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Title: Africa
Subject: Africa
Description: Much of the geography proves to be inaccurate due to the fact it was based on antiquarian maps. "Large tracts of the interior of Africa are marked unknown". Across the top: Pinkerton's Modern Atlas., Philadelphia. Dobson, Thomas, 1751-1823
Identifier: islandora:25741

Title: Carte de l'Egypte, de Ia Nubie, de l'Abissinie
Subject: Northern Africa
Description: Companion map (see NOR 0297). Includes Horn of Africa, Arabia and a portion of Persia. Top right: 22., Amsterdam. Covens, Jean; Mortier, Corneille
Identifier: islandora:25386

Title: A map of Zaara, Negroe-Land, Guinea etc.
Subject: Africa, North -- Maps -- Early works to 1800., Africa, West -- Maps -- Early works to 1800.
Description: With one inset: "The Isles of C. Verd. [Cape Verde Islands]"., Map shows countries in West Africa and North Africa, including off-shore islands, rivers and mountains. Countries indicated are Guinea, Nigeria, Gold Coast, Côte d’Ivoire, and the Sahara Desert., Moll, Herman, d. 1732. Atlas manuale, or, A new sett of maps of all the parts of the earth, as well Asia, Africa and America, as Europe. London : Printed for A. and J. Churchil[l] and T. Childe, 1709. v. 32, p. 33
Identifier: islandora:19715

Title: Figura del Mondo Universale
Subject: Africa
Description: Latin edition of Munster's map. Round-shaped world map surrounded by the heads of wind gods, blowing their winds towards the earth. Several sea monsters occupy the waters., Basel. Munster, Sebastian, 1489-1552
Identifier: islandora:25476

Title: Plan of the Transkeian Territories, sheet No. 10
Subject: South Africa--Bantustans--Maps, South Africa--History--Bantustans,
Description: Map showing sheet no. 10 of the Plan of the Transkeian Territories, showing the districts of Tsomo, Nqamakwe, Butterworth, Willowvale, and Kentani, locations, 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:30112

Title: Wagadugu
Subject: Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso)--Maps, ,
Description: Map showing Wagadagu in Burkina Faso on the border of Ivory Coast, and state boundaries, colonial territories, provincial, district and subdivision boundaries, with railways roads, tracks, paths, streets with telegraph lines and telegraph lines, colonial capitals, important cities and main towns, chief towns of districts, bridges, ferries, ford crossings, perennial and intermittent water flows, swamps, springs, salt or sweetwater marshes, airports, landing strips and water airports, post and telegraph offices, roadhouses, radio stations, customs offices, military bases, stage and storage camps, Christian missions, Mosques, minarets, sacred places, trigometric or astronomic points. Altitude in metres. Relief is shown in form lines. Some colour. Special edition. Scale 1 : 500 000.
Identifier: islandora:19245

Title: Union of South Africa : prehistoric rock paintings & engravings
Subject: Art, Prehistoric--South Africa--Maps, Rock paintings--South Africa--Maps, Engravings--South Africa--Maps, ,
Description: Map of South Africa showing sites for prehistoric rock paintings and engravings, shaded areas in which rock paintings and engravings occur, provinces, countries, towns and cities, boundaries, railways, and rivers. Scale: 1:2,500,000. No projection given.
Identifier: islandora:29928

Title: Special map of Africa showing treaty boundaries
Description: Map of Africa showing the treaty boundaries between conterminous powers, treaty boundaries disputed by a third party, boundaries not definitely laid down, the dates of the treaties, railways, the Anglo-Egyptian route, the French routes, Macdonald's route, the Belgian route, British possessions and protectorates, the area under British chartered companies and areas under the British sphere of influence and army of occupation., The colour coded key indicates French, German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese and Belgian holdings in Africa.
Identifier: islandora:19554

Title: Plan of a portion of the Breede River Basin shewing irrigation schemes between the Hex River and Cogman's Kloof along the Breede River
Subject: Irrigation--South Africa--Breede River Valley--Maps, Breede River (South Africa : River)--Maps,
Description: A map of the Breede River Basin, within the Zonder Ende Mountains and Lange Berg, from Ceres through Worcester and Robertson to Ashton and Montagu, showing irrigable lands, proposed, constructed and partially constructed irrigation schemes, with railway linesand forrows. Some colour. Relief shown by contours and form lines. Scale 1 inch to about 4 miles.
Identifier: islandora:29790

Title: Zur Erläuterung eines mündlichen vortrages über die Säugethier-Fauna von Süd-Africa
Subject: South Africa -- Maps, Mammals -- South Africa
Description: Restored and hinged between acid free boards., English translation of the title: "To explain an oral presentation on the mammal fauna of South Africa"., Data regarding the mammal fauna of South Africa, South America and Europe are included in a table below a map of South Africa., Note on map: "NB Die Zahlen bei den Gebirgen bezeichnen deren Gipfelhöhe (in pariserF.)".
Identifier: islandora:19746

