Southern--Maps, , ,
Description: A colour map showing the living areas of the San within the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park in 1960. The map's text - primarily based on the biography and recollections of Jakob Malgas - provides a brief history of the area revealing how the San community used to live. The original large camp, was west of the Auob River and nearby a camp site used by borehole watchers during the German War. The map also contains information about animals (springbok, bees, porcupines and fish) as well as important hunting and gathering grounds (including the annual collection of honey). [Scale included]
Identifier: islandora:27335

Title: Map of Table Mountain--[cartographic material].
Subject: Cape Peninsula (South Africa)--Maps., Table Mountain (Western Cape, South Africa)--Maps.
Description: The Mountain Club of South Africa is responsible for the preparation of the map. Lithographed by Van der Sandt de Villiers Printing Company, Ltd., Topographical map of the Table Mountain area including the coastline from Sea Point to Kommetje's Bay [Kommetjie]. The map shows detailed features of Table Mountain including the Central Table, Back Table, Orange Kloof, Victorskloof or Kronen Dal and Modder Gat. It also indicates the location of the major water sources on the mountain including the Woodhead Reservoir, the Hely Hutchinson Reservoir and the Wynberg Reservoirs, as well as the Molteno Dam and the Newlands Reservoir at the foot of the mountain on its north and east flanks. It also shows the Wynberg Disa Stream, the Palmiet River, Camp's Bay Tram station and the route of the Camp's Bay tramline. Other peaks and ridges depicted are the Twelve Apostles, Little Lion's Head, Klaasen Kop and Constantia Nek. The key indicates (a) the Catchment area, Cape Town Waterworks, (b) the Catchment area, Wynberg Waterworks and (c) the Reserve (fenced). Also shown are heights of peaks in English feet., This sheet map was originally issued as a folded map glued into a cover. Both front and back covers of copy 717 are intact but only the back cover of copy 17 is still appended.
Identifier: islandora:19592

Title: C.G.R. Malmesbury-Greys Pass survey, to accompany G. S. Owen's report dated 3rd May 1898
Subject: Railroads--South Africa--Malmesbury--Maps, Railroads--South Africa--Piketberg--Maps, ,
Description: A map showing the proposed extension of the Malmesbury railway line from the Kalabas Kraal Station, passing close to Hopefield, crossing the Great Berg River, through Piquetberg and ending close to Grey's Pass, with farms, rivers, roads and commonage. The map shows Malmesbury and the villages of Darling, Hopefield, Piquetberg and Porterville, and covers the field cornetcies of Groene Kloof West, Groene Kloof East, Middel Zwartland, Voor Riebeeks Kasteel, Zwartland and Zout Rivier. The proposed railway stations are: Michiel Heyns Kraal, Klipfontein, Darling, Cochara, Uilenkraal, Hopefield, Rondekuil, Visschers Kraal, Middel Kraal, Wittewater, Piquetberg, Meintjes Kraal, Elands Vlei, Dwars in de Weg, Eendekuil and The Rest. Some colour. Scale 1/2 inch to 1 mile. Scale 1 2/8 inch to 1000 Cape roods.
Identifier: islandora:25084

Title: The railway map of South Africa
Subject: Railroads--South Africa--Maps, Railroads--South Africa--History--Maps, ,
Description: Map showing the railway of South Africa, with insets of the Cape Town Suburban Lines, Natal Railways, Cape to Cairo route, and plans of South African seaports. Also shows colony and international boundaries, names of South African Railway Systems and altitudes, neighbouring states, rivers, and coach routes. Coloured. Scale: 2.3 in. to 150 English Miles.
Identifier: islandora:29943

Title: Map of Zuurberg range
Subject: Eastern Cape (South Africa) -- Maps.
Description: Contour map of the Zuurberg Range showing hills, rivers and sluits, main roads, other roads, railways, homesteads, available helio stations and block houses, as well as bridle and pack mule tracks., Relief shown in hachures., Projection not given. Coordinates not given. Bar scale in English miles.
Identifier: islandora:19610

