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Title: Mossel Bay & Oudtshoorn rly. survey : general plan of proposed line
Subject: Railroads--South Africa--Western Cape--Maps,
Description: A map with the coastline, rivers, place names, relief represented by hachures, showing the proposed railway line. Some colour. No scale given.
Identifier: islandora:25161

Title: Cape of Good Hope, St. John's River (Umzimvubu)
Subject: Mzimvubu River (South Africa)--Maps, Port Saint Johns (South Africa)--Maps, Pondoland (South Africa)--Maps,
Description: A map of St. John's River with hydrographic information on river soundings and sea miles. "Soundings in feet reduced to low-water ordinary springs." The land along the river has relief shown by contours, shading and pictorially. Place names are Cape Hermes and Fort Harrison. There is a rectilineal figure lettered a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h, i, x, m and n, plus points j, k and l. "The stations a ti I, x, m, are laid down from co-ordinates furnished by Mr. F. S. Watermeyer, Govt. Surveyor, and the stations j, k, l are scaled from his lithographed map and were fixed by compass bearings only by Lt. Cameron RE." The boundary from station m encloses with the river the area purchased from Umquilso by the Cape Government. Scale 1 inch to 1200 feet.
Identifier: islandora:25068

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:19846

Title: Mount Huxely
Subject: South African War, 1899-1902 -- Maps., Mount Huxley 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 Mount Huxley 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., Printed in black and red., This map contains fewer details than the Mount Huxley maps, "Copyright, F.I.D. Cape Town, Sept. 1901.", Map folds into an outer cover., The map is mounted on linen.
Identifier: islandora:24840

Title: Little Namaqualand
Subject: Namaqualand (South Africa) -- Maps., Namaqualand (South Africa) -- Discovery and exploration -- Maps.
Description: Manuscript map of Little Namaqualand, from the mouth of the Orange River in the north to Piquetberg in the south, indicating early expeditions including those of Jan Danckert (1660), Olof Berg (1683) and Simon van der Stel (1685). The map also indicates the border of the Colony up to 1840, Great Namaqualand (as far as Nisbet Warmbad and Oubees or Africaners Kraal), the Great Aughrabies Falls, Port Nolloth (Robbe Bay), Springbok, Bushmanland, Bowesdorp, Hondeklip Bay, Van Rhyns Dorp, the Olifant's River and Clanwilliam., Map encapsulated in mylar.
Identifier: islandora:19686

Title: Laingsburg
Subject: South African War, 1899-1902 -- Maps., Laingsburg Region (South Africa) -- Maps., Western Cape (South Africa) -- Maps.
Description: This map forms part of the Imperial map of the Cape Colony., The map shows roads, rivers, hills, pans, railways, homesteads, farm names, farm boundaries and divisional boundaries in the Laingsburg 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 only., Map folds into an outer cover., The map is mounted on linen.
Identifier: islandora:24832

Title: Divisional map of Pearston
Subject: Pearston Region (South Africa) -- Maps.
Description: Map of the division of Pearston giving cadastral details including farm boundaries, farm names and quitrent numbers. Also shown are divisional and field cornetcy boundaries, the village of Pearston, main and ordinary roads and rivers.
Identifier: islandora:24879

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: This plan is numbered Sheet 13. The sheet shows details of the construction and use of buildings within the area bounded by Queen Victoria, Bloem, Bree and Wale Streets. The sheet records 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., "Copyright 1949". Handwritten: "Rev'd to Sept 1956"., The original sheet has been updated by the pasting of new sections over the original plan.
Identifier: islandora:19896

