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Title: Carte de L'Afrique Divisee en ses principaux Etats pour servir a l'instruction de la Jeunesse
Subject: Africa
Description: Illustrates "routes of Cook's voyages of 1771, 1775 and 1780 around the Cape of Good Hope to Australia". Text borders decribe interior of Africa; Prime meridian through Paris and Ferro Island., Paris. Basset
Identifier: islandora:25472

Title: Carte Reduite du Canal de Mozambique et des Isles de Madagascar, de France, de Bourbon, de Rodriques et autres
Subject: Africa - Mozambique Channel
Description: Includes the Islands of Madagascar, France, Bourbon (Reunion) and Rodriques. Inset: two plans of the port of Seychelles and the Island of Assumption. Sea contains numerous rhumb lines; Prime meridian through Paris., Paris. Bellin, Jacques Nicolas, 1703-1772
Identifier: islandora:25743

Title: Coutumes, Moeurs et Habillemens des Peuples qui Habitent aux Environs du Cap de Bonne Esperance avec une Description des Animaux et Reptiles qui se Trouvent dans ce Pais
Subject: Africa - Cape of Good Hope
Description: Includes ten engravings of natives and animals and Tachard's map (see NOR 0161). Map: 10.5 cm x 13 cm. Title of map: Carte des Pays et des Peuples de Bonne Esperance. Nouvellement decouverts par les Hollands. Top right: Tom. VI. No. 18. Pag. 74., Amsterdam. Gueudeville, Nicolas, ca. 1654-ca. 1721
Identifier: islandora:25437

Title: Carta geografica de Africa del Capo de bon Esperanze sino al Regno et Imperio Monamotapo e Ria de la Goa. Scoperto dell' Citadino e Commandante
Subject: Africa - Cape of Good Hope
Description: Across the bottom reads, Landtogt gedaan door de Zuid-Kust van Africa in den Jaare 1781 tot 1793 door Louis Almaro Pisani Burger Commandant en Ingezeetenen der Colonie Zwellendam; Inset of Port Natal., Unknown. Pisani, Almoro Alvise, 1754-1808
Identifier: islandora:25324

Title: Cosmographo de sua Magestade
Subject: Africa - Oceans
Description: Inset: Plans of Mombassa, Mozambique, Sofala and the Island of Sacatora., Lisbon. Teixeira, Joao (fl. 1620-1650)
Identifier: islandora:25474

Title: Carte de L'Afrique Meridionale ou Pays Entre la ligne & le cap de Bonne Esperance et L'Isle de Madagascar
Subject: Southern Africa
Description: Duplicate map. Originally issued by the Visscher family in 1710. Hendrik de Leth, married into the Visscher family took over the business and imprinted this map with his name. Two insets are shown, Cape Peninsula and Plan and elevation of Table Bay., Amsterdam. Elwe, Jan Barend
Identifier: islandora:25354

Title: A site report and letter on the rock paintings and archaeological material found on three sites (indicated as sites 1, 2 and 3 on report): De Tronk (Winter Hoek) , Worcester.
Subject: South Africa--Antiquities, Rock paintings--South Africa, , , ,
Description: Handwritten site report on the rock paintings found on sites 1, 2 and 3, and on the archaeological material, only found on site 3, at: De Tronk, Winterhoek, Worcester, Western Cape, South Africa. The archaeological material found on site 3 includes Wilton flakes , ochre (red) and coarse black pottery. In site 1, a cave, the rock paintings consist of the following: elephants and human figures. In site 2, a cave site, the rock paintings consist of the following: crude animals and hands. In site 3, a rock face, the rock paintings consist of : a female figure and what appears to be a buck.
Identifier: islandora:21759

Title: Carte de la Coste Orientale d'Afrique, Depuis le Cap de Bonne Esperance, Jusqu'au Cap del Gada ... Publiee par ordre de Mgr. le Comte de Maurepas
Subject: Southern Africa
Description: Prime meridian through Ferro Island. The interior of the map contains few details., Paris. Hondt , Pieter de
Identifier: islandora:25219

Title: Sechs Lieder von Gedichte von Clemens Von Brentano op. 68 (An de Nacht)
Subject: Strauss, Richard, 1864-1949. Lieder, op. 68. An die Nacht, Songs with piano, Concerts--South Africa--Cape Town
Description: An evening of Strauss songs, presented and accompanied by Kamal Khan, Baxter Concert Hall, Cape Town, South Africa
Identifier: islandora:28776

Title: Pollution over Cape Town from De Waal Drive
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Environment, Pollution
Description: While people in the Western Cape are delighted by the beautiful calm days that arrive between blasting north-westers, there is a disadvantage - smog lies heavily over the city and surroundings. This picture taken from De Waal Drive shows buildings looming through the smog, which was caused by a temperature inversion. The tall buildings in the middle of the picture are at Goodwood, with the Tygerberg and Boland mountains beyond.
Identifier: islandora:17015

Title: L'Afrique dressee sur les relations le plus recentes, et assujettie aux observations astronomique par ... Geog. du Roy, de Sa M. Polon, Due de Lorraine et de Bar et Associe de l'Academie Royale des Sciences et B. Lettres de Nancy, avec privilege
Subject: Africa
Description: Cartouche illustrates a native woman reclining between two palms. Interior of southern Africa is fairly blank other than tribal names; Prime meridian through Ferro Island., Paris. Robert de Vaugondy, Gilles, 1688-1766; Robert de Vaugondy, Didier, 1723-1786
Identifier: islandora:25450

Title: De Mond Nature Reserve
Subject: Vegetation monitoring--Western Cape (South Africa), Plants--Western Cape (South Africa), Botanists--Western Cape (South Africa), ,
Description: District: Bredasdorp, Location: De Mond Nature Reserve., Ecology: Unknown.
Identifier: islandora:4351

Title: Carte du Canal de Mosambique, contenant L'Isle de Madagascar les Cotes d'Afrique, depuis le Cap de Bonne Esperance jusqu'a Melinde
Subject: Africa - Mozambique Channel
Description: Inset of the Cape coast from St. Helena Bay to False Bay; Prime meridian through Ferro Island and Paris. Top left: Livre I, II, III, IV. Top right: No. 11., Paris. Bonne, Rigobert, 1727-1794
Identifier: islandora:25420

Title: Carte Generale de L'Afrique
Subject: Africa
Description: Prime meridian through Ferro Island and Paris. Top left: No. 150., Paris. Mentelle, E. (Edme), 1730-1815
Identifier: islandora:25372

Title: Africa nach Robert Vaugondy, Rennell's und Solzmann's Skizze des nordlichen Theils von Africa
Subject: Africa
Description: Color index identifies countries holding power in Africa, however historically incorrect. Inset: Die Azorischen Inseln; Prime meridian through Ferro Island., Nuremberg. Schneider, Adam Gottlieb, 1745-1815; Weigel, Johann Christoph, d. 1746
Identifier: islandora:25459

Title: Pascaert van de Costa de Caffres Tusschen Cabo Negro en Cabo de bonae Esperanca
Subject: Africa - Oceans
Description: The sea contains two compass roses with numerous rhumb lines extending over the mainland, one sailing vessel and one sea monster. Inset: Saldanha Bay. Bottom right: 9., Amsterdam. Keulen, Johannes van
Identifier: islandora:25395

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