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Title: Steynsburg irrigation project
Subject: Irrigation--South Africa--Steynsburg--Maps, Steynsburg (South Africa)--Maps,
Description: A map showing the proposed irrigation project in the Division of Steynsburg, with contours for heights, rivers, railways, roads and place names. Chiefly colour. Scale 1/2 inch to 1 mile.
Identifier: islandora:25149

Title: Plan of Cape Town, Cape of Good Hope, 1854
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa) -- Maps.
Description: Lithographed plan of Cape Town showing streets, the names of forty-four key buildings (including the Public Offices, churches, mosques, synagogues and chapels, the Commercial Exchange, the South African College, the Gas Works, the Ice House, the Shambles, the Orphan House, the Library, the Searcher's Office, the Masonic Lodge, the Chamber of Commerce and the proposed site of the Hall of Science), and the coat of arms of Cape Town in the top right of the map. Below the map is a sketch of "Part of Table Bay" showing Table Mountain with ships and a rowing boat in the bay., UCT Libraries hold three copies of this map. The first copy (607a) has been restored and placed between acid-free boards. The second copy (607b) has handwritten additions: "Sketch shewing in red the proposed Reservoir, Line of Pipes and Engine House", "Old Quarry", "Proposed Reservoir", "Line of Supply Pipe", "Breakwater cutting", "Engine House", "Slip Ground" and "66 feet" marked out on the printed scale. This copy also bears the indistinct manuscript signature of the engineer responsible for annotations and sketches on the map. The signature may read "Robt McNair". The third copy (607c) is an enlarged photographic print of the second copy (607b). This copy omits the top, right and bottom borders as well as the sketch of Table Bay at the bottom of the map and part of the manuscript signature of the engineer responsible for the map., Day & Son.
Identifier: islandora:19917

Title: Plan of Table Bay shewing positions of vessels in the Bay during the gales of July 1878, with direction of wind, and swell (to accompany A. C. Jenour's evidence.)
Subject: Shipwrecks--South Africa--Table Bay--Maps,
Description: A map of Table Bay showing the position of eleven ships before and after the gale, including the position of the five ships that were wrecked, with the changing direction of the wind as observed at the Royal Observatory and thechanging direction of the sea observed at the Harbour Works. The shoreline shows Somerset Hospital, a laboratory, the convict station, the breakwater, the outer basin and Alfred Basin, Amsterdam Battery and magazine, Somerset Road, the Castel, the Military Hospital, Fort Knockke, the Craig Tower and Battery and the Salt River. Some colour. Relief shown by hachures. Scale 1 inch to 1000 feet.
Identifier: islandora:25104

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:19879

Title: The Cape of Good Hope
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa) -- Maps., Batteries (Ordnance) -- South Africa -- Cape Town -- Maps.
Description: Topographical map of the city of Cape Town and environs showing the citadel (the Castle), the layout of the town (no street names), Table Mountain, Lion's Head, Lion's Rump, Devil's Hill, Craig's tower and battery, Fort Knockle [Knocke], Riebeck [Riebeeck] battery, Tubagh [Tulbagh] battery, Charlotte battery, Helena battery, Elizabeth battery, Imhoff battery, Rogge Bay battery, Amsterdam battery, Chavonne's battery, Grand Mouille battery, Three Anchor Bay battery, Holland's battery, Prince of Wales' battery, York block house and battery, Centre redoubt, Burgher's redoubt, guard house, powder magazine, barracks, the "town church" [Groote Kerk], the Company Garden, fountains of water, King's block house, breastworks, signal posts and other batteries. The map also depicts rivers, roads and paths as well as market gardens on the slopes of Table Mountain, showing buildings and differentiated areas where trees, fruit and vegetables were planted., Relief shown pictorially and by hachures and shading., "C66.L.C. June 1824."
Identifier: islandora:19898