Title: Map of the Union of South Africa, 1944 = Kaart van die Unie van Suid-Afrika. [Sheet 4 of 4]
Subject: South Africa--Maps, Lesotho--Maps, , ,
Description: Map showing Indian Ocean coast of South Africa and parts of the Orange Free State, Natal and Cape of Good Hope Provinces, and Basutoland, with district boundaries, cities, towns and villages, roads, railways, rivers, air bases, lighthouses and mountains. Some colour. No scale given.
Identifier: islandora:19328

Title: Orange Free State. De Brug
Subject: Free State (South Africa) -- Maps.
Description: Topographical map indicating towns, farms, roads, railways, stations, rivers and other watering places in the area of De Brug., Relief shown by contours 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 note on drifts, and a table listing one drift., Includes a general note commenting on: nature of country, roads, water, fuel, grazing, horse sickness and De Brug (a railway station)., Sheet South H-35/H-II., Mounted on cloth.
Identifier: islandora:24947

Title: Beaufort West
Subject: South African War, 1899-1902 -- Maps., Beaufort West Region (South Africa) -- Maps., Fraserburg Region (South Africa) -- Maps., Western Cape (South Africa) -- Maps., Northern Cape (South Africa) -- Maps.
Description: 3rd ed., This map forms part of the Imperial map of the Cape Colony., The map shows main roads, farm roads, rivers, hills, pans, railways, telegraph lines, homesteads, occupiers' names, farm boundaries, divisional boundaries and water for animals in the Beaufort West and Fraserburg areas., 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, brown and blue., The maps are printed on linen.
Identifier: islandora:24798

Title: Zaria
Subject: Zaria Province (Nigeria)--Nigeria--Maps, Nigeria--Administrative and political divisions--Maps, ,
Description: Map of Zaria Province, Nigeria, and surrounding regions, showing railways, metalled roads, all weather motor roads, seasonal roads, other tracks, paths or explorers routes, telegraph and telephone lines, post offices with telegraph or telephone, wireless telegraph stations, minarets, mosques, fortified houses, lighthouses, ruins, waterpoints: wells and pools, mines and quarries, trigonometrical points, heights in metres, depths in metres, towns, native villages, international, intercolonial, provincial and district boundaries, rivers, canals, lakes, salt lakes, low ground liable to temporary flood, marsh, ground liable to flooding, oasis, sandy desert. Relief shown by contours and formlines. Colour. Scale 1: 1 000 000.
Identifier: islandora:19277

Title: Diocese of Cape Town
Description: Scale in English miles., Map of the Diocese of Cape Town showing the Colony of the Cape of Good Hope indicating towns, locations of churches and administrative borders. Map to accompany: Robert Gray's A journal of the Bishop's visitation tour through the Cape Colony ... with an account of his visit to the Island of St Helena, in 1850 (London: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, 1851)., Note on map: "The_____ line marks the Bishops route"., Inset: St. Helena. Inset scale in sea miles., Prime meridian: Greenwich., Restored and hinged between acid free boards.
Identifier: islandora:19748

Title: Africa
Subject: Africa
Identifier: islandora:25357

Title: Tombouctou
Subject: Tombouctou (Mali)--Maps, Mali--Administrative and political divisions--Maps, ,
Description: Map showing Tombouctou in northern Mali, with sand dunes, lakes, rivers, roads, demarcated boundaries, place names. Other regions shown: Azaouad, Timetrine. Colour. Relief shown by form lines and shading. Scale 1: 1 000 000.
Identifier: islandora:19228

Title: Cape of Good Hope
Subject: South Africa--Cape of Good Hope--Maps, Cape of Good Hope (South Africa)--History--Maps, ,
Description: Map of Good Hope showing Table Mountain, Devil's Peak and surrounding mountains, Table Bay, Robben Island, the Dutch Fort at the Cape of Good Hope, settlement, and harbour. No scale or projection given.
Identifier: islandora:29934

Title: Antsalova
Subject: Antsalova (Madagascar)--Maps, ,
Description: Map showing Antsalova, a town and commune in western Madagascar, with roads for carts/wagons, mule driver paths, tracks, bridges/decks, telegraph offices, geodetic points, side points, chief places of subdivisions, chief places of the canton, villages, springs/wells/watersources, woods, boulders/large rounded rocks, tombs, churches, rice paddy fields, marsh, bush, scrublands, palm trees. Relief shown by countours and hachures. [Coordinates estimated]. Colour. Scale 1 : 100 000.
Identifier: islandora:19047

Title: Das Massai-Reservat südlich des Kilimandscharo :
Subject: Maasai (African people) -- Maps., National parks and reserves -- Kenya -- Maps., Kenya -- Maps.
Description: Topographical map of the Masai Reserve in Kenya, south of Mount Kilimanjaro, showing the route taken by Major Georg von Prittwitz und Gaffron in 1906 (and his campsites en route)., Appears in Mitteilungen aus den deutschen Schutzgebieten. Bd. XXIII. 1910.
Identifier: islandora:19766

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