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- Title
- Guba Valley farms, District of Glen Grey, and Indwe coal sections
- Subject
- Coalfields--South Africa--Eastern Cape--Maps, Farms--South Africa--Eastern Cape--Maps, Coalfields--South Africa--Indwe--Maps, ,
- Description
- A map showing coal fields, coal mines, rivers, proved openings shewing coal and demarcated farms. Relief shown by hill shading. Scale 1 inch to 300 Cape Roods.
- Identifier
- islandora:25121
- Title
- Cape of Good Hope. Fraserburg
- Subject
- Fraserburg Region (South Africa) -- Maps., Northern Cape (South Africa) -- Maps., Cape of Good Hope (South Africa) -- Maps.
- Description
- Topographical map indicating Fraserburg and other towns and villages, roads, railways, rivers, mountains, dunes and other features in the area surrounding Fraserburg., 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, transport, water, fuel, grazing, supplies and Fraserburg., Includes ancillary map: Fraserburg (scale 1 in. to 1 mile)., Sheet South H-34/V., Mounted on cloth. Copy 345 slightly torn along folds.
- Identifier
- islandora:24962
- Title
- A new map of Africk
- Subject
- Africa -- Maps -- Early works to 1800.
- Description
- Map shows Africa and islands in the Atlantic and Indian Oceans. The mythical second island of St Helena is included., Dedicated to His Highness, William, Duke of Gloucester., "Scale of English miles according to vulgar computation [and] according to the Norwoods computation"., Restored and placed between acid-free boards.
- Identifier
- islandora:19649
- Title
- Map of the District of Matatiela, sheet no. 3
- Subject
- Matatiele (South Africa)--Description and travel--Maps, Surveying--South Africa, Land use--South Africa--Matatiele (Eastern Cape),
- Description
- Map of the District of Matatiela showing Bethesda and surrounding areas, names of places, district boundaries, commonages, roads, and rivers. Scale 1 English mile to 1 inch.
- Identifier
- islandora:30007
- Title
- Map of the colony of Natal. South Coast
- Subject
- KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa) -- Maps.
- Description
- This map section, South Coast, forms part of the Map of the colony of Natal., Map of the South Coast of Natal from Amanzimtoti in the north to the Umtamvuna River in the south, showing cities and towns, roads, railways, telegraph and telephone lines, county boundaries, magisterial divisions, mission stations, trigonometrical points, magistrate's offices, reserve boundaries, farm boundaries, farm names and numbers, African "locations" with names of clan leaders, rivers and mountains., Relief shown by shading., Collective title, Map of the colony of Natal, from Durban (North Coast) and Scale sections; section title, South Coast, from cover., The map folds into an outer cover.
- Identifier
- islandora:19530
- Title
- Plan of Cape Town and environs lithographed for G[eorge] Greig's Cape of Good Hope Directory & Almanac
- Subject
- Cape Town (South Africa) -- Maps.
- Description
- Photocopy., Scale on map: Two furlongs or quarter of an English mile [= 2 inches]; scale of English yards [ca. 1 inch to 220 yards]., Block plan of Cape Town, showing part of Table Bay, streets and buildings with a key to 28 of the buildings depicted on the map, inter alia, hospitals (including the Merchant Seaman's Hospital), the Slave Lodge and the Menagerie on Orange Street, the Public Offices (in the old Slave Lodge building in Adderley Street), South African College, the prison, police station, army barracks, the burying or burial ground on Somerset Street, churches and chapels., Inset: "Table Mountain from Table Bay [showing] A. Devil's Mountain; B. Table Mountain; C. Lion's Head; D. Lion's Rump."
- Identifier
- islandora:19926
- Title
- Africa
- Subject
- Africa -- Maps -- Early works to 1800.
- Description
- The four sheets comprising the map are: Africa, plate I: The Northwest part examined and revised by Mr Bolton; Africa, plate II: The Southwest part [mis-labeled; plate II depicts the South East of Africa including the islands of Madagascar, Bourbon and Isle de France [Mauritius] and should be labeled The Southeast part]; Africa, plate III: The Southwest part (including the island of St Helena); and Africa, plate IV: The Northeast part (including the cartouche). This detailed map of Africa includes copious notes on the terrain and the people occupying the various areas depicted., Relief shown pictorially., Inset: Asores.
- Identifier
- islandora:19550
- Title
- C.G.R. flying survey : Malmesbury, Gouda and Piquetberg, 1896
- Subject
- Railroads--South Africa--Piketberg--Maps, Railroads--South Africa--Malmesbury--Maps, Railroads--South Africa--Gouda--Maps, ,
- Description
- Map showing proposed railway line from Salt River Station, Cape Town, to the existing line at Kalabas Kraal Station, passing the village of Philadelphia; then from the village of Malmesbury to Honig Berg, where the proposed line goes right to Gouda and left to Groote Kuilen near Piquetberg. The map shows existing railways, rivers, roads, farms and relief shown by hachures. Lines in red. Scale 1/2 inch to 1 mile.
- Identifier
- islandora:25097
- Title
- Appendix map C
- Subject
- Griqualand West (South Africa)--Maps,
- Description
- Map showing the territory of Nicholas Waterboer in Griqualand West, in relation to the Cape Colony and the Orange Free State, with the boundaries according to treaties, rivers, place names and relief shown by hachures. No scale given.