Title: Cape of Good Hope. Mount Fletcher
Subject: Mount Fletcher Region (South Africa) -- Maps., Eastern Cape (South Africa) -- Maps., Lesotho -- Maps., Cape of Good Hope (South Africa) -- Maps.
Description: Topographical map indicating Mount Fletcher and other towns and villages, roads, railways, rivers, mountains and other features in the area surrounding Mount Fletcher., Relief shown by contours, form lines and spot heights., Projection not given., Map folds into an outer cover., Includes index to adjoining sheets., Includes table listing halting places., Includes a general note commenting on: nature of country, roads, drifts, transport, water, fuel, grazing, suplies, towns and horse sickness., Includes four ancillary maps (scale 1 in. to 0.5 miles): Stanford's Drift, Keneka Drift, Tina River Drift, Tsitsa River Drift. Includes three ancillary maps (scale 1 in. to 1 mile): Mount Fletcher, Matatiele, Keneka Drift., Sheet South-H-35/Q., Mounted on cloth.
Identifier: islandora:24939

Title: Cape Colony, 1896 : map showing lepers per 10,000 of population for last 10 years so far as can be ascertained, 8th February, 1896
Subject: Lepers--South Africa--Cape of Good Hope--Maps, Cape of Good Hope (Colony)--Administrative and political divisions--Maps, , ,
Description: Administrative map showing lepers per 10,000 of the population, with district and division boundaries, seats of magistracy and railway lines. Chiefly colour. Scale 7/8 inch to 50 miles.
Identifier: islandora:25153

Title: Plan of a portion of the Breede River Basin
Subject: Irrigation--South Africa--Breede River Valley--Maps,
Description: Map of the Breede River Basin showing irrigation schemes along the Breede River and between the Hex River and Cogman's Kloof, with key place names, other rivers and railway lines. Extensive relief is shown by form lines. Some colour. Scale 1 inch to about 4 miles.
Identifier: islandora:25164

Title: Map of the Cape Government Railways, the Royal Mail route to the Orange River Colony, Transvaal and Rhodesia
Subject: Railroads -- South Africa -- Maps., Railroads -- Africa, southern -- Maps., Shipping -- South Africa -- Maps., South Africa -- Maps., Africa, Southern -- Maps.
Description: Map of southern Africa, including the Cape Colony, the Orange River Colony, the Transvaal, Natal, Bechuanaland, and Rhodesia, showing the routes of the Cape Government Railways and other existing railways (those already in use and those still under construction) as well as lines that had been proposed or authorised. The map also indicates cities, towns (with an alphabetical index to places on the map), rivers and shipping routes from London to Cape Town and along the South African coast., Townshend, Taylor and Snashall (Firm)
Identifier: islandora:19581

Title: Plan of proposed scheme for sewerage and sewage disposal for the Municipality of Green Point with Sea Point, South Africa
Subject: Sewerage--South Africa--Green Point--Maps, Sewerage--South Africa--Sea Point--Maps, Sea Point (South Africa)--Maps, Green Point (South Africa)--Maps,
Description: Map of proposed sewer scheme, showing muncipal boundaries, part of Cape Town Municipality including the Docks, convict station, hospital, magazine, and race course, the coastline including Mouille Point lighthouse, Green Point lighthouse, Granger Bay, Three Anchor Bay and Botany Bay , streets and buildings, railway lines and relief for the mountains. Some colour. Scale 1 6/8th inch to 1000 feet.
Identifier: islandora:25117

Title: East London Harbour
Subject: Harbors--South Africa--East London--Maps,
Description: A map of East London Harbour along the Buffalo River to the sea, with soundings, showing the south breakwater, the west training bank, the east training bank, wharfs, quarries, the reservoir, with buildings such as the custom house, the convict station, gaol, workshops, cement and coal stores, the lighthouse and officer's quarters. Some colour. Scale 1 inch to 200 feet.
Identifier: islandora:25106

Title: A Kalahari heritage : Malgas-Witbooi Family territory
Subject: Malgas-Witbooi Family, San (African people), San (African people)--Africa, Southern--Ethnic identity, South Africa--Maps,
Description: This map shows the Malgas-Witbooi family territories in Northern Cape, South Africa. It includes a family tree and photographs of selected family members. [Scale included]
Identifier: islandora:27310

