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Title: Transvaal and Orange Free State. Philipstown
Subject: Philipstown Region (South Africa) -- Maps., Northern Cape (South Africa) -- Maps.
Description: Topographical map indicating Philipstown, Britstown and other towns and villages, roads, railways, stations, rivers, vleis, pans and mountains in the area of Philipstown., Relief shown by form lines., Projection not given., Westernmost longitude co-ordinate estimated., Includes index to adjoining sheets., Copy 893 is torn slightly.
Identifier: islandora:24906

Title: Sketch of road from Ceres Road Sta. to Touws R. via Ceres Village
Subject: Cape of Good Hope (South Africa) -- Maps.
Description: The map, which traces the road from Ceres Road Station to Touws River via Ceres village, gives details of mountains and mountain ranges, bridges, tolls, mills and vleis. The map also shows sections of the railway line from Cape Town to Touws River Station and indicates the onward line to Beaufort West., Relief shown by hachures., Bar scale in miles.
Identifier: islandora:19594

Title: Carte de l'Isle Madagascar dite autrement Madecase et de S. Laurens et aujord'hui L'Isle Dauphine avecque les costes de Cofala et du Mozambique en Afrique
Subject: Africa - Madagascar
Description: Illustrates "sea routes from the west coast of Africa to Mozambique and from Fort Dauphin on the southeast coast of Madagascar to the north, south, and to the east, to India, Surate and Malacca.", Paris. Duval, P. (Pierre), 1619-1682
Identifier: islandora:25327

Title: Africa from Cape Correntes to Juba Islands including Madagascar, Comoro, Zanzibar Ids & c. by Order of the Right Honble the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty under the direction of Capt. W. F. W. Owens from 1822 - 1826
Subject: Eastern Africa
Description: Sheet V., London. Hydrographical Office
Identifier: islandora:25766

Title: Kenya Colony
Subject: Kenya--Maps, ,
Description: Map of Kenya, showing parts of the Uganda Protectorate and Italian Somalia, including Lake Victoria, and international, provincial and district boundaries, with railways, roads and tracks, telephone or telegraph lines, mountain ranges, peaks, valleys, capes and islands, tribes, bridges, towns, rivers, canals, marsh, plains liable to inundation, geodetic trigonometric stations, water sources, historic ruins and mission stations. Third edition. Colour. Relief shown by form lines and altitude tints. Scale 1 : 2,000,000.
Identifier: islandora:19298

Title: [Map of the Union of South Africa. Sheet 2 of 4]
Subject: South Africa--Maps, Swaziland--Maps, Botswana--Maps, , ,
Description: Map showing the Transvaal Province of the Union of South Africa, part of the Orange Free State Province, Swaziland, part of the Bechuanaland Protectorate and the borders with Rhodesia and Mozambique, with district boundaries, cities, towns and villages, roads, railways, rivers, native reserves and locations, crown reserves, lakes, mines, mountains and hills. Some colour. No scale given.
Identifier: islandora:19327

Title: Sutherland
Subject: South African War, 1899-1902 -- Maps., Sutherland 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 Sutherland 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., Map folds into an outer cover., The maps are mounted on linen.
Identifier: islandora:24863

Title: Transvaal
Subject: Transvaal (South Africa)--Maps, ,
Description: Map showing a province in the north of South Africa which was named Transvaal from 1910 until the end of 1994, and international, intercolonial, provincial, district boundaries, with place names, railways, under construction, projected, roads suitable for motor traffic: all seasons, dry weather, roads suitable for carts, tracks, telegraphs or telephones, telegraphs or telephones along roads or tracks, provinces, frontier districts, localities, mountain ranges, peaks, valleys, capes, islands, tribes, towns of 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th importance, rivers, unsurveyed, canals, marshes and swamps, plains liable to inundation, geodetic trigonometrical stations, altitudes in metres, depths in metres, wells, springs, waterholes, pools, historical ruins, wireless telegraph stations. Contours are at 200 & 500 metres & thence at 500 metre intervals. Relief shown by form lines with height in metres, tinted shading. Third edition, ground/air. Colour. Scale 1 : 2,000,000.
Identifier: islandora:19317

Title: South Africa
Subject: South Africa--History--Maps, South Africa--Maps, Early maps--South Africa, ,
Description: Map of South Africa showing towns, mountain ranges, and rivers. Some colours. Relief shown by hachures. Scale: 40 Eng. Miles = One Inch.
Identifier: islandora:29941

Title: South Africa
Subject: South Africa -- Maps., Cape of Good Hope (South Africa) -- Maps.
Description: Map of southern Africa from Delagoa Bay in the North to Cape Lagullas [Agulhas] at the southern most point. Includes: Stellenbosh [Stellenbosch]; Groene Kloof Moravian settlement; Tulbach or Rodezand; Genadendal or Grace Vale, a Moravian settlement; Zurbrak [Zuurbrak]; Hooge Kraal; Bethelsdorp; Theopolis; Boshesman Missionary settlement [north of Graaff Reinet]; Griquatown; Latakkoo, intended missionary station; Malapeetz, intended missionary station; Makoons Kraal Boshesman Mission; Orlams Kraal, a missionary station; Schmelens Station; [and] Pella Namacqua Missionary settlement. .The map indicates the route taken by the Reverend John Campbell, mission stations, towns, rivers, mountains and areas inhabited by different groups of people e.g. the "Tambookies" [abaThembu], the "Makoon Boshesmens" [Bushmen], "Wild Boshesmens" country, the "Bootchuana tribes" [baTswana], Damara country, Great Namacqua [Namaqua] country and "Caffraria"., "Published by Black, Parry & Co. Booksellers to the Honble East India Company, Leadenhall Street, London, 1815.", The bar scale representation on the map is given in British statute miles.
Identifier: islandora:19677

