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Title: Das Capland nebst den Süd-Afrikanischen Freistaaten und dem Gebiet der Hottentotten & Kaffern
Subject: Africa, Southern -- Maps., Cape Town (South Africa) -- Maps.
Description: Shows mission stations, forts and travellers' routes (1812 to 1863). Map is annotated with the handwritten signature of Robert F. Bullen., Relief shown by hachures and spot heights., "Stieler's Hand-Atlas No. 72.", Inset map: Die Capstadt und Umgebung. Scale 1:150 000., UCT Libraries hold 3 copies. Two copies (72a and 72b) are complete and have been restored and placed between acid-free boards. On one of the copies (72b) is the handwritten signature of Robert F. Bullen. This copy (72b) has been trimmed to the map border. The third copy (72c) is badly damaged with the lower left section missing., Die Capstadt und Umgebung.
Identifier: islandora:19701

Title: Map of Cape Town central and neighbouring suburbs
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa) -- Maps.
Description: Map shows tramways, railways, principal buildings, bathing places, public conveniences, the cableway, the zoo, the university and vegetation on Table Mountain. The map also gives details of the harbour area marking Victoria Dock, Alfred Dock and the position of the "New Basin (under construction)" as well as other developments on the foreshore. There is additional tourist information on the verso of the map., South African Railways and Harbours.
Identifier: islandora:19893

Title: Insurance plan of Cape Town, Cape Colony, South Africa
Subject: Insurance--South Africa--Cape Town--Maps., Fire risk assessment--South Africa--Cape Town--Maps., Cape Town (South Africa)--Maps., Cape Town (South Africa)--Buildings, structures, etc.--Maps.
Description: The plans record street names, widths and numbers; fire-protection facilities (including the location of salt and fresh water hydrants); materials, shape, height, placement and use of buildings; the location of openings, types of stored materials and areas of high-risk activites on industrial sites., Sheet 1 comprises the key plan indicating 9 areas of central Cape Town surveyed by Goad (scale 1:6,000. 1 in. to 500 feet). This key plan includes notes on the water supply (salt and fresh) in central Cape Town, details of personnel and equipment of the Cape Town Fire Brigade and general comments on the city's climate and buildings. Also included is a sheet comprising an index of streets, buildings and firms. The buildings are colour coded by material type., Title from key plan on sheet 1., The 11 sheets (1 index and 10 maps) are in a hardcover volume, each sheet forming 2 leaves., This volume is one of 18 Cape Town fire-insurance atlases surveyed and drawn by Charles Edward Goad and printed in 1895. The bookplate pasted on the inside of the front cover indicates this copy was intended for the Union Assurance Society.
Identifier: islandora:19824

Title: Insurance plan of Cape Town, Cape Colony, South Africa
Subject: Insurance -- South Africa -- Cape Town -- Maps., Fire risk assessment -- South Africa -- Cape Town -- Maps., Cape Town (South Africa) -- Maps., Cape Town (South Africa) -- Buildings, structures, etc. -- Maps.
Description: The plans record street names, widths and numbers; fire-protection facilities (including the location of salt and fresh water hydrants); materials, shape, height, placement and use of buildings; the location of openings, types of stored materials and areas of high-risk activites on industrial sites., Sheet 1 comprises the key plan indicating 9 areas of central Cape Town surveyed by Goad (scale 1:6,000. 1 in. to 500 feet). This key plan includes notes on the water supply (salt and fresh) in central Cape Town, details of personnel and equipment of the Cape Town Fire Brigade and general comments on the city's climate and buildings. Also included is a sheet comprising an index of streets, buildings and firms. The buildings are colour coded by material type., Title from key plan on sheet 1., The 11 sheets (1 index and 10 maps) are in a hardcover volume, each sheet forming 2 leaves., This volume is one of 18 Cape Town fire-insurance atlases surveyed and drawn by Charles Edward Goad and printed in 1895. The bookplate pasted on the inside of the front cover indicates this copy was intended for the Union Assurance Society.
Identifier: islandora:19891

Title: Views of Cape Town and vicinity
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa) -- Pictorial works.
Description: Three sketches: View from the road to Stellenbosch; View from the waste behind Dr Lieschings villa; View of the mountains, on entering Table Bay., The views include numbered and labelled topographical features including Devil's Hill [Peak], Lion's Head, Lion's Rump, Cape Town, Table Bay, Table Mountain, "Van Kamp's Bay" (Camp's Bay) and the mountains in the Stellenbosch region., Printed sketches extracted from Christian Ignatius Latrobe, A journal of a visit to South Africa, in 1815, and 1816. With some account of the missionary settlements of the United Brethren, near the Cape of Good Hope (London : L.B. Seeley, 1818)., Restored and hinged between acid-free boards.
Identifier: islandora:19749

