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Title: German East Africa. Karḗma
Subject: Karema Region (Tanzania) -- Maps., German East Africa -- Maps.
Description: Map showing towns, villages, international boundaries, railways, roads, tracks, telegraph lines, post and telegraph offices, heights in metres above sea level, mission stations, ruins, and "Mbuga" ("Low Country, often swampy in rainy season") in the Karḗma area., Relief shown by form lines and spot heights., Projection not given., Grid reference: GDA, GDB., Index no.: D.2. & part of D.1.
Identifier: islandora:24777

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: S.A.R & H. map of the Union of South Africa shewing road motor services = S.A.S. & H. landkaart van die Unie van Suid Afrika aantonende padmotordienste
Subject: Railroads--South Africa--Maps,
Description: Map showing roads and railway lines throughout South Africa and some in South West Africa. There are insets of Johannesburg and environs, Cape Town and environs, and Kalkfeld and environs. Some Colour. Scale 3/8 inch to 10 miles.
Identifier: islandora:25058

Title: Pan-Africa
Subject: Sustainable development--Africa, Africa--Description and travel--Maps, Mixed economy--Africa,
Description: Map of Africa showing illustrations of people, types of economy, modes of transport, roads, railways, navigable rivers, wireless communication stations, caravan routes, places for ship repairs, boundaries, and some descriptions. Illustrated. Colour. Scale 200 miles to 1 inch.
Identifier: islandora:30053

Title: Standard railway map of South Africa = Standaard spoorwegkaart van SuidAfrika
Subject: Railroads--South Africa--Maps, ,
Description: Compiled on the basis of Bonne's Projection (central meridian 25 east longitude. A map showing South African railways, Rhodesian railways, Katanga railways, private railways, railways under construction and grain elevator stations. Provides insets of railway systems in major cities. Scale 1 inch to 50 miles. [Coordinates estimated]
Identifier: islandora:25054

Title: South Africa : rainfall in January from the averages of observations
Subject: Rain and rainfall--South Africa--Maps, Rain and rainfall--South Africa--Measurement--Maps,
Description: Map of South Africa showing the mean annual rainfall for the month of January, rainfall stations, railways, roads, rivers, and plateaus. Relief shown by hachures. Some colour. Scale: 1 in. to 100 English miles. Projection not given.
Identifier: islandora:30040

Title: South Africa : rainfall in June from the averages of observations
Subject: Rain and rainfall--South Africa--Maps, Rain and rainfall--South Africa--Measurement--Maps,
Description: Map of South Africa showing the mean annual rainfall for the month of June, rainfall stations, railways, roads, rivers, and plateaus. Relief shown by hachures. Some colour. Scale: 1 in. to 100 English miles. Projection not given.
Identifier: islandora:30045

Title: German East Africa. Bismarckburg
Subject: Kasanga Region (Tanzania) -- Maps., German East Africa -- Maps.
Description: Map showing towns, villages, international boundaries, railways, roads, tracks, telegraph lines, post and telegraph offices, heights in metres above sea level, mission stations, ruins, and "Mbuga" ("Low Country, often swampy in rainy season") in the Bismarckburg area., Relief shown by form lines and spot heights., Projection not given., Grid reference: G.E.B., Index no.: E2.
Identifier: islandora:24767

Title: Africa, political divisions
Subject: Africa -- Boundaries -- Maps.
Description: Map of Africa showing political boundaries, treaty boundaries (with dates), undefined boundaries and telegraph cables., "Supplement to The African Review, 1st February, 1896"., African Review (London, England)
Identifier: islandora:19663

Title: The Castle Line map of South Africa--[cartographic material]
Subject: Africa, Southern--Maps, Castle Line (Firm)--Maps., Shipping--South Africa--Maps.
Description: Map of southern Africa showing British, German, French and Portuguese territories, Orange Free State, Congo State, Swaziland, goldfields, minerals, industries, railways (already constructed, in course of construction, authorised or projected), coach routes, direct sea routes of the "Castle" steamers and table of distances., Inset maps: Central Africa, by T. Ruddiman Johnston; Track chart of the Royal Mail steamships of the Castle Mail Packets Co. Ltd. Photograph of the Royal Mail steamship "Dunottar Castle" outside Cape Town harbour with Table Mountain in the background., The map is varnished. It is damaged and cracking as a result of the varnishing.
Identifier: islandora:19776

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: Mittel- und Nord-Africa (oestl. Theil) und Arabien
Subject: Africa, Northeast -- Maps., Middle East -- Maps., Ethiopia -- Maps.
Description: Map shows Libya, Egypt, Nubia, Habesch [Abyssinia], Darfur, the lands occupied by the Galla [Oromo], Somalia, Gulf of Aden, Red Sea and countries further North including Arabia, Iran, Afghanistan and Kurdistan., "Ausg. in 63 Bl. No. LIII. Stieler's Hand-Atlas (No. 45b)"., "Deutsche Meilen (15 = 1 Aequat. Gr.)"., Inset: Habesch [Abyssinia] showing regions including Tigre, Amhara, Shoa, the lands of the Galla, towns, villages, rivers, roads, lakes and mountain ranges. Inset bar scale indicates 1 inch per 30 Deutsche Meilen [1:900 000]. Adjacent to the inset is a topographical depiction of a mountain range including heights.
Identifier: islandora:19669