- Identifier
- islandora:29805
- Title
- Upington
- Subject
- South African War, 1899-1902 -- Maps., Upington 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 Upington area., Relief shown by hachures., The Imperial map of the Cape Colony was "compiled by the Field Intelligence Division or Department of the British Army in Cape Town during the second Anglo-Boer War. ... [P.H. du P.] Casgrain ... superintended its production ..." (Board, C. "Certainly better than nothing at all" : a re-examination of the Imperial map of South Africa 1899-1902. Proceedings of the 21st International Cartographic Conference, Durban, 2003. Available online: http://icaci.org/files/documents/ICC_proceedings/ICC2003/Papers/109.pdf (accessed 5 Sept. 2012))., "This map is not to be considered as absolutely accurate"., Projection not given., Not all of the co-ordinates are given., Printed in black and red., Map folds into an outer cover., The map is mounted on linen.
- Identifier
- islandora:24866
- 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:19861
- Title
- German East Africa. Kissắki
- Subject
- Kissaki Region (Tanzania) -- Maps., German East Africa -- Maps.
- Description
- Map showing towns, villages, international boundaries, railways, roads, tracks, telegraph lines, post and telegraph offices, heights in metres above sea level, mission stations, ruins, and "Mbuga" ("Low Country, often swampy in rainy season") in the Kissắki area., Relief shown by form lines and spot heights., Projection not given., Grid reference: GEE., Index no.: E5.
- Identifier
- islandora:24781
- Title
- Map of the Eastern Frontier of the Cape Colony and adjacent territory
- Subject
- Eastern Cape (South Africa) -- Maps.
- Description
- The map indicates the administrative areas of East London, Peddie, Bathurst, King William's Town, Alexandria, Port Elizabeth, Uitenhage, Humansdorp, Graaff Reinet, Middelburg, Cradock, Colesberg, Albert, Herschel, Aliwal North, Queenstown, Stockenstrom, Victoria East, Fort Beaufort, Bedford and Albany. It also shows portions of Natal, Basutoland and the Free State as well as cities, towns and mission stations., Relief shown by shading., Note on map: "This map has been compiled from the best available sources of information in the Surveyor General's Office"., Projection not given. Bar scale in English miles., Manuscript annotation: "Copyright reserved no. 541, M.B."
- Identifier
- islandora:19613
- Title
- Aethiopia inferior vel exterior :
- Subject
- Africa, Southern -- Maps -- Early works to 1800 -- Facsimiles.
- Description
- Map shows illustrations of wild animals and ships and two men holding up an animal skin on which the map title is printed., "Reproductie van de kaart van Zuid-Afrika uit het 'Toonneel des aerdriicx' van Guilj. en Joh. Blaeu (Amsterdam, 1635), uitgegeven door A. A. Balkema, Amsterdam/Kaapstad, 1946."
- Identifier
- islandora:19575
- Title
- Cape of Good Hope. Van Wyk's Vlei
- Subject
- Van Wyksvlei Region (South Africa) -- Maps., Northern Cape (South Africa) -- Maps., Cape of Good Hope (South Africa) -- Maps.
- Description
- Topographical map indicating Van Wyk's Vlei and other towns and villages, roads, railways, rivers, mountains, dunes and other features in the area surrounding Van Wyk's Vlei., Relief shown by contours, form lines and spot heights., Projection not given., Includes index to adjoining sheets., Mounted on cloth.
- Identifier
- islandora:24943
- 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:19845
- Title
- Map of the colony of Natal. Scale
- Subject
- KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa) -- Maps.
- Description
- This section, Scale, forms part of the Map of the colony of Natal., The sheet gives part of the title, the scale, details of responsibility and the reference key to the Map of the colony of Natal., Collective title, Map of the colony of Natal, from Scale and Durban (North Coast) sections; section title, Scale, from cover., The sheet folds into an outer cover.
- Identifier
- islandora:19535
- Title
- Africa
- Subject
- Africa -- Maps -- Early works to 1800.
- Description
- "This is the earliest, readily available, printed map to show the entire continent of Africa. It is famous for the medieval depiction of the Cyclopses, called the Monoculi on the map, and the parrots and elephant in Southern Africa. Crowns and scepters identify various African kingdoms throughout the continent of Africa …"--The mapping of Africa : a cartobibliography of printed maps of the African continent to 1700 / Richard L. Betz. 't Goy-Houten: Hes & de Graaf, c2007, p. 83-84. On verso: A woodcut containing the words "Des gantzen Landts Africe/ ein gemeine beschreibung" and showing "a phoenix rising from the sun at the top and a group of men at the bottom" (Betz: p. 93). Below this text is printed "xxv"., Cartographic authority, Richard L. Betz, has identified 15 variants of Münster's map of Africa. This copy closely resembles variant number 15 (though with some minor differences). See The mapping of Africa : a cartobibliography of printed maps of the African continent to 1700 / Richard L. Betz. 't Goy-Houten : Hes & de Graaf, c2007, p. 93., German title and text, Latin place names., Published in the German text edition of Münster's Cosmographia [1578]., Restored and placed between acid-free boards.
- Identifier
- islandora:19697
- 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:19873
- Title
- Africa : climatic and vegetation regions
- Subject
- Vegetation and climate--Africa--Maps, Africa--Maps,
- Description
- Map of Africa showing different climatic regions across the continent including deserts, semi-deserts, savanas, temperate grasslands, tropical grasslands, equatorial forests, mountain forests, warm-temperate forests and mediterranean vegetation. Two insets of the African continent depict 1) maize and cotton production regions and 2) oil palm, cocoa and wool production regions.
- Identifier
- islandora:30110
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