Title: Sketch map of East Griqualand and Pondoland
Subject: Griqualand East (South Africa) -- Maps., Pondoland (South Africa) -- Maps.
Description: Topographical map of East Griqualand and Pondoland from the Umtentwana River to the Kogha River on the Indian Ocean coast and to the borders with the Division of Wodehouse and Basutoland in the hinterland. The map shows towns, mission stations, the location of African clans, kraals, rivers and mountains., "East Griqualand, partially surveyed; Catberg District (now called Maclear), partially surveyed; Pondoland, unsurveyed"., Topographical detail marked by shading., Bar scale on map given in English miles.
Identifier: islandora:19611

Title: Plan of the Transkeian Territories, sheet no. 7
Subject: South Africa--Bantustans--Maps, Transkei (South Africa)--History--Maps, , ,
Description: Map showing sheet no. 7 of the Plan of the Transkeian Territories, with the District of Elliot Slang River and parts of Maclear and Engcobo, 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:30067

Title: Map of the colony of Natal. Vryheid
Subject: KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa) -- Maps.
Description: This map section, Vryheid, forms part of the Map of the colony of Natal., Map of the Vryheid area from Piet Retief in the north to the town of Vryheid 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, Vryheid, from cover., The map folds into an outer cover.
Identifier: islandora:19536

Title: To the right honourable Charles, Earl of Peterborow and Monmouth, etc this map of Africa according to ye newest and most exact obervations is most humbly dedicated
Subject: Africa -- Maps -- Early works to 1800., Cape Town (South Africa) -- Pictorial works.
Description: Shows portion of Brazil, the island of Trinidada [Trinidad], Cape Virde [Verde] Islands, and the islands of Matheo, Fernando Po, Princes, St Thome, Annaboa, Ascension and St Helena in the Atlantic Ocean. and what is named on the map as the Ethiopia Sea. To the north, the map includes the southernmost portion of Europe, part of Asia, Arabia and the Strait of Babelmandel. In the Indian Ocean, the Comoro Islands, Madagascar, the Mozambique Channel, Mauritius, St Brandon, Diego Rois, the Maldives and other islands are indicated as well as the paths of the trade winds to the East. Ceylon and the Coromandel coast and Malabar in India are also depicted., Relief shown pictorially., "Printed for H. Moll over against Devereux Court without Temple Bar, D. Midwinter at the 3 Crowns in St. Pauls Church yard and Tho. Bowles print and mapseller next to the Chapter house in St. Pauls Church yard, by Philip Overton Map and Printseller near St Dunstans Church Fleet Street.", Prime meridians: London and Ferro., Includes views of "Cape Coast Castle on ye gold coast of Guinea," "James Fort on the island of St Helena", a plan of the "Fort of Good Hope" and "A prospect of the Cape of Good Hope" showing the watering place, the slaughter house, the wall [sea wall], the Lodging House [possibly the old Slave Lodge], the Company's Garden, the hospital, the entertaining house and stall for cattle. Also indicated are Charles Mount or Crown Hill, Windy Hill, the Castle of Good Hope, the Fort of Good Hope, Table Mountain, Sugar Loaf, and James Mount or Lyons Rump.
Identifier: islandora:19759

Title: To Captain Carmichael Smyth of the Corps of Royal Engineers who obligingly furnished many of the materials this chart of the Cape of Good Hope is inscribed
Subject: Cape of Good Hope (South Africa) -- Maps., Africa, Southern -- Maps.
Description: The map indicates mountains with bare summits, mountains or hills with covered summits, other mountains and hills, days' journeys with waggons drawn by oxen, periodical rivers, constant streams, springs, lakes, swamps and valleys as well as ocean currents around the Cape of Good Hope, Cape Agulhas and Algoa Bay. Also shown are the administrative divisions of the Cape of Good Hope and territories of the autochthonous peoples of the Cape., Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by contours and soundings.
Identifier: islandora:19546

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