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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: 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: A new chart of the southern coast of Africa, from the Cape of Good Hope to Dalagoa [sic] Bay, including the Bank of Cape Agulhas, its soundings, currents, within and without &c.
Subject: Shipwrecks -- South Africa -- Cape of Good Hope -- History -- 18th century., Cape of Good Hope (South Africa) -- Maps -- Early works to 1800., Cape Agulhas (South Africa) -- Maps -- Early works to 1800., Cape Town (South Africa) -- Pictorial works.
Description: Map shows detailed soundings and other hydrographic information along the Cape coast. Map includes an engraving of "A view of the Cape of Good Hope" showing elevations of Table Mountain ("The Table"), "Devils Burg", "the Sugar Loaf" and "Lyon's Rump". Also depicted are houses and other buildings on the slopes of the mountain and a small rowing boat heading for harbour., "Drawn chiefly from the Papers of Mr Gerard De Ruyter., Captain of the Port at the Cape of Good Hope; with the track of the Worcester, Capt. Hall in 1786.", Extract from note on map: "On Thursday the 17th of July 1755, about a quarter before one in the morning, the Doddington outward bound East Indiaman struck on a rock about 3 leagues from the Main of Africa ... Judging they were on the Madagascar shore, and the passage open, they bore away to the Northward. The time they were lost they saw the breakers and in less than a quarter of an hour went all to pieces ...", This copy of the map is defective and the sections north of 28 degrees 5 minutes and east of 32 degrees are missing. Only the final line of the cartouche is visible. Only the lower portions of the two inset maps ("A Plan of Saldhanha Bay geometrically surveyed in 1752", and, "A Plan of Dalagoa Bay called by the Portuguese Bahia de Lorenzo Marques, and by the French Baye du St. Espirit" remain., Restored and placed between acid-free boards., Robert Laurie and James Whittle.
Identifier: islandora:19655

Title: The Cape of Good Hope
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa) -- Maps., Batteries (Ordnance) -- South Africa -- Cape Town -- Maps.
Description: Topographical map of the city of Cape Town and environs showing the citadel (the Castle), the layout of the town (no street names), Table Mountain, Lion's Head, Lion's Rump, Devil's Hill, Craig's tower and battery, Fort Knockle [Knocke], Riebeck [Riebeeck] battery, Tubagh [Tulbagh] battery, Charlotte battery, Helena battery, Elizabeth battery, Imhoff battery, Rogge Bay battery, Amsterdam battery, Chavonne's battery, Grand Mouille battery, Three Anchor Bay battery, Holland's battery, Prince of Wales' battery, York block house and battery, Centre redoubt, Burgher's redoubt, guard house, powder magazine, barracks, the "town church" [Groote Kerk], the Company Garden, fountains of water, King's block house, breastworks, signal posts and other batteries. The map also depicts rivers, roads and paths as well as market gardens on the slopes of Table Mountain, showing buildings and differentiated areas where trees, fruit and vegetables were planted., Relief shown pictorially and by hachures and shading., "C66.L.C. June 1824."
Identifier: islandora:19898

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:25147

Title: [Map of land allotted at the Cape of Good Hope giving the numbers of the plots and also the names of the owners]
Subject: Farm ownership -- South Africa -- Cape of Good Hope -- History., Cape Town (South Africa) -- Maps -- Early works to 1800.
Description: Shows Table Mountain and the surrounding mountains in relief as well as the demarcation, size and ownership of farms on the south eastern side of the mountains and along the Liesbeeck River., Text in Dutch., Poor quality photographic copy of reproduction in the Leupe Collection, Western Cape Provincial Archives and Record Services. See WCARS M1/16., For a rather more detailed version of this area, see BMS.6821.c.1 (405).
Identifier: islandora:19724

Title: Cape Colony harbours : Table Bay : plan shewing breakwater extension as sanctioned : a future harbour referred to in Sir John Coode's report dated Novr. 1880. Drawing No. 1
Subject: Harbors--South Africa--Cape Town--Maps, Table Bay (South Africa)--Maps,
Description: A map showing a breakwater extension to Table Bay Harbour, with hydrographic information. The coastline is shown from Mouille Point showing the convict station, the Amsterdam Battery, part of Cape Town with the Custom House and Parade, Fort Knockle and the Craig Tower Battery. The coast relief is shown by form lines. Chiefly colour. Scale 2 inches to 1000 feet.
Identifier: islandora:25102

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