Title: Wreck of Windsor Castle
Subject: Shipwrecks -- South Africa -- Cape Town., Nautical charts -- South Africa -- Cape of Good Hope., Cape of Good Hope (South Africa) -- Maps.
Description: Marine chart showing where the Windsor Castle, a 2,672 ton steamer, was wrecked off Dassen Island on 19 October 1876. This chart was specially prepared for the Standard and Mail newspaper. In addition to the site of the wreck, the map shows Camps Bay, Green Point, Mouille Point, the Cape Town docks, Observatory, the Salt River and Riet Vlei, Whale Rock, Robben Island, Blaauwberg and Blaauwberg River, Melkbosch Point, Seal Cove, Matroos Bay and Point, Buffels River, Bok River, Bok Point, Jacob's Cove, Gans Kraal Farm, Black Rock, Moeder River, Darling, Rondeberg, Ijzer Fontein Point, Rondeberg Breaker, and Dassen Island with Roaring Sister, South Rock, South West Breakers, West Ledge, The Triangles, Boom Point and Waterloo Bay., Depths shown by soundings., Projection not given. Map shows a variation of 29°50' between magnetic north and true north., Saul Solomon & Co.
Identifier: islandora:19685

Title: Africa : communications and towns
Subject: Railroads--Africa--Maps, Steamboat lines--Africa--Maps, Cities and towns--Africa--Maps, Africa--Maps,
Description: Map of Africa showing communication and transportation routes throughout the continent linking selected African cities and towns. The map depicts both railways and steamer routes.
Identifier: islandora:30109

Title: Map of Cape Town central and neighbouring suburbs
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa) -- Maps.
Description: The map shows tramways, railways, principal buildings, bathing places (including the swimming bath at Woodstock) and the harbour area marking Victoria Basin and Alfred Basin. The map also indicates the new "reclaimed land" on the foreshore, the New Harbour (under construction) and the Graving Dock. Also indicated are transport facilities: electric trains, trackless trams, buses and main routes out of the city. In addition, the map marks the names of suburbs including Camp's Bay, Sea Point, Green Point, Tamboers Kloof, Gardens, Oranjezicht, Woodstock, Salt River, Observatory, Mowbray and Rondebosch. Additional tourist information is given on the verso of the map., "Section No. 13N. Cape Town and Environs Map reproduced under Government Printer's Copyright Authority No. 218 of 17th April, 1939.", South African Railways and Harbours.
Identifier: islandora:19895

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:19909

Title: South Africa
Subject: South Africa -- Maps., Durban (South Africa) -- Maps., Port Elizabeth (South Africa) -- Maps., Cape Town (South Africa) -- Maps., Africa -- Maps.
Description: Rev. to date., Title on map cover: Bacon's new large-scale map of South Africa : revised to date, with guide and complete index. Shows all main political and certain regional boundaries south of 16 degrees latitude; main towns and ports, railways, roads, tracks, etc. Inset maps of Durban and Port Natal, Port Elizabeth, Cape Town and Africa in relation to Europe and the Middle East., Note on map: "Where the name of the Chief Town is identical with that of the Fiscal District, the name of the latter is omitted"., Accompanied by booklet: Handbook to the map of South Africa, with descriptions and alphabetical index., Restored and hinged between acid-free boards., Bacon's Geographical Establishment., G.W. Bacon & Co., Handbook to the map of South Africa, with descriptions and alphabetical index.
Identifier: islandora:19820

Title: Map of Cape Town central and neighbouring suburbs
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa) -- Maps.
Description: Map shows tramways, railways, principal buildings, bathing places (including the "New Swimming Baths" at Woodstock), the foreshore area and harbour area, marking Victoria Dock, Alfred Dock and the position of the New Basin. Map gives the distances from Adderley Street to various suburbs and other centres as well as available means of transport. There is additional tourist information on the verso of the map., South African Railways and Harbours.
Identifier: islandora:19894

Title: Cape Town Foreshore Plan
Subject: City planning--South Africa--Cape Town--Maps,
Description: Map of Cape Town showing the general plan of the Foreshore area, FP/G/52 with surrounding portions of the city, mountains, suburbs, harbours, roads, railways, buildings, and rivers. Coloured. Scale and projection not given.
Identifier: islandora:29961

Title: Map to illustrate analyses of grain soils (Cape & Malmesbury Divisions), showing localities where samples were collected for analysis
Subject: Soil surveys--South Africa--Cape Town--Maps, Soil surveys--South Africa--Malmesbury--Maps, Farms--South Africa--Cape Town--Maps, Farms--South Africa--Malmesbury--Maps, , ,
Description: A map of the farms in the Cape and Malmesbury Divisions, with placenames and localities.
Identifier: islandora:29808

Title: The Cape Peninsula
Subject: Cape Peninsula (South Africa)--Maps, Land use--South Africa--Cape Town, ,
Description: Map of the Cape Peninsula from Cape Point to Table Bay showing triangulated points in the south, city, names of places and mountains, quarries, precipices, salt pans, bays, roads, railways, rivers, plantations, drifting sands, and other features. Scale: 1 inch = 1 mile. Relief shown by contours and peak points. No projection shown.
Identifier: islandora:29926

