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Title: Meknes
Subject: Meknès (Morocco)--Maps, ,
Description: Map with hypsometric tints shows the area around Meknès, northern Morocco. tints, using the Southern Zone Layer System for altitudes, with boundaries, roads, springs, wells, fortified places and other place names. Relief shown by form lines, heights in metres. Colour. Scale about 1 inch to 10 miles.
Identifier: islandora:19151

Title: Port-Étienne
Subject: Nouadhibou (Mauritania)--Maps, ,
Description: Map showing Port - Etienne, the second largest city in Mauritania with towns of 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th importance, native villages, international, international undemarcated, intercolonial or mandate, provincial and district boundaries, rivers with falls, nonperennial rivers, canals, lakes, salt lakes, low ground liable to temporary flood, marsh, ground liable to flooding, oasis, sandy desert, contours, formlines, railways, railways under construction, metalled roads 1st class, all weather motor roads, seasonal roads, other tracks paths or explores routes, telegraph and telephone lines, telegraph and telephone lines along roads and tracks, post offices and post offices with telegraphs or telephones, wireless telegraph stations, minarets, mosques, fortified houses, lighthouses, ruins, waterpoints: wells and pools, mines and quarries, trig points, heights in metres, depths in metres. Relief shown by form lines and hachures. Colour. 2nd edition. Scale 1: 1,000,000.
Identifier: islandora:19211

Title: South Africa : rainfall in May from the averages of observations
Subject: Rain and rainfall--South Africa--Maps, Rain and rainfall--South Africa--Measurement--Maps,
Description: Map of South Africa showing the mean annual rainfall for the month of May, rainfall stations, railways, roads, rivers, and plateaus. Relief shown by hachures. Some colour. Scale: 1 in. to 100 English miles. Projection not given.
Identifier: islandora:30044

Title: Cape of Good Hope. Rietfontein and surrounding country
Subject: Rietfontein Region (South Africa) -- Maps., Northern Cape (South Africa) -- Maps., Cape of Good Hope (South Africa) -- Maps.
Description: Topographical map indicating Rietfontein and other towns and villages, roads, farms, kraals, rivers, springs, pans, vleis, wells, dams, drifts, mountains, dunes and other terrain in the area surrounding Rietfontein., Relief shown by shading, form lines and spot heights., Projection not given., Map folds into an outer cover., "Cape of Good Hope reconnaissance series."--Cover., Mounted on cloth.
Identifier: islandora:24913

Title: L'Afrique dressée selon les derniers relations et suivant les nouvelles decouvertes dont les points principaux sont placez sur les observations de Messieurs de l'Academie Royal des Sciences
Subject: Africa -- Maps -- Early works to 1800.
Description: Restored and hinged between acid-free boards., Scale on map: "10 degrez de l'Equat[o]r qui font 200 grande Lieues de France a 20 au degrez"., From Nicholas de Fer's L'Atlas Curieux ou le Monde. The map, which features a strange interpretation of the continent of Africa, includes several mythical features including a second island of St. Helena. The map also includes a description of the circumnavigation of the Cape of Good Hope by Diaz in 1486. See Betz: The mapping of Africa: a cartobibliography of printed maps of the African continent to 1700 (’t Goy-Houten: Hes & de Graaf, c2007): 170.3;Tooley: Collectors' guide to maps of the African continent and southern Africa (London: Carta Press, 1969): 45 and http://www.raremaps.com/gallery/detail/20992/LAfrique_Dressee_Selon_les_dernieres_Relat_1717/De%20Fer.html (accessed 30 September 2009).
Identifier: islandora:19735

Title: Northern Portion of Sketch Map of Ngamiland (Including Western portion of Caprivi Strip) and Ghanzi
Subject: Surveying, Ngamiland, Botswana (District)--Description and travel--Maps, Ghanzi, Botswana (District)--Description and travel--Maps, , , ,
Description: Map showing routes of the northern portion of Ngamiland and Ghanzi, with areas perrenially flooded, areas flooded in normal flood seasons, beaten and unbeaten wagon tracks, other tracks, rivers and dried up rivers, pans, native names of districts or veldts, rough contours, forests, bushes or shrubs, reed or papyrus beds in swamps, distances by road, and other notes. Scale 1:500,000 or 1 inch = 7.9 miles.
Identifier: islandora:29987

Title: Southern Africa
Subject: Southern Africa--Discovery and exploration--Maps, Southern Africa--Description and travel--Maps, Southern Africa--Kingdoms--Maps, ,
Description: An early map of southern Africa without boundaries, showing kingdoms, names of kings, with images of ships, descriptions of Hottentot women, South East islands and Southern and Eastern Parts, and rivers. Some colours. No scale given.
Identifier: islandora:29932

Title: Map of the District of Matatiela, sheet no. 1
Subject: Matatiele (South Africa)--Description and travel--Maps, Surveying--South Africa, Land use--South Africa--Matatiele (Eastern Cape),
Description: Map of the District of Matatiela showing Ongeluks Nek, with surrounding areas, commonages, names of places, roads, rivers, district boundaries, and location reserves. Scale 1 English mile to 1 inch.
Identifier: islandora:30008

