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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: Cape of Good Hope. De Tuin
Subject: De Tuin Region (Northern Cape, South Africa) -- Maps., Northern Cape (South Africa) -- Maps., Cape of Good Hope (South Africa) -- Maps.
Description: Topographical map indicating De Tuin and towns and villages, roads, rivers, dunes and other features in the area surrounding De Tuin., Relief shown by contours, form lines and spot heights., Projection not given., Map folds into an outer cover., Includes index to adjoining sheets., Includes a table listing halting places., Includes a general note commenting on: nature of country, roads, drifts, transport, water, fuel, grazing and supplies., Sheet South H-34/I., Copy 332 printed on cloth. Copy 964 mounted on cloth.
Identifier: islandora:24928

Title: Cape Colony
Subject: Railroads--South Africa--Cape of Good Hope--Maps, Railroads--South Africa--Cape of Good Hope--History--Maps, Cape of Good Hope (South Africa)--Maps, ,
Description: Map with notes, markings and colourings showing Cape Colony and sorrounding areas, railways, international, provincial and district boundaries, and names of places. Scale: 2.4 in. to 150 miles. Projection not given.
Identifier: islandora:29914

Title: Cape Colony. Naauwpoort
Subject: Naauwpoort Region (Northern Cape, South Africa) -- Maps., Northern Cape (South Africa) -- Maps., Eastern Cape (South Africa) -- Maps., Western Cape (South Africa) -- Maps., Cape of Good Hope (South Africa) -- Maps.
Description: Topographical map indicating Naauwpoort and other towns and villages, roads, railways, rivers, mountains and other features in the area surrounding Naauwpoort., Relief shown by contours, form lines and spot heights., Projection not given., Map folds into an outer cover., Includes index to adjoining sheets., Includes a table listing halting places., Includes a general note commenting on: nature of country, roads, transport, water, fuel and grazing., Includes two ancillary maps (scale 1 in. to 0.5 miles): Hanover and New Bethesda. Includes two ancillary maps (scale 1 in. to 1 mile): Middelburg and Naauwpoort., Sheet 129-S., Printed on cloth.
Identifier: islandora:24941

Title: Cape of Good Hope. Williston
Subject: Williston Region (South Africa) -- Maps., Northern Cape (South Africa) -- Maps., Cape of Good Hope (South Africa) -- Maps.
Description: Topographical map indicating Williston and other towns and villages, roads, rivers, mountains, dunes and other features in the area surrounding Williston., Relief shown by contours, form lines and spot heights., Projection not given., Map folds into an outer cover., Includes index to adjoining sheets., Includes a table listing halting places., Includes a general note commenting on: nature of country, roads, drifts, transport, water, supplies and towns., Sheet South H-34/U., Mounted on cloth.
Identifier: islandora:24920

Title: Geological map of the Colony of the Cape of Good Hope, sheet I
Subject: Geology--South Africa--Maps, Geology, Stratigraphic--Cape of Good Hope (South Africa)--Maps, Basins (Geology)--South Africa--Maps,
Description: Geological map of the Colony of the Cape of Good Hope with notes and lines marked A to F, showing superficial deposits, Ecca and Dwyka Series of the Karoo System, Wittenberg, Bokkeveld and Table Mountain Series of the Cape System, French Hoek beds, Malmesbury Series, dolerite and diabase, and qartz-porphyry granite, railways, roads, rivers, mountains, and pans. Coloured. Scale: 1 in. to 5 English miles. Projection not given.
Identifier: islandora:29939

Title: Philips' new map of Southern Africa, including the Cape Colony, Transvaal, and Natal
Subject: Africa, Southern--Maps, Cape of Good Hope (South Africa)--Maps, Transvaal (South Africa)--Maps, KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa)--Maps, , , , ,
Description: Map of Southern Africa showing the Cape Colony, Transvaal and Natal, and other provinces and teritories, rivers, railways, hachures, salt pans, lakes, names of places and teritorial boundaries. Scale: 3 in. to 300 km. Projection not given.
Identifier: islandora:29913

Title: Carta Geographica del Capo de Buona Speranza
Subject: Africa - Cape of Good Hope
Description: Example of a popular L'Isle map, which others copied. Map "shows the routes from the Cape inland to the kraals of the various tribes, sweet water wells, salt pans, woods, rivers, and many of the early farming settlements." Inset: Spiegazione., Venice. L'Isle, Guillaume de, 1675-1726
Identifier: islandora:25398

