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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

Title: Plan of the Transkeian Territories, sheet no. 5
Subject: South Africa--Bantustans--Maps, Transkei (South Africa)--History--Maps, ,
Description: Map showing sheet no. 5 of the Plan of the Transkeian Territories, showing the districts of Mount Fletcher and parts of Qumbu, Tsolo and Maclear, reserves, major settlements, names of places, plan numbers, district boundaries, rivers, roads, plantations, and forests. Scale: 800 Cape roods to 1 in. Relief shown by shading. No projection given.
Identifier: islandora:30056

Title: Map of the Transvaal Republic and Moselikatse's country, framed from observations and from information obtained from travellers, hunters and natives showing the routs [sic] to the Tati gold fields and further north, 1868 and 1869
Subject: Transvaal (South Africa) -- Maps., Africa, Southern -- Maps., Gold mines and mining -- Africa, Southern -- Maps
Description: The map shows parts of the Transvaal, Rhodesia [Zimbabwe] and Mozambique, Mashona country, Matabele country and Makalaka country. It also indicates towns, including Delagoa [Bay], Inhambane, Sofala, Tete, Nilstroom [Nylstroom], Warmbad, Rustenburg, Pretoria, Potchefstroom and Heidelberg, mountains, rivers, tributaries, and the sites of gold fields and rumoured gold deposits., Relief shown by contours.
Identifier: islandora:19579

Title: Map of the South African Republic and adjoining territories
Subject: Africa, Southern -- Maps., Transvaal (South Africa) -- Maps.
Description: Map of the South African Republic (later the Transvaal) showing the boundaries with its southern African neighbours, cities, towns, main roads, other roads and tracks, railways and railway stations, kraals, mission stations, mountains, rivers, telegraphs and telegraph offices, and the undersea cable from Durban to Lourenço Marques and northwards to Zanzibar., "Railways to June 1899.", Relief shown by hachures and spot heights.
Identifier: islandora:19795

Title: C.G.R. flying survey : Mossel Bay-Oudtshoorn via Gouritz River Gorge, 1896
Subject: Railroads--South Africa--Mossel Bay--Maps, Railroads--South Africa--Oudtshoorn--Maps, ,
Description: Map showing proposed railway from Mossel Bay to Oudtshoorn through the Gouritz River Gorge or alternatively via Georgetown. The route through the Gouritz River Gorge crosses the Attaquas Mountains and passes Herberts Dale. Map shows rivers, roads and the coastline from Fish Bay to Christina Bay. Some colour. Scale 1/2 inch to 1 mile.
Identifier: islandora:25096

Title: Kroonstad
Subject: Kroonstad (South Africa)--Maps, ,
Description: Map showing Kroonstad area in Free State, South Africa, with towns and villages, roads, railways, telegraphs and telephone lines, power lines, lighthouses, aerodromes, water aerodromes, landing fields, bridges, concrete drifts, mines, trigonometrical beacons, spotheights in feet, built-up areas, isolated buildings, police posts, stores, hotels, post or telegraph offices, isolated churches or missions, native kraals, aerial cableways, mountain and hill names, capes, points, rocks, islands, springs, waterholes and wells, rivers or dams, marshes or vleis, pans and lakes, weirs, pipelines and canals, forests, plantations and orchards, rows of trees, natural bush, sugar cane. , vleis, pans and lakes, weirs, pipelines and canals. Relief shown by form lines and spot heights. Colour. Scale 1 : 250,000.
Identifier: islandora:19324

Title: South Africa : maximum 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 maximum annual rainfall, rainfall stations, railways, roads, rivers, hachures, and plateaus. Some coloured. Scale: 1 in. to 100 English miles. Projection not given.
Identifier: islandora:29918

Title: Afrique partie sud
Subject: Africa, Southern -- Maps., Madagascar -- Maps.
Description: Map includes Southern Africa, Madagascar, Mozambique, Central Africa, Sudan, Abyssinia and the Sahara desert., Restored and hinged between acid free boards.
Identifier: islandora:19747

Title: Williston
Subject: South African War, 1899-1902 -- Maps., Williston 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 Williston 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., Co-ordinates not given., Printed in black and red., Map folds into an outer cover., The map is mounted on linen.
Identifier: islandora:24805

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: 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: Southern Africa
Subject: Africa, Southern--Maps,
Description: Map of Southern Africa with territories, showing names of countries, districts, international boundaries, roads, railways, rivers, lakes, oceans, pans, and marshes. Coloured. Scale: 1 in. to 200 kilometres. Projection not given.
Identifier: islandora:29920

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