Title: The Commonage, Van Wyk's Vley. Plan B
Subject: Land capability for agriculture--South Africa--Vanwyksvlei--Maps, Irrigation--South Africa--Vanwyksvlei--Maps,
Description: A map of Van Wyk's Vley showing the main dam and irrigable lands, the Hartebeeste River, two smaller dams, roads and the farms. No scale given.
Identifier: islandora:25120

Title: German East Africa. Karḗma
Subject: Karema 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 Karḗma area., Relief shown by form lines and spot heights., Projection not given., Grid reference: GDA, GDB., Index no.: D.2. & part of D.1.
Identifier: islandora:24777

Title: Africa, with all its states, kingdoms, republics, regions, islands, etc.
Subject: Africa--Description and travel--History--Maps, Africa--History--Maps,
Description: An early map of Africa showing states, kingdoms, republics, regions, islands, and names of kings, with a chart of the Gold Coast, wherein are distinguished all the European forts and factories, and also a summary description relative to the trade and natural produce, manners and customs of the African continent and islands. Some colours. Scale: 2.8 in. to 400 English miles. No projection given.
Identifier: islandora:29951

Title: Garnison-umgebungs-Karte von Massoko
Subject: German East Africa -- Maps.
Description: Environmental map of the area surrounding the German garrison in the Masoko and Kilwa regions of German East Africa. The map shows the permanent military base, towns, mission stations, passable roads, footpaths, banana groves cultivated by the African people, banana groves in the grounds of the leprosy hospital, protected forest areas, the north western shoreline of Lake Nyasa, other lakes and dams, flowing and dry-bed rivers, hills and mountains., Relief shown by contours., "Lithogr. u. druck v. Dietrich Reimer (Ernst Vohsen) Berlin." "Stich von M. Hillmann, Terrain von M. Thiel." "Mitteilungen aus den deutschen Schutzgebieten, Band xxvi. 1913." "Karte II."
Identifier: islandora:19512

Title: Transvaal and Orange Free State. Boshof
Subject: Boshof Region (South Africa) -- Maps., Free State (South Africa) -- Maps.
Description: Topographical map indicating Boshof, Bloemfontein, Bultfontein, Brandfort and other towns, roads, railways, stations, mountains, salt pans, rivers, spruits and other watering places in the area of Boshof., Relief shown by form lines., Projection not given., Easternmost longitude co-ordinate estimated., Includes index to adjoining sheets., Copies 287, 288 and 290 mounted on cloth. Copy 289 torn slightly.
Identifier: islandora:24887

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:25125

Title: Philippolis
Subject: Philippolis Region (South Africa) -- Maps., Free State (South Africa) -- Maps.
Description: Topographical map indicating towns, railways, farms, mountains, rivers and other watering places in the area of Philippolis., Relief shown by contours., Compiled under the direction of A.H.F. Duncan, Field Intelligence Department., Projection not given., A map in the Orange River Colony degree sheet series., Includes index to adjoining sheets.
Identifier: islandora:24955

Title: Map of the District of Matatiela, sheet no. 4
Subject: Matatiele (South Africa)--Description and travel--Maps, Surveying--South Africa, Land use--South Africa--Matatiele (Eastern Cape),
Description: Map of the District of Matatiela showing Little Umzimvubu and Umvenyane, with towns, schools, field cornetcies, district boundaries, names of places, commonages, roads, and rivers. Scale 1 English mile to 1 inch.
Identifier: islandora:30010

Title: Southern Rhodesia. Salisbury District
Subject: Harare (Zimbabwe)--Maps, ,
Description: Map of the Salisbury District of Southern Rhodesia, with Salisbury town and suburbs, farms, farm boundaries fenced, paddock fences, gates, railways, roads, tracks and footpaths, trigonometrical stations, buildings, British South Africa Police Stations, missions, bridges, ruins, mines, mine dumps, quarries, compounds or kraals, plantations, rivers or watercourses, vleis, dams, aerodromes, landing grounds, wireless stations. Some colour. Relief shown by contours and form lines. Scale 1 : 100,000.
Identifier: islandora:25203

Title: Tribal map of eastern Africa
Subject: Tribes--Africa, East--Maps, Tribes--Malawi--Maps, Tribes--Tanzania--Maps, Tribes--Zambia--Maps, , ,
Description: Map of east Africa, showing the territories of the tribes of Northern Rhodesia, Nyasaland and Tanganyika, with capitals of territories, principal towns, localities or villages, rivers and railways. The map also shows parts of the neighbouring countries of Angola, Belgian Congo and Mozambique. Some colour. Relief shown by form lines and hachures. First edition. Scale 1 : 3.000.000.
Identifier: islandora:19322

Title: Clanwilliam
Subject: South African War, 1899-1902 -- Maps., Clanwilliam Region (South Africa) -- Maps., Western Cape (South Africa) -- Maps.
Description: 3rd 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, divisional boundaries and outspans in the Clanwilliam 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 and red., Map folds into an outer cover., The map is mounted on linen.
Identifier: islandora:24822

Title: C.G.R. Malmesbury-Greys Pass survey, to accompany Mr. G. S. Owen's report dated 3rd May 1898
Subject: Railroads--South Africa--Western Cape--Maps,
Description: Map showing railway through the Swartland from Malmesbury to Grey's Pass, with rivers and small place names. Some colour. Scale 1/2 inch to 1 mile, 1 2/8 inch to 1000 Cape roods
Identifier: islandora:25081

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