Title: A New and Accurate Map of Egypt from the latest Authorities
Subject: Africa - Egypt
Description: Edinburgh. Tho. Brown
Identifier: islandora:25677

Title: A New and Correct Map of the Coast of Africa from Cape Blanco, to the Coast of Angola. Exhibiting all the European Forts & Settlements
Subject: Western Africa
Description: Inset: Map of Gold Coast on a larger scale., London. Hinton
Identifier: islandora:25664

Title: A new and most exact map of Africa described by N.I. Vischer and don into English; Enlarged and Corrected according to J. Blaeu and Others, With the Habits of ye people, and ye manner of ye Cheife sitties ye like never before
Subject: Africa
Description: Similar to Blaeu's map (see NOR 0030). The sea is decorated with more ships than usual for "maps of this period and the sea monsters are fewer and smaller.", London. Overton, John, 1640-1708?
Identifier: islandora:25448

Title: A Map of Upper Egypt ... Desaix ... Expedition of Bonaparte ... Citizen Denon
Subject: Africa - Egypt
Description: Pl LXII., London. Longman et al.
Identifier: islandora:25680

Title: Herbillon
Subject: Herbillon (Algeria)--Maps,
Description: Map showing Herbillon, a coastal town in Skikda Province, north-eastern Algeria, and state, department, district and town boundaries, national highways, department roads, irregularly maintained carriage roads, paths, logging roads and mule tracks, remains of Roman roads, railways, bridges, ferries, fords, forests, marshes, dunes and sand, vines, water sources dry in summer, churches, chapels and holy places, houses, wells and fountains, water and wind mills, irrigation canals, fixed and rotating lighthouses, port lights, redoubts, batteries, cemetries, trigonometric points, telegraphs, posts. Colour. Relief in hill shading and form lines and contours. Scale 1 : 50.000.
Identifier: islandora:19202

Title: Nieuwe Pascaert van Oost Indien Verthoonende hen van C. de Bona Esperanca tot aan het Landt van Eso. Geleyt op Wassende Graeden en van Veel Fouten Verbetert
Subject: Africa - Oceans
Description: Two cartouches are shown on this map. The cartouche at the top is similar to Otten's map (see NOR 0252). The second cartouche provides the name and address of the author and is surrounded by dolphins and European traders. Two compass roses radiate rhumb lines., Amsterdam. Keulen, Johannes van
Identifier: islandora:25440

Title: District map of Tsomo, Transkei. Sheet no. 1
Subject: Transkei (South Africa)--Description and travel--Maps, Homelands (South Africa)--Maps, ,
Description: Map of Tsomo, Transkei, showing locations of Gqogqora, Mhlahlane, Mkwinti, Nconcolora, Qutsa, Qombolo, Tsojana and Ngonyama, location boundaries, building lots and plans, forests, trading stations, rivers, and roads. Relief shown by mountain peaks. Scale 300 Cape Roods = 1 Eng. inch.
Identifier: islandora:30089

Title: Insurance plan of Cape Town
Subject: Insurance -- South Africa -- Cape Town -- Maps., Fire risk assessment -- South Africa -- Cape Town -- Maps., Historic buildings -- South Africa -- Cape Town -- Maps., Cape Town (South Africa) -- Buildings, structures, etc. -- Maps., Cape Town (South Africa) -- Maps.
Description: Each sheet shows the plan and vertical cross-section of buildings on the blocks bounded by: Sheet 1, Wale, St George's, Waterkant and Adderley streets; Sheet 2, Wale, Burg, Waterkant and St George's streets; Sheet 3, Wale, Long, Waterkant and Burg streets; Sheet 4, Wale, Loop, Waterkant and Long streets; Sheet 5, Wale, Bree, Waterkant and Loop streets; Sheet 6, Wale, Buitengracht, Waterkant and Bree streets; Sheet 7, Boom, Plein, Darling and Zieke streets; Sheet 8, Stal, Grave, Darling and Plein streets; Sheet 9, Garden of new Houses of Parliament, Adderley Street, Standard Bank buildings and Grave Street., Each sheet indicates the materials used in the construction of buildings, the uses of most buildings, height in stories, roof type and street widths., Black and white photographic copies. The original plan is colour coded.
Identifier: islandora:19904

Title: South Africa, north western sheet
Subject: South Africa--Description and travel--Maps, , , ,
Description: Map showing the north west of South Africa, with larger portions of South West Africa and Bechuanaland, international boundaries, towns and places, railways, roads, pans, reserves, dams, rivers, and deserts. No scale or projection given.
Identifier: islandora:29936

Title: Numidia et Africa
Subject: Northern Africa
Identifier: islandora:25670

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