Title: City of Cape Town and environs
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa) -- Maps., Cape Town Metropolitan Area (South Africa) -- Maps.
Description: This shaded version of the 1933 Cape Town map shows the central business district and the peri-urban and suburban areas of the city including Gardens, Oranjezicht, Vredehoek, Tamboers Kloof, Woodstock, Salt River, Brooklyn, Good Hope model village, Milnerton, Paarden Eiland, Maitland, certificate of registered title for Montagu Gardens, Sanddrift, Tiger Oats Township, Kensington, Windermere, Factreton, Epping plantation, Uitvlugt, Gatesville, Belgravia, Sanatorium Township, Pinelands and the Garden Cities site, Ndabeni, Hazendal, the proposed Bokmakirie Township, Goodwood, Langa, Welcome, Observatory, Mowbray, Rosebank, Rondebosch, Groote Schuur Estate, Kirstenbosch, Newlands, Claremont, Kenilworth, Constantia, Wynberg, Plumstead, Diep River, Heathfield, Retreat, Lotus River, Schaap Kraal, Tokai, Silvermine, Ronde Vlei, Zeekoe Vlei, Grassy Park, Strandfontein Coast Forest Reserve, Montagu's Gift, Ilfracombe Estate, Dreyersdal, Lakeside, Muizenberg, St James, Kalk Bay, Clovelly, Fish Hoek, Glencairn, Red Hill, Simonstown, Simon's Bay, Kommetjie, Sweet Water, Witsands, Noordhoek, Scarborough, Hout Bay, Chapman's Peak, Kronendal, Oude Kraal, Bakoven, Camps Bay, Clifton, Sea Point, Fresnaye, Green Point, Mouille Point and Table Bay harbour., The map also shows municipalities, streets, buildings, erven with property numbers, "native locations", Table Mountain, the Twelve Apostles and other mountains, rivers and dams, salt pans, forested areas, sports and recreation grounds, Kenilworth Race Course, golf courses, aerodromes (including the air mail aerodrome site), hospitals and sanatoria including Groote Schuur, Valkenberg, Rentzkie's Farm Isolation hospital, Oude Molen Mental Hospital, the Alexandra Institution and the Chronic Sick home, churches, railway lines, railway stations, power stations, the zoo, the University of Cape Town, lighthouses, cemeteries and burial grounds., Relief shown pictorially and by shading., Text in English and Afrikaans., Dimensions of the printed sheets: 97 x 67 cm., The library does not hold a printed set of the 1933 shaded edition of this map. These digital copies of sheets 09a, 12a, 15a and 23 have been made available through the generosity of the Environmental Resource Management Department of the Cape Town City Council.
Identifier: islandora:19876

Title: Cape of Good Hope
Subject: Cape of Good Hope (South Africa)--Maps, ,
Description: Map with marks indicating Cape of Good Hope with the sorrounding areas and teritories, rivers, names of places, salt pans, and craters. Scale: 1.08 in. to 70 English Miles. Relief shown by hachures. Projection not given.
Identifier: islandora:29912

Title: Map showing proposed line between Cookhouse & King Williams Town
Subject: Railroads--South Africa--Eastern Cape--Maps,
Description: A topocadastral map showing a railway line from Cookhouse to King Williams Town in the Eastern Cape. The map shows elevations, district boundaries, roads and railway infrastructure. Colour. Relief shown by hachures. Scale 1:1 000 000
Identifier: islandora:25157

Title: Transvaal and Orange Free State. Heidelberg
Subject: Heidelberg Region (Gauteng, South Africa) -- Maps., Free State (South Africa) -- Maps., Transvaal (South Africa) -- Maps.
Description: Topographical map indicating Heidelberg, Standerton, Johannesburg, Bethal and other towns, roads, railways, coal and gold mines, dynamite factory, mountains, rivers, spruits, pans, dams and other watering places in the area of Heidelberg., Relief shown by form lines., Projection not given., Easternmost longitude co-ordinate estimated., Includes index to adjoining sheets., All copies slightly torn.
Identifier: islandora:24890