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: German East Africa
Subject: German East Africa--Maps, Tanzania--Maps, Rwanda--Maps, Burundi--Maps, , , ,
Description: Map of German East Africa showing international boundaries, railways, primary roadways, military and district stations, mission stations, rivers and waterways. Relief shown by formlines. Scale 1: 2 000 000
Identifier: islandora:30066

Title: Union of South Africa, south western sheet
Subject: South Africa--Description and travel--Maps, Cape of Good Hope (South Africa)--Description and travel--Maps, ,
Description: Map showing the south western part of South Africa, with Cape of Good Hope, districts, towns and villages, names of places, provincial boundaries, railways, roads, and rivers. Scale: 15.77 miles = 1 inch. No projection given.
Identifier: islandora:29930

Title: Cape Times map of German South-West Africa (southern portion)
Subject: Namibia -- Maps.
Description: This map of German South West Africa shows its eastern border with South Africa and Walvis Bay demarcated as a British possession., Map has been torn and mended badly with adhesive tape. The tape has deposited an oily residue marring the graphic.
Identifier: islandora:19813

Title: Southern Africa
Subject: Africa, Southern--Maps,
Description: Map of Southern Africa with territories, showing names of countries, districts, international boundaries, roads, railways, rivers, lakes, oceans, pans, and marshes. Coloured. Scale: 1 in. to 200 kilometres. Projection not given.
Identifier: islandora:29920

Title: Africa : rainfall and its causes
Subject: Rain and rainfall--Africa--Maps, Africa--Maps,
Description: Map of Africa showing the amount of annual rainfall in inches across the continent and local rainy season. The map also depicts the diraction and character of season winds. Scale not given.
Identifier: islandora:30108

Title: Africa :
Subject: Africa -- Maps.
Description: Map of Africa marked XL. Two insets: XLI: Egypt (showing the newly opened Suez Canal, the pyramids and the ruins of Thebes); XLII: Liberia (showing Monrovia, Kroo Town and the location of the "Kroos or Kroomen")., Map marks Morocco, Barbary, Algeria, Tripoli, Nubia, Abyssinia, Darfur, Somaulies [Somalia], Soudan [Sudan], Senegambia, Upper Guinea, Lower Guinea, Zanguebar, Southern Africa, St Helena, Ethiopia [covering today's Kenya, Uganda and Rwanda] and Madagascar. The map also gives distances to overseas countries and regions in miles., Note on map below St Helena on the burial of Napoleon on the island in 1821. An additional note gives details of the establishment of Liberia, including: "the immigrant population is about 6,000 and the native 140,000, the latter consists of various tribes of which the Veys or Feys, Deys, Bassas, Fishmen and Kroomen are the chief."
Identifier: islandora:19710

Title: Miller's new map of British South Africa
Subject: Africa, Southern -- Maps., South Africa -- Maps.
Description: Topographical map of South and Southern Africa showing British Bechuanaland, Basutoland, Swaziland, the southern portion of Southern Rhodesia, and a section of Portuguese East Africa. The map includes a key indicating British South Africa, Portuguese Territory, German Territory, railways and telegraph lines, railways under construction, roads, principal steamship routes (distances in nautical miles), heights in feet, mission stations, passes and proclaimed goldfields. It also gives tables of steamship and railway distances., The map folds into an outer cover (21 x 12 cm.)., Inset maps: Rhodesia and British Central Africa (Scale 1:5 000 000); Witwatersrand - cadastral plan of the Witwatersrand area showing farm names and boundaries, buildings, railways reefs and names of mines (Scale [ca. 1:178 816]); Plan of Pretoria showing streets of the central city area (Scale [ca. 1:63 660]); Cape Town showing streets, principal buildings and other landmarks from Fort Knokke to the Green Point Common (Scale [ca. 1:26 822]); Pietermaritzburg - main streets and buildings (Scale [ca. 1:30 480]); Durban - main streets and buildings (Scale [ca. 1:30 480]); Kimberley - plan of Kimberley area showing mines, Beaconsfield and Du Point's Pan (Scale [ca. 1:63 660]); Port Elizabeth (Scale [ca. 1:26 822]); The Cape Peninsula from Robben Island to Cape Maclear and Anvil Rock showing railways, roads and lighthouses (Scale [ca. 1:459 813]); South eastern England on the scale of the general map; and a Track chart showing the routes to South Africa.
Identifier: islandora:19767

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