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- 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
- 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
- Title
- To the right honourable Charles, Earl of Peterborow and Monmouth, etc this map of Africa according to ye newest and most exact obervations is most humbly dedicated
- Subject
- Africa -- Maps -- Early works to 1800., Cape Town (South Africa) -- Pictorial works.
- Description
- Shows portion of Brazil, the island of Trinidada [Trinidad], Cape Virde [Verde] Islands, and the islands of Matheo, Fernando Po, Princes, St Thome, Annaboa, Ascension and St Helena in the Atlantic Ocean. and what is named on the map as the Ethiopia Sea. To the north, the map includes the southernmost portion of Europe, part of Asia, Arabia and the Strait of Babelmandel. In the Indian Ocean, the Comoro Islands, Madagascar, the Mozambique Channel, Mauritius, St Brandon, Diego Rois, the Maldives and other islands are indicated as well as the paths of the trade winds to the East. Ceylon and the Coromandel coast and Malabar in India are also depicted., Relief shown pictorially., "Printed for H. Moll over against Devereux Court without Temple Bar, D. Midwinter at the 3 Crowns in St. Pauls Church yard and Tho. Bowles print and mapseller next to the Chapter house in St. Pauls Church yard, by Philip Overton Map and Printseller near St Dunstans Church Fleet Street.", Prime meridians: London and Ferro., Includes views of "Cape Coast Castle on ye gold coast of Guinea," "James Fort on the island of St Helena", a plan of the "Fort of Good Hope" and "A prospect of the Cape of Good Hope" showing the watering place, the slaughter house, the wall [sea wall], the Lodging House [possibly the old Slave Lodge], the Company's Garden, the hospital, the entertaining house and stall for cattle. Also indicated are Charles Mount or Crown Hill, Windy Hill, the Castle of Good Hope, the Fort of Good Hope, Table Mountain, Sugar Loaf, and James Mount or Lyons Rump.
- Identifier
- islandora:19759
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