Title: City of Cape Town and environs
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa) -- Maps., Cape Town Metropolitan Area (South Africa) -- Maps.
Description: This 1931 shaded map of Cape Town 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., Text in English and Afrikaans., Dimensions of the printed sheets: 97 x 67 cm., The library does not hold a full printed set of the 1931 shaded edition of this map. These digital copies of sheets 07, 10, 13, 16 and 17 have been made available through the generosity of the Environmental Resource Management Department of the Cape Town City Council.
Identifier: islandora:19870

Title: Malarial areas in the Union of South Africa = Malariagebiede in die Unie van Suid-Afrika
Subject: Malaria--South Africa--Maps, Malaria--Swaziland--Maps, , ,
Description: Map depicting malaria risk areas in South Africa and Swaziland after a malaria survey performed in 1938 by the Department of Public Health of the Union of South Africa "in collaboration [..] with the Swaziland Administration". The map also depicts administerial bounderies, roads, railway lines, towns, cities and rivers. Scale 1:1 000 000
Identifier: islandora:30078

Title: Rapid reconnaissance, Bethulie Bridge to Myburg station via Odendaal Stroom
Subject: Eastern Cape (South Africa) -- Maps.
Description: Reconnaissance map assessing the suitability of the route from Bethulie Bridge to Myburg station via Odendaal Stroom for the transportation of Maltese carts, machine guns and other armaments. The map shows farms (including names of some farm owners), dams, marshy grounds and pools, and tracks leading off the road., Relief shown by contours., Projection not given. Coordinates not given.
Identifier: islandora:19619

Title: Map of Cape Town (central)
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa) -- Maps.
Description: Bulletin ; no. 136, Map shows principal streets and places of interest including the Company Gardens, the Public Library, St George's Cathedral, the opera house, Tivoli Music Hall, the Old Supreme Court Buildings, University of Cape Town, Cartwright's Corner (the halting place for all trams), Monument Station, The Alhambra, Wolfram's Bioscope, the Railway Institute, the Boer War Memorial, the Art Gallery, the War Memorial, public conveniences and the position of several statues., Map shows quarter, half and three-quarters of a mile radius lines from the city centre., Inset: Cape Peninsula. Scale 1:354 816. 1 in. to 5.6 miles., Advertisements on verso of map.
Identifier: islandora:19916

Title: Wyld's Eastern South Africa from the River Limpopo to Algoa Bay embracing the Transvaal, Bechuanaland and Stellaland. Orange Free State, Natal, Zulu and Griqualand West shewing the British settlements and native locations
Subject: South Africa -- Maps., Africa, Southern -- Maps.
Description: Map shows British Territory, districts and divisions, towns and villages, rivers, railways completed and authorised, post and wagon roads, "native" roads and tracks, gold and other mineral deposits., Scale given in British statute miles.
Identifier: islandora:19518

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., Map folds into an outer cover., Includes index to adjoining sheets., Includes a table listing halting places., Includes a general note commenting on: nature of country, roads, railways, transport, water, fuel, grazing, supplies and towns., Includes three ancillary maps (scale 1 in. to 1 mile): Victoria West, Richmond and Murraysburg., Sheet South H-34/X., Mounted on cloth. Copy 308b slightly torn along folds.
Identifier: islandora:24946

Title: Kenhart
Subject: South African War, 1899-1902 -- Maps., Kenhardt Region (South Africa) -- Maps., Northern Cape (South Africa) -- Maps.
Description: 3rd ed., This map forms part of the Imperial map of the Cape Colony., The map shows main roads, farm roads, rivers, hills, pans, telegraph lines, homesteads, farm names, farm boundaries, divisional boundaries, railways and outspans in the Kenhart, Kakamas and Keimoes areas., 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., Map 739 is printed on linen.
Identifier: islandora:24831

Title: Orange Free State. Dewetsdorp
Subject: Dewetsdorp Region (South Africa) -- Maps., Free State (South Africa) -- Maps.
Description: Topographical map indicating towns, farms, roads, railways, stations, mountains, rivers and other watering places in the area of Dewetsdorp., Relief shown by contours and spot heights., Projection not given., Map folds into an outer cover., Includes index to adjoining sheets., Includes a table listing halting places., Includes a note on, and table listing, drifts., Includes a general note commenting on: nature of country, roads, water, fuel, grazing, horse sickness and town of Dewetsdorp., Sheet South H-35/I-IV., Mounted on cloth.
Identifier: islandora:24953

