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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: Table Bay : reclamation of Foreshore. Plan No. 2, to accompany report by Cathcart W. Methven
Subject: Harbors--South Africa--Cape Town--Maps, Table Bay (South Africa)--Maps,
Description: A hydrographic map of Table Bay Foreshore showing 1858-60 survey lines and 1902 fathom contours, with boundaries of the properties of the Imperial War Department, the Cape Government Railways, the Harbour Board, the Municipality of Cape Town and private owners, Woodstock Municipal freehold land and land to be expropriated by the Railway Department. The map also shows the Victoria Basin, the Amsterdam Battery, the railway station and railway line, the Castle, the Market, the military hospital, Fort Knokke, the Salt River workshops and the Salt River mouth and a few streets. Colour. Scale 1 inch to 800 feet.
Identifier: islandora:29788

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: 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: 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: Garden Cities plan of Pinelands showing the development to October 1948
Subject: Pinelands (South Africa) -- Maps., Cape Town (South Africa) -- Maps.
Description: Map of Pinelands showing the layout of the garden city, streets (with names), erf and property numbers, Ndabeni, Langa, the site of the proposed Civic Centre, cricket and football fields, the Brown and Annie Laurence Hostel, the Conradie Home, the South African Railway and Harbours headquarters and radio station, schools, churches, the municipal offices and central square, Bokmakieries Vlei, Juliana Veld and Mowbray golf course. Also indicated are the railway line and Pinelands station, roads and rivers.
Identifier: islandora:19711

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: Kaapse Skiereiland
Subject: National parks and reserves--South Africa--Cape Town, Natural resources--South Africa--Cape Peninsula--Maps, ,
Description: Map of the Cape Peninsula showing reserves, orchards, vineyards and other plantations, settlements, roads, salt pans, reservoirs, marshes, railways, and dunes. Coloured. Relief shown by contours and peaks. Scale: 1:25,000. Gauss corresponding projection, central meridian, 19°E longitude.
Identifier: islandora:29949

Title: Grundriss von dem Fort und der Stad auf dem Vorgebirge gutten Hoffnung
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa) -- Maps -- Early works to 1800.
Description: Maass-Stab von dreyhundert Toisen [1cm = 65m]., 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., Based on Bellin's plan of Cape Town published in volume 3 of his Le Petit Atlas Maritime (Paris: Ministre de la Guerre et de la Marine, 1764)., See also accession BMSC 6821.g.1 (423) for the French version and BMSC 6821.g.1 (625) for version in both French and Dutch.
Identifier: islandora:19750

Title: PLan of proposed schemes of sewerage and sewage disposal for the Municipalities of Wynberg, Claremont with Newlands, Rondebosch, Mowbray and Woodstock, South Africa
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa) -- Maps, Sewerage--South Africa--Cape Town,
Description: Street map of the Municipal areas of Wynberg and Cape Town, showing streets, rivers, irrigation areas and the sewerage systems. Some colour. Scale 4/8th inch to 100 yards
Identifier: islandora:25073

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: 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: 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: 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:19930

Title: A map of Table Mountain
Subject: Table Mountain (Western Cape, South Africa)--Description and travel--Maps, Tourism--South Africa--Cape Town, Table Mountain (Western Cape, South Africa),
Description: Map of Table Mountain showing Table Mountain, Twelve Apostles and other mountains, surrounding areas, names of surbubs of Cape Town, roads, railways, rivers, reservoirs, and fire places. Some colour. Relief shown by contours. Scale 1 Mile to 2 Inches.
Identifier: islandora:29995

Title: Table Bay : reclamation of Foreshore. Plan No. 1, to accompany report by Cathcart W. Methven
Subject: Harbors--South Africa--Cape Town--Maps, Table Bay (South Africa)--Maps,
Description: A hydrographic map of Table Bay Foreshore showing various survey lines and fathom contours from 1846 to 1902. Places on the map are Fort Knokke, Craig's Battery and the Salt River mouth. Colour. Scale 1 inch to 800 feet.
Identifier: islandora:25126

Title: Map of Groote Schuur estate
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa) -- Maps.
Description: Map shows Groote Schuur House, the zoo, the University of Cape Town, the Western Province Lawn Tennis Association courts, the College of Music, Mostert's Mill, paddocks for wildebeeste and springbok, Groote Schuur Hospital, Rhodes Memorial, the Observatory War Memorial, the site of the Western Province Agricultural Society showgrounds, main roads and railway system.
Identifier: islandora:19921

Title: South Africa
Subject: South Africa -- Maps., Cape of Good Hope (South Africa) -- Maps., Cape Town (South Africa) -- Maps., George Region (South Africa) -- Maps., Grahamstown Region (South Africa) -- Maps.
Description: Map of southern Africa from Angra Pequena in the north west, round the Cape of Good Hope in the south, to Delagoa Bay in the north east. The map shows bays, mountains, drifts, places where eland could be found, farms, springs or wells, kloofs, cliffs, passes or poorts, hills, kraals, mission stations, rivers, ports, valleys and woods. Fiscal divisions are outlined in different colours. Population figures for the fiscal divisions have been added by hand., Relief shown by hachures., Four inset maps: Environs of the Cape -- District of George -- Environs of Graham-Town -- Cape Town from Greig's Almanac. Scale [ca. 1:27 338].
Identifier: islandora:19522

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