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Title: Map of Robben Island
Subject: Robben Island (South Africa)--Maps,
Description: This map of Robben Island shows streets, Varney's Fort, Edmund's Pool, the lighthouse, Ladies' Rock, the slaughter house, Irish town, the boat house, restaurant, convict station, nurses' home, buildings housing the male lepers, tramway, kennels, the White House, buildings housing the female lepers, the quarry, sanitary tip, a spring, the old lime kiln and Wreck House. Also marked in a numbered key are the Chief and Medical Superintendent's quarters, workshops, the parsonage, the English Church, male asylum, a masonry tank, the female asylum. the Assistant Medical Officer, offices, the store, the library and billiard room, the Dutch parsonage, the Magistrate's quarters, the Works Department recreation room, the tram line, water pipes, drains and burial ground. Some colour. Scale 1 inch to 600 feet.
Identifier: islandora:29786

Title: Proposed Indwe-Natal border railway, accompanying the late P. Fletcher's report dated 12th June 1896
Subject: Railroads--South Africa--Eastern Cape--Maps, Railroads--South Africa--KwaZulu-Natal--Maps, Railroads--South Africa--Indwe--Maps, ,
Description: A map showing existing and proposed railways, the Indwe-Imvani line and the probable route from the Umzimkulu River to Richmond Road, in the eastern Cape colony and Natal, with rivers, roads and towns. Basutoland, Zululand, Transvaal and Orange Free State are also shown. Some colour. relief shown by hachures. No scale given.
Identifier: islandora:25181

Title: Divisional map of Carnarvon shewing its educational conditions and requirements
Subject: Schools--South Africa--Carnarvon--Maps, Schools--South Africa--Northern Cape--Maps,
Description: A map showing existing schools and proposed centres for schools, with divisional boundaries, main, divisional and branch roads, railways, rivers and field cornetcies. Some colour. No scale given.
Identifier: islandora:25110

Title: Mount Fletcher
Subject: South African War, 1899-1902 -- Maps., Mount Fletcher Region (South Africa) -- Maps., Eastern Cape (South Africa) -- Maps.
Description: 1st ed., This map forms part of the Imperial map of the Cape Colony., The map shows main roads, branch roads, farm roads, rivers, hills, pans, railways, telegraph lines, homesteads, farm names, farm boundaries and divisional boundaries in the Mount Fletcher area., Relief shown by hachures., "South Africa having never been properly surveyed, this map must necessarily contain many inaccuracies.", Projection not given., Printed in black, red and brown., Map folds into an outer cover., The map is printed on linen.
Identifier: islandora:24845

Title: Van Wyks Vlei
Subject: South African War, 1899-1902 -- Maps., Van Wyksvlei 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 Van Wyksvlei area., 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., The maps are printed on linen.
Identifier: islandora:24870

Title: South Africa : minimum 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 minimum annual rainfall, rainfall stations, railways, roads, rivers, hachures, and plateaus. Coloured. Scale: 1 in. to 100 English miles. Projection not given.
Identifier: islandora:29917

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:19840

Title: Cape Colony harbours : Table Bay : plan shewing breakwater extension as sanctioned : a future harbour referred to in Sir John Coode's report dated Novr. 1880. Drawing No. 1
Subject: Harbors--South Africa--Cape Town--Maps, Table Bay (South Africa)--Maps,
Description: A map showing a breakwater extension to Table Bay Harbour, with hydrographic information. The coastline is shown from Mouille Point showing the convict station, the Amsterdam Battery, part of Cape Town with the Custom House and Parade, Fort Knockle and the Craig Tower Battery. The coast relief is shown by form lines. Chiefly colour. Scale 2 inches to 1000 feet.
Identifier: islandora:25102

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: German East Africa. Iringa
Subject: Iringa 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 Iringa area., Relief shown by form lines and spot heights., Projection not given., Grid reference: GED., Index no.: E4.
Identifier: islandora:24773

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: Map of the District of Mount Currie, sheet no. 2
Subject: Mount Currie (South Africa)--History--Maps, Mount Currie (South Africa)--Description and travel--Maps, Surveying--South Africa,
Description: Map of the District of Mount Currie showing commonages, location reserves, cornetcies, roads, and rivers. Scale 1 English mile to 1 inch.
Identifier: islandora:30014

Title: Map of the west coast of Africa comprising Guinea, and the British possessions at Sierra Leone, on the Gambia and the Gold Coast, together with the countries within the courses of the rivers Senegal, Gambia & Kowara
Subject: Atlantic Coast (Africa, West)--Description and travel--Maps, Atlantic Coast (Africa, West)--History--Maps, ,
Description: Map of the west coast of Africa showing names of territories, tribes, districts, islands, and rivers. Some colour. Scale not given.
Identifier: islandora:29978

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: German East Africa. Neu-Langenburg
Subject: Tukuyu 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 Neu-Langenburg area., Relief shown by form lines and spot heights., Projection not given., Grid reference: G.F.C., Index no.: F3.
Identifier: islandora:24790

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