Title: Johnston's war map of Zulu-land and adjoining districts with a map of the Cape Colony
Subject: Zululand (South Africa) -- Maps., South Africa -- Maps.
Description: Map showing Zululand, Natal, Transvaal, AmaTonga, rivers, the southernmost limit of the tsetse fly, roads, missions, forts, drifts, kraals and towns., Inset: "Southern Africa comprising Cape Colony, Natal, &c. With Orange River Free State.", Restored and placed between acid-free boards.
Identifier: islandora:19656

Title: Zululand
Subject: Zululand (South Africa)--History--1879--Maps, Zululand (South Africa)--History--Maps, Zulu (African people)--History--19th century--Maps,
Description: Map of Zululand showing the thirteen chieftainships, boundaries, chieftainship boundaries, frontier of Zululand, wagon road, kraals of the 13 chiefs, and rivers. Relief shown by hachures. Scale: 1 in. to 35 miles. Projection not given
Identifier: islandora:29962

Title: [Map of the Robertson division]
Subject: Robertson (South Africa) -- Maps.
Description: Map of the division of Robertson, with portions of the divisions of Worcester and Tulbagh, giving cadastral details including farm boundaries, farm names, quitrent and field-cornetcy numbers. Also shown are the villages of Robertson, Lady Grey and Montagu, roads, a section of railway passing through Robertson, hills, mountains and mountain passes, rivers, vleis, poorts, outspans and trigonometrical stations., Relief shown by contours.
Identifier: islandora:19601

Title: German East Africa: Mahenge
Subject: German East Africa--Maps, Ulanga District (Tanzania)--Maps, ,
Description: Map showing towns, villages, international boundaries, railway lines, roads fit for light wheeled traffic, tracks, telegraph lines, post and telegraph offices, mission stations and ruins. Scale 1 : 3 00 000. [Coordinates estimated]
Identifier: islandora:25049

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., Relief shown pictorially., Text in English and Afrikaans., Dimensions of the printed sheets: 97 x 67 cm., Includes an index sheet., The library does not hold a full printed set of the 1930 edition of this map. These digital copies have been made available through the generosity of the Environmental Resource Management Department of the Cape Town City Council.
Identifier: islandora:19849

Title: City of Cape Town and environs
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa) -- Maps., Cape Town Metropolitan Area (South Africa) -- Maps.
Description: This 1931 shaded map of Cape Town 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., Text in English and Afrikaans., Dimensions of the printed sheets: 97 x 67 cm., The library does not hold a full printed set of the 1931 shaded edition of this map. These digital copies of sheets 07, 10, 13, 16 and 17 have been made available through the generosity of the Environmental Resource Management Department of the Cape Town City Council.
Identifier: islandora:19871

Title: Biledulgerid Sarra Terra Nigritarum Giune nova descriptio
Subject: Africa, West -- Maps -- Early works to 1800., Africa, North -- Maps -- Early works to 1800.
Description: Title text on map in Latin: "Biledulgerid Sarra Terra Nigritarum Guine Nova Descriptio Robt Morden". Title at head of page: "Biledulgerid and Zaara". Map shows West and North Africa, including offshore islands, rivers and mountains. Text below map:"Billedulgerid improperly is the Numidia of the Ancients, where Inhabited the Getuli, it signifies a Country plentiful in Dates which is a fruit which much enriches the inhabitants. This part of Africa extends from East to West, almost as far as Barbary. Its principal Parts are Sus or Teffet, Darha, Segelomeffa, Jegorain, Zeb and Mezzab, Techort and Guergula, Biledulgerid, and the Desert of Barca.", Morden, Robert, d. 1703. Geography rectified, or, A description of the world, in all its kingdoms, provinces, countries, islands, cities, towns, seas, rivers, bayes, capes, ports ... 3rd ed., enlarged. London, 1693
Identifier: islandora:19716

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