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Title: Africae descriptio
Subject: Africa -- Maps -- Early works to 1800.
Description: Scale bar at bottom right is in German miles., The map is crisply engraved and decorated with title set in strapwork cartouche at bottom left. Map depicts a sea monster south of Madagascar, and a sea battle off the coast of C. Negro., Latitude and longitude coordinates are given on all four sides of the map. Details drawn from Richard L. Betz, The mapping of Africa : a cartobibliography of printed maps of the African continent to 1700. 't Goy-Houten : Hes & de Graaf, c2007, p. 211-213., Probably extracted from the Atlas minor (Gerhard Mercator and Jodocus Hondius) Amsterodami: Iudoci Hondij. Arnhemi, 1607., Restored and hinged between acid-free boards.
Identifier: islandora:19732

Title: Pascaerte van't westelycke deel van Oost Indien, van Cabo de Bona Esperanca tot C. Comorin
Subject: Indian Ocean -- Maps -- Early works to 1800., Africa -- Maps -- Early works to 1800.
Description: The map shows the eastern portion of the African continent from Egypt in the north to the Cape of Good Hope in the south, the Indian Ocean and its islands including Madagascar, Yemen and Arabia, Persia and the western coast of India. The cartouche shows a map and a woman standing on either side of the text scroll with two children carrying parasols perched atop the scroll, another child talking to the woman and a further child sitting on the scale statement box. There are two engravings of sailing ships in the Indian Ocean., Depths are indicated by soundings and ocean shallows are marked with dotted shading., The bar scales on the map are given in Dutch, Spanish, English and French miles., Oriented with north to the left., This map has been damaged in the cartouche and scale areas. The cartouche is partially hand-coloured. Some text is missing.
Identifier: islandora:19569

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: Coste Occidentale D'Afrique, Depuis le XI.e Dégré de Latitude Méridionale, Jusqu'au Cap de Bonne Espérance :
Subject: Coasts -- South Africa -- Maps -- Early works to 1800., Coasts -- Namibia -- Maps -- Early works to 1800., Coasts -- Angola -- Maps -- Early works to 1800., South Africa -- Maps -- Early works to 1800., Namibia -- Maps -- Early works to 1800., Angola -- Maps -- Early works to 1800.
Description: Text in French., See also BMSC 68.a.1 (586a) and (586b) for two hand-coloured versions of this map., Note on map: "Cette marque déssigne les Lieux dont la Lat[itude] et la Longitude ont etes determinees par des observat[ions] Astronomiques"., Published in Abrégé de l'histoire générale des voyages. - par M. De La Harpe, Tome I. in 4o No. 16. Tome 3. in 8o Page 307, [1780].
Identifier: islandora:19745

Title: Africa XVIII
Subject: Africa -- Maps -- Early works to 1800.
Description: Hand coloured, undated photographic reproduction of Sebastian Munster's woodcut by Arthur Elliot, Cape Town., Relief shown pictorially., Original published in: Cosmographiae uniuersalis ... / autore Sebast. Munstero ... (Basiliae : Apud Heinrichum Petri, 1544).
Identifier: islandora:19658

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: Le pays des Hottentots aux environs du Cap de Bonne Esperance
Subject: Cape of Good Hope (South Africa) -- Maps -- Early works to 1800.
Description: Map depicts the coast from St Helena Bay to Mossel Bay and the corresponding area inland., Relief shown pictorially., Text is in French and Dutch., "J. v. Schley direx.", "Lieues Marines de France et d'Angleterre de 20 au Degré." "Lieues d'Allemagne de 15 au Degré.", UCT Libraries hold 2 copies. One copy (566a) is hand coloured; one copy (566b) is uncoloured.
Identifier: islandora:19708

Title: Mappa geographica exhibens religionem Catholicam alicubi per Africam sparsam
Subject: Africa -- Maps -- Early works to 1800.
Description: Map depicts the spread of the Roman Catholic Church across the continent of Africa and depicts the sites of dioceses and archbishoprics as well as mission stations. The map boasts an elaborate cartouche and a large illustration featuring the crucifixion with clergy and African converts at the foot of the cross.
Identifier: islandora:19661

Title: A new map of Africk
Subject: Africa -- Maps -- Early works to 1800.
Description: Map shows Africa and islands in the Atlantic and Indian Oceans. The mythical second island of St Helena is included., Dedicated to His Highness, William, Duke of Gloucester., "Scale of English miles according to vulgar computation [and] according to the Norwoods computation"., Restored and placed between acid-free boards.
Identifier: islandora:19648

Title: Plan en Caart van 't Vlek aan Caap de Goede Hoop
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa) -- Maps -- Early works to 1800.
Description: Photocopy., Text in Dutch., Original statement of scale: "Schaale van 100 Rhijnlandsche Roeden"., Plan of Cape Town in 1755 showing streets and erven. Features such as the Company's garden, Company's hospital, Groote Kerk and Slave Lodge are marked., Copy in H. W. J. Picard, Gentleman's Walk (Cape Town: Struik, 1968): facing page 38. A description of the plan is given on pages 37-38 and a partial key is printed opposite p. 38., See BA 968.21 PICA.
Identifier: islandora:19927

Title: Plan du fort et de la ville du Cap de Bonne Esperance :
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa) -- Maps -- Early works to 1800.
Description: Statement of scale: Echelle de trois cent toises; Schaal van 300 halve-roeden., Text in French and Dutch., Restored and hinged between acid-free boards., See also BMSC 6821.g.1 (573) for German version and BMSC 6821.g.1 (423) for French version., Indexed for points of interest including the Grand Parade, Church Square, Slave Lodge, Groote Kerk, VOC Hospital and other buildings, Fiscal’s house and Company Gardens.
Identifier: islandora:19928