Title: City of Cape Town and environs
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa) -- Maps., Cape Town Metropolitan Area (South Africa) -- Maps.
Description: This street plan of Cape Town shows the central business district and the peri-urban and suburban areas of the city including the City Bowl area, the Atlantic Seaboard, the Southern Suburbs, the Northern Suburbs, the Cape Flats and the False Bay area. Included are Woodstock, Good Hope model village, Tiger Oats Township, Kensington, Windermere, Factreton, Epping plantation, Uitvlugt, Gatesville, Belgravia, Sanatorium Township, Pinelands and the Garden Cities site, Ndabeni, Hazendal, the proposed Bokmakirie Township, Goodwood, Langa, Welcome, Groote Schuur Estate, Kirstenbosch, Lotus River, Ronde Vlei, Zeekoe Vlei, Grassy Park, Strandfontein Coast Forest Reserve and Table Bay harbour., The map also shows municipalities, streets, buildings, erven with property numbers, "native locations", mountains, rivers and dams, salt pans, forested areas, sports and recreation grounds, Kenilworth Race Course, golf courses, aerodromes (including the air mail aerodrome site), schools, hospitals and sanatoria, churches, railway lines, railway stations, power stations, the zoo, lighthouses, cemeteries and burial grounds., Text in English and Afrikaans., Dimensions of the printed sheets: 97 x 67 cm., The library does not hold a printed set of the 1950 edition of this map. Digital copies of sheets AH-1BA, AH-1BB, AH-1BD, AH-1DB, AH-2AA, AH-2AC, BH-7DB, BH-7DD, BH-8CC and BH-8CC have been made available through the generosity of the Environmental Resource Management Department of the Cape Town City Council.
Identifier: islandora:19878

Title: Map of the Union of South Africa
Subject: South Africa--Description and travel--Maps, , , , ,
Description: Map of the Union of South Africa showing the South East part, with parts of the Orange Free State, Cape of Good Hope, Natal, and Basutoland, international and provincial boundaries, districts, towns and villages, railways, roads, and rivers. Coloured. Relief shown by hypsometric tints. Scale: 1:1,000,000.
Identifier: islandora:29933

Title: Bain's railway map of South Africa
Subject: Railroads -- South Africa -- Maps., Steamboat lines -- South Africa -- Maps., Postal service -- South Africa -- Maps., South Africa -- Maps.
Description: Map of South Africa indicating which railway lines were in operation, which were under construction and which had been authorised. The map also shows cities, towns, roads and rivers, the mail routes and steamer routes (with distances in miles)., Insets: Railways around Johannesburg. Scale [ca. 1:950 400] -- Natal railways. Scale [ca. 1:4 828 032] -- The Cape Peninsula. Scale [ca. 1:402 336] -- [Africa] -- Untitled inset map showing the northern extension of the railway lines from Mafeking to Bulawayo, Salisbury [Harare], Mazoe and Umtali [Mutare] in Rhodesia [Zimbabwe], and to Beira in Portuguese East Africa [Mozambique]., "Through all booksellers or from John G. Bain, St. George's Hotel Buildings, Church Street, Cape Town, C.C.", Map folds into a cover.
Identifier: islandora:19523

Title: [Map of the Caledon division]
Subject: Caledon (South Africa) -- Maps.
Description: Map of the division of Caledon giving cadastral details including farm boundaries, farm names, quitrent and field-cornetcy numbers. Also shown are Caledon, Stanford, Genadendal, Hawston, Hermanus Peters Fontein, Sandown Bay, Walker Bay, the wreck of the Kitty, Dyer Island, Geyser Island, Stanford Cove, Hydra Bay, hills, mountains and mountain passes, rivers and vleis., Relief shown by contours and shading.
Identifier: islandora:19600

Title: City of Cape Town and environs
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa) -- Maps., Cape Town Metropolitan Area (South Africa) -- Maps.
Description: This street plan of Cape Town shows the central business district and the peri-urban and suburban areas of the city including the City Bowl area, the Atlantic Seaboard, the Southern Suburbs, the Northern Suburbs, the Cape Flats and the False Bay area. Included are Woodstock, Good Hope model village, Tiger Oats Township, Kensington, Windermere, Factreton, Epping plantation, Uitvlugt, Gatesville, Belgravia, Sanatorium Township, Pinelands and the Garden Cities site, Ndabeni, Hazendal, the proposed Bokmakirie Township, Goodwood, Langa, Welcome, Groote Schuur Estate, Kirstenbosch, Lotus River, Ronde Vlei, Zeekoe Vlei, Grassy Park, Strandfontein Coast Forest Reserve and Table Bay harbour., The map also shows municipalities, streets, buildings, erven with property numbers, "native locations", mountains, rivers and dams, salt pans, forested areas, sports and recreation grounds, Kenilworth Race Course, golf courses, aerodromes (including the air mail aerodrome site), schools, hospitals and sanatoria, churches, railway lines, railway stations, power stations, the zoo, lighthouses, cemeteries and burial grounds., Text in English and Afrikaans., Dimensions of the printed sheets: 97 x 67 cm., The library does not hold a printed set of the 1950 edition of this map. Digital copies of sheets AH-1BA, AH-1BB, AH-1BD, AH-1DB, AH-2AA, AH-2AC, BH-7DB, BH-7DD, BH-8CC and BH-8CC have been made available through the generosity of the Environmental Resource Management Department of the Cape Town City Council.
Identifier: islandora:19885

