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Title: Cape Town water supply : Table Mountain survey : general plan. Drawing No. 1 accompanying Hydraulic Engineer's report for 1881
Subject: Water-supply--South Africa--Cape Town--Maps,
Description: Map showing proposed water sources, reservoirs and intake points on Table Mountain and pipe tracks around the mountain for schemes 1 and 2, to serve the suburbs from Newlands to Woodstock and Cape Town itself, with another track to Sea Point.The map shows Table Mountain, Devil's Peak, the Twelve Apostles, Signal Hill and Lion's Head, the Liesbeeck River and Newlands Spring, Hout's Bay Stream, Disa Stream, Blinkwater Stream and Kasteel Stream, Breda's Field Reservoir and Sea Point Reservoir, Maclear's Beacon, a block house and foot paths. The map also shows a street grid for Cape Town with the railway station, the Castle, Jurgen's Field and Kloof Neck. Table Bay and Camp's Bay are shown with the coastline by Sea Point. Roads and railway lines are shown from Wynberg to Cape Town. The locations of the German Church and the Dutch Reformed Church in Wynberg are indicated. Some colour. Relief shown by hachures. Scale 1 inch to 100 Cape roods. 78/8 inch to 1000 feet.
Identifier: islandora:25186

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: Woman sitting at dining room table, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Subject: Women--South Africa, South Africa—Social conditions—1961-1994, South Africa—Social life and customs—20th century,
Description: A woman sitting at the dining room table in a home in the Eastern Cape, South Africa.
Identifier: islandora:18423

Title: Table Bay and Table Mountain
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Shipping, Harbours, Fuel, Energy
Description: Oil rig in Table Bay with Table Mountain in the background.
Identifier: islandora:17131

Title: Boxer standing on table, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Subject: Men--South Africa, Boxers (Sports)--South Africa, South Africa—Social life and customs—20th century,
Description: A boxer stands on a table, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
Identifier: islandora:18452

Title: Milnerton Race Course with Table Mountain in background, Cape Town
Subject: Table Mountain (Western Cape, South Africa), Racetracks (Horse racing), Festivals, ,
Description: Milnerton Race Course "fete".
Identifier: islandora:15286

Title: Looking up Jameson Steps with Devil’s Peak and Table Mountain behind
Subject: Devil’s Peak, Rhodes statue, Jameson Hall, Table Mountain
Identifier: islandora:7487

Title: Table Bay breakwater
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Cape Town Harbour, Shipping
Description: Lighthouse at the end of the Breakwater scaffolding, Table Bay.
Identifier: islandora:17084

Title: Cabinet members sit around a table talking, Cape Town
Subject: South Africa. Parliament, Governments, Legislation, Politics, ,
Description: The Union Cabinet before it was recently enlarged. In the left foreground is Dr. A.J. Stals (Health and Social Welfare). Others are (left to right): Mr F.C. Erasmus (Defence), Dr T.E. Dönges (Interior), Mr S.P. Le Roux (Agriculture), Dr E.G. Jansen (former Minister of Native Affairs and now Governor-general), Mr N.C. Havenga (Finance), Dr. D.F. Malan (Prime Minister and Minister of External Affairs), Mr J.G. Strydom (Lands and Irrigation), Mr C.R. Swart (Justice) , Mr P.O. Sauer (Transport), Mr E.H. Louw (Economic Affairs), and Mr B.J. Schoeman (Labour, Public Works and Forestry). Dr. H.F. Verwoerd is the new Minister of Native Affairs, Mr J.H. Viljoen, Minister of Mines, Education, Arts and Science, and Mr J.F.T Naude, Minister of Posts and Telegraphs.
Identifier: islandora:15766

Title: Table View , Cape Town, 1970s
Subject: Table View (Cape Town, South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Aerial views, Urban development, City planning, Apartheid, Beaches
Description: Plot by the sea: Table View is one of the few areas in the Peninsula where one can buy a plot on the sea front and build a house. There are 1 631 plots in the area. Most of them are for sale.
Identifier: islandora:16969