Title: Africa
Subject: Africa -- Maps -- Early works to 1800.
Description: Note: "Advertisement. The inland parts of Africa being but very little known and the names of the regions and countries which fill that vast tract of land being for the greatest part placed by conjecture it may be judged how absurd are the divisions traced in some maps and why they were not followed in this.", There are 6 bar scales: English miles, French land leagues, British and French sea leagues, Arabic miles to English miles, Great miles of Arabia to a degree, Giam (Arabian sea measure) to English miles, and the travelling hours of the caravans to English miles., There are two insets and six gazetteers. The largest inset is located in the bottom left corner: "A particular chart of the Gold Coast where in are distinguish'd all the forts and factories belonging to the several European powers from D'Anville with many additions; by S. Boulton." This inset has its own scale in British and French sea leagues 20 to a degree. In the top left corner is an inset "Azores or Western islands belonging to Africa"., The six gazetteers contain geographical, political and local information. They are headed: "The principal outward parts of Africa: Northern Parts", "Southern and Western parts", "Western islands", "Southern parts", "South East islands and parts" and "Eastern parts". The "Southern Parts" inset gives information on Caffreria (Kaffraria), "Eastern Caffreria or the country of the Hottentots" including notes on the roles of men and women. This inset also includes a detailed account of the Cape Government's revenues and profits., Over the oceans wind direction is indicated by arrows., The map is torn along the fold lines into 4 pieces. There is some damage around the edges and some text is missing from the "Eastern parts" gazetteer.
Identifier: islandora:19757

Title: Totius Africae accuratissima tabula
Subject: Africa -- Maps -- Early works to 1800.
Description: The large cartouche in the bottom left corner shows two North African Arab men and one woman with a child on the left; two African men and two children on the right, one riding an elephant; two lions above the title and seven ships in the sea. There are small vignettes of animals (including lions, elephants and ostriches) in the interior. See R.V. Tooley, Collectors' guide to maps of the African continent and Southern Africa (London: Carta Press, 1969): 123., Restored and hinged between acid-free boards.
Identifier: islandora:19652

Title: Tourist map of Vereeniging
Subject: Vereeniging (South Africa)--Description and travel--Maps, Vereeniging (South Africa)--Pictorial works, City planning--South Africa--Vereeniging,
Description: Tourist map of Vereeniging showing streets, roads and railways, parks, golf courses, exits to other cities and towns, and descriptions. Includes illustrations. Coloured. Scale not given.
Identifier: islandora:30027

Title: L'Africa divisa ne suoi principali stati di nuova projezione
Subject: Africa -- Maps -- Early works to 1800.
Description: Map of Africa divided into regions, with Arabia and part of Asia. Decorative cartouche., Text in Italian., Cartouche, map outlines and several countries are hand coloured., Restored and hinged between acid-free boards.
Identifier: islandora:19694

Title: An accurate map of Africa drawn from the Sieur Robert with improvements
Subject: Africa -- Maps -- Early works to 1800.
Description: Map extracted from Richard Brookes, The general gazetteer, or, Compendious geographical dictionary ... (London: Printed for J. Newbery, 1766). Information derived from http://www.biblioserver.com/newberry/index.php?m=search (accessed: 5 December 2007)., "Engraved (by the Kings authority) for the Geographical Dictionary.", Restored and hinged between acid free boards.
Identifier: islandora:19731

Title: I.S. Lauretij sive Madagascar
Subject: Madagascar -- Maps -- Early works to 1800.
Description: Title above map: "Description de l'Isle de Madagascar"., Title on verso: "Description du royaume Mosambique"., Relief shown pictorially. Map oriented with north to the left., Restored and hinged between acid-free boards, Detached from a French edition of Tabularum geographicarum contractarum..., by Petrus Bertius, p. 644 (map) and 643 (text)., Place names in Latin and Portuguese. Alternative title and text on verso in French.
Identifier: islandora:19754

Title: Africa according to the best authorities
Subject: Africa -- Maps -- Early works to 1800.
Description: This was the first folio-sized map of Africa to be engraved and printed in the United States of America. There are several geographical inaccuracies and fictitious tribal names., Relief shown pictorially., Appears in: Carey's general atlas. Philadelphia : Mathew Carey, 1804., Prime meridien through London.
Identifier: islandora:19698

Title: Africa
Subject: Africa -- Maps -- Early works to 1800.
Description: Map of Africa and the Middle East. The title is given in a large cartouche at lower left showing human figures, lions, elephant, rhinoceros and vegetation with a view of Cape Town in the background., "Noribergæ in Officina Homanniana" is printed bottom left below the border., This is the Homann family's second map of Africa, based on the work of Guillaume De L'Isle, issued under the name of Homann Heirs under the direction of Johannis Matthias Hase., Parts of the map have been hand-coloured., Restored and placed between acid-free boards., Homann Erben (Firm)
Identifier: islandora:19653

Title: Africa
Subject: Africa -- Maps -- Early works to 1800.
Description: The four sheets comprising the map are: Africa, plate I: The Northwest part examined and revised by Mr Bolton; Africa, plate II: The Southwest part [mis-labeled; plate II depicts the South East of Africa including the islands of Madagascar, Bourbon and Isle de France [Mauritius] and should be labeled The Southeast part]; Africa, plate III: The Southwest part (including the island of St Helena); and Africa, plate IV: The Northeast part (including the cartouche). This detailed map of Africa includes copious notes on the terrain and the people occupying the various areas depicted., Relief shown pictorially., Inset: Asores.
Identifier: islandora:19549

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