Title: Plan of the drift sands near Port Elizabeth
Subject: Sand dune management--South Africa--Port Elizabeth--Maps,
Description: A map showing the physical features of the drift sands in relation to Algoa Bay and the town of Port Elizabeth. Chiefly colour. Scale 1/8 inch to 100 Cape roods and 6/8 inch to 1 mile.
Identifier: islandora:25175

Title: Geological map of Natal
Subject: Geology -- South Africa -- KwaZulu-Natal -- Maps., KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa) -- Maps.
Description: The map shows the following mineral deposits: cretaceous & recent, ryolites, amygdaloids, Stormberg beds, Beaufort beds, Natal coal measures, Ecca shales, dwyke conglomerates, Table Mountain or Waterberg sandstones, banket formation, granite, gneiss, Hornblende schist and schist (mostly chloritic or talcose). The map also shows faults, railways, districts, towns, roads, spruits, rivers and mountains., Projection not given.
Identifier: islandora:19689

Title: Pretoria
Subject: Transvaal (South Africa) -- Maps., Pretoria Region (South Africa) -- Maps.
Description: Rev. temporary ed. Apr. 1905., Map of the Pretoria area showing territorial boundaries, district boundaries, ward boundaries, townlands, "locations", farm names, beacons and boundaries (with sub-divisions, if any), railways under traffic, railway stations, roads, pans, mines, rivers and dams., Relief shown by contours and spot heights., "Computed and compiled from the Farm Surveys of the Transvaal and all available material.", "Revised 1st October 1903. Revised temporary Edition, April, 1905.", Folds into an outer cover (19 x 13 cm.)., MS annotations on map.
Identifier: islandora:19802

Title: Compass sketch plan of Pretoria, Transvaal--[cartographic material]
Subject: Pretoria (South Africa)--Maps.
Description: Map of the Pretoria region showing the street grid of the town centre (but with no street names indicated). The map indicates the Works Department boundary, Government House, existing barracks, proposed barracks, government, district and ordnance offices, the aqueduct, the Anapjis River, Das Poort, Kleynhans Farm, the botanical gardens, the gaol, the hospital, the brickfields, stone quarries, the race course, the flagstaff, beacons, the telegraph line, magazine and areas where cavalry could pass even where no roads existed, and farms (some with names), as well as open country, marshy areas and rough ground. The map also shows the roads (with mileages) leading to Potchefstroom, Waterburg, Middelburg, Kimberley and Nylstroom., Relief shown by contours and spot heights., Projection not given. Coordinates not given., Reduced photographic copy of the original.
Identifier: islandora:19691

Title: Cape of Good Hope. Victoria West
Subject: Victoria West Region (South Africa) -- Maps., Northern Cape (South Africa) -- Maps., Western Cape (South Africa) -- Maps., Cape of Good Hope (South Africa) -- Maps.
Description: Topographical map indicating Victoria West and other towns and villages, roads, railways, rivers, mountains, dunes and other features in the area surrounding Victoria West., Relief shown by contours, form lines and spot heights., Projection not given., Includes index to adjoining sheets., Sheet South H-34/X., Mounted on cloth.
Identifier: islandora:24937

Title: Divisional map of Uniondale
Subject: Schools--South Africa--Uniondale--Maps,
Description: A map of the Division of Union in the Cape Colony showing schools in existence with number of children and proposed centres for schools, with divisional and field cornetcy boundaries, railways, main, divisional, ordinary and branch roads, commonages, outspans, towns and villages and railway stations and rivers. Some colour. Scale 1 inch to 1200 Cape roods.
Identifier: islandora:25105

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