Title: Table Mountain and Devils Hill, from the Camp ground, or edge of the Cape flats
Subject: Table Mountain (Western Cape, South Africa)--Pictorial works, South Africa--In art
Description: Shows Table Mountain and Devil's Peak in the background, an ox-waggon crossing the Camp Ground and three small figures in the foreground. Title taken from original painting.
Identifier: islandora:26367

Title: South African Railways, Table Bay Harbour
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa) -- Maps., Table Bay (South Africa) -- Maps.
Description: Plan shows Table Bay harbour area including Victoria Basin, Alfred Basin, the graving dock, Craig's Battery, R.N.V.R. Drill Battery, Fort Knocke, Military Hospital, City Corporation fruit and vegetable market, African "Location", the Prestwich Street burial grounds, Green Point Common, Corporation Athletic Ground, feather market, the Seamen's Institute, Adderley Pier, the convict station, the electric power station, traffic offices, Somerset Hospital, Fort Wynyard, the disused lighthouse at Mouille Point and the municipality of Woodstock as well as the Sea Point railway, Cape Town railway station and contour areas in the Bay. The reference key gives details of the breakwater light, the noonday time signal and soundings in the Bay., South African Railways and Harbours.
Identifier: islandora:19899

Title: Young brothers standing at a table in their home, District Six, Cape Town, South Africa
Subject: District Six (Cape Town, South Africa)--Social conditions, District Six (Cape Town, South Africa)--History, Cape Town (South Africa)--History, ,
Description: A young boy stands with his baby brother at a table in their home in District Six, Cape Town in the 1970's prior to the state orchestrated forced removals to locations further from the city.
Identifier: islandora:18529

Title: Table Mountain and the old Pier, Cape Town
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Historical, Cape Town Harbour, Architecture, Recreation
Description: Unused postcard titled "Promenade Pier and Table Mountain from bay, Cape Town".
Identifier: islandora:17059

Title: Council members sit around a table having a meeting, Cape Town
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Apartheid, Politics
Description: Committee of the Coloured Representative Council (CRC) after registration of S. Leon.
Identifier: islandora:15982

Title: Ships in Table Bay
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Shipping, Urban development, City planning, Architecture
Description: Ships in Table Bay prior to the expansion of the harbour and the Foreshore reclamation. The Breakwater Prison building is visible at centre left.
Identifier: islandora:17083

Title: Plan of Table Bay shewing positions of vessels in the Bay during the gales of July 1878, with direction of wind, and swell (to accompany A. C. Jenour's evidence.)
Subject: Shipwrecks--South Africa--Table Bay--Maps,
Description: A map of Table Bay showing the position of eleven ships before and after the gale, including the position of the five ships that were wrecked, with the changing direction of the wind as observed at the Royal Observatory and thechanging direction of the sea observed at the Harbour Works. The shoreline shows Somerset Hospital, a laboratory, the convict station, the breakwater, the outer basin and Alfred Basin, Amsterdam Battery and magazine, Somerset Road, the Castel, the Military Hospital, Fort Knockke, the Craig Tower and Battery and the Salt River. Some colour. Relief shown by hachures. Scale 1 inch to 1000 feet.
Identifier: islandora:25104

Title: Zonnekus with Table Mountain in background, Cape Town
Subject: Residential buildings, Historic buildings, ,
Description: The front façade of Zonnekus.
Identifier: islandora:15295

Title: Table Mountain protest, Cape Town
Subject: Table Mountain (Western Cape, South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Demonstrations, Environmental activists
Description: Table Mountain protest - environmental demonstrations.
Identifier: islandora:17736

Title: Table Mountain, Cape Town
Subject: Bloubergstrand (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Apartheid, Table Mountain (Western Cape, South Africa)
Description: Table Mountain as seen from Blaauwberg Beach in the 1930s
Identifier: islandora:16889

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