Title: Showing the larger portion of the Municipality of Greater Cape Town (Camps Bay to Wynberg Inclusive)
Subject: City planning--South Africa--Cape Town--Maps, National parks and reserves--South Africa--Cape Town--Maps,
Description: Map showing the larger portion of the Municipality of Greater Cape Town, with ward boundaries, ward names and numbers, roads, railways, streets and street names, reservoirs, forest areas and reserves, mountains, parks and sports grounds, building sites, government properties, open spaces, harbour, and rivers. Relief shown by contours. Coloured. Scale: 4 in. to 1 English mile. No projection given.
Identifier: islandora:29942

Title: Insurance plan of Cape Town, Cape Colony, South Africa
Subject: Insurance--South Africa--Cape Town--Maps., Fire risk assessment--South Africa--Cape Town--Maps., Cape Town (South Africa)--Maps., Cape Town (South Africa)--Buildings, structures, etc.--Maps.
Description: The plans record street names, widths and numbers; fire-protection facilities (including the location of salt and fresh water hydrants); materials, shape, height, placement and use of buildings; the location of openings, types of stored materials and areas of high-risk activites on industrial sites., Sheet 1 comprises the key plan indicating 9 areas of central Cape Town surveyed by Goad (scale 1:6,000. 1 in. to 500 feet). This key plan includes notes on the water supply (salt and fresh) in central Cape Town, details of personnel and equipment of the Cape Town Fire Brigade and general comments on the city's climate and buildings. Also included is a sheet comprising an index of streets, buildings and firms. The buildings are colour coded by material type., Title from key plan on sheet 1., The 11 sheets (1 index and 10 maps) are in a hardcover volume, each sheet forming 2 leaves., This volume is one of 18 Cape Town fire-insurance atlases surveyed and drawn by Charles Edward Goad and printed in 1895. The bookplate pasted on the inside of the front cover indicates this copy was intended for the Union Assurance Society.
Identifier: islandora:19830

Title: Scheme No. 2. Plan of proposed scheme of sewerage and sewage disposal for the City of Cape Town, May, 1891
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa)--Maps, Sewerage--South Africa--Cape Town,
Description: Street map of the City of Cape Town immediately around Table Bay showing proposed new sewers. Indicates streets, place names and land use. Some colour. Scale 1 6/8 inch to 1000 feet
Identifier: islandora:25165

Title: Cape Peninsula
Subject: Cape Peninsula (South Africa)--Maps, Land use--South Africa--Cape Town, ,
Description: Map of the Cape Peninsula showing Twelve Apostles mountain range and other mountains, plantations, gardens, precipices, city, suburbs, rivers, pans, reservoirs, quarries, bays, railways, roads, names of places, and other features. Scale: 1:25,000. Relief shown by contour lines. Gaus conform projection, central meridian 19° East.
Identifier: islandora:29925

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:19911

Title: Plan of Cape Town, South Africa, 1897
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa) -- Maps., Cape Town (South Africa) -- Buildings, structures, etc. -- Maps.
Description: This plan of Cape Town shows the central city and Table Bay areas as well as Green and Sea Point Municipality. Also indicated are the "part [of land] to be reclaimed" and the "Proposed sea promenade" in Table Bay, the New Somerset Hospital and the adjacent "Proposed site for new hospital" as well as the "Proposed new park" between the Mouille Point light house and the Green Point light house. The map also shows the burial grounds (and disused burial grounds or cemeteries) between Amsterdam Street and Somerset Street and on the corner of Waterkant Street and Boundary Road; the battery at Three Anchor Bay, Fort Knokke, the military hospital and cemetery, the early market and the proposed pier and bandstand at Rogge Bay. The key indicates where municipal boundaries, the boundaries of districts, electric tram lines and the radius lines from Town House bordering Green Market Square are located. Spot heights for Table Mountain, Lion's Head and Lion's Rump are included., The references list the following places of interest: Harbour Board offices; Custom House; Railway Station; New Post Office; Standard Bank; Opera House; Branch Market; Volunteer Drill Hall; Dutch Reformed Church; St. Mark's Church; Sanitary conveniences; Town House; Wesleyan Church; Metropolitan Hall; Fire Station; Resident Magistrate's Court; Police Station; Civil Commissioner's & Telegraph Offices; St. George's Cathedral; Public Library; Dutch Reformed Church; Supreme Court Buildings; Houses of Parliament; Government House; Good Hope Hall; Masonic Lodge; Roman Catholic Cathedral; Jewish Synagogue; Museum; German Lutheran Church; New Dutch Church; Lutheran Church; Union Steamship Co.'s Offices; Schotch [Scottish] Church; St. John's Church; New Market; Dock Office; New Somerset Hospital; Convict Station; Sea Point Hall; Queen's Hotel, Sea Point; International Hotel; Wash Houses; Fish Market; New Law Courts; New City Club; Hertzog Hall; Messrs. J. C. Juta & Co.; City Club; Post Offices; St. Paul's Church; Donald Currie & Co.'s offices., Map is torn along folding lines into three pieces.
Identifier: islandora:19932

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