Title: A Map of the Cape of Good Hope with its true Situation
Subject: Africa - Cape of Good Hope
Description: Map shows "early routes of one of the early exploring expeditions." Mainland is decorated with various animals, elephants, lion, snakes, ostriches, cows and sheep. The seas contain several sailing vessels and a compass rose. Inset: View of Table Mountain. Top left: Vol. 2 p. 141.
Identifier: islandora:25694

Title: No. I. Cape Colony, 1896-7
Subject: Sheep farming--South Africa--Maps, Cape of Good Hope (Colony)--Administrative and political divisions--Maps,
Description: A map showing success rates of sheep dipping according to divisions. It also shows districts and seats of magistracy and railways current as well as those sanctioned and to be constructed. Chiefly colour. Scale 1 inch to 50 miles
Identifier: islandora:25182

Title: Nieuwe Naaukeurige Land-en Zee-Kaart, van het voornaamste Gedeelte der Kaffersche Kust, Begrypende de Sardanje-Bay en de Caap de Bonne Esperanca met alle des Zelfs Plantazien
Subject: Cape of Good Hope (South Africa) -- Maps.
Description: Bar scale on map given in Dutch and French miles., Publisher's advertisement offering a facsimile of Nieuwe Naaukeurige Land-en Zee-Kaart, van het voornaamste Gedeelte der Kaffersche Kust, Begrypende de Sardanje-Bay en de Caap de Bonne Esperanca met alle des Zelfs Plantazien. The original map was included in an atlas compiled by Ottens consisting of 835 maps by various cartographers all dated between 1641 and 1729. The date of this individual map is given as between 1688 and 1702., English translation of the title: "New and accurate map and sea chart of the Cape coast from Saldanha Bay to the Cape of Good Hope"., Dutch, Latin and English text., Title across top of map: Nova et Accurata Tabula Promontorii Bonae Spei vulgo Cabo de Bona Esperanca., Norwich maintains that although Ottens is widely associated with this map because it is listed in an atlas compiled by him, it was neither drawn nor published by him personally., The map gives the location of property owned by early Dutch settlers with names of owners.
Identifier: islandora:19722

Title: Niuewe Kaart van Caap der Goode Hoop in hare rechte jegenwoordige staat vertoond door
Subject: Africa - Cape of Good Hope
Description: Inset: Detail of the Cape Peninsula with names of farms and their owners. Top right: No. 43. This map "served as a source for other map makers over a number of years.", Amsterdam. van Braam, J. and onder de Linden, G.
Identifier: islandora:25266

Title: Cape of Good Hope
Subject: Africa - Cape of Good Hope
Description: Dutch and English legends., Millar & Hogg
Identifier: islandora:25291

Title: Cape Colony reconnaissance series. Strydenburg
Subject: Strydenburg Region (Northern Cape, South Africa) -- Maps., Northern Cape (South Africa) -- Maps., Cape of Good Hope (South Africa) -- Maps.
Description: Topographical map indicating Strydenburg and other towns, villages, roads, railways, rivers, mountains and other features in the area of Strydenburg., Relief shown by contours and spot heights., "Geographical Section. General Staff."--Cover., Projection not given., Map folds into an outer cover., Includes index to adjoining sheets., Includes a table listing halting places., Includes eleven ancillary maps (scale 1 in. to 0.5 miles) with notes: Zak Drift, Nieuw Jaars Kraal Drift, Christmas Drift, Zwem Kuil Drift, English Drift, Mooi Draai Drift, Read's Drift, Drift near Zandfontein Farm, Mark's Drift, De Kalk Drift, Kameel Drift., Sheet 128-L., Copy 922 mounted on cloth. Copy 955 printed on cloth.
Identifier: islandora:24925

Title: The colony of the Cape of Good Hope and neighbouring territories
Subject: Cape of Good Hope (South Africa) -- Maps., Africa, Southern -- Maps.
Description: Map of the Cape of Good Hope showing administrative divisions, cities and towns, mountains, rivers, roads, railway lines and mission stations. Also shown on the map are Griqualand West, the Orange Free State, Basuto Land [now Lesotho], Zululand and the Transvaal as well as portions of Great Namaqualand, the Kalahara [Kalahari] Desert, Betchuanaland [now Botswana] and the southernmost tip of Portuguese East Africa [now Mozambique]., Relief shown by shading.
Identifier: islandora:19782

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

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 reconnaissance series. Warmbad
Subject: Warmbad Region (Namibia) -- Maps., Northern Cape (South Africa) -- Maps., Namibia -- Maps., Cape of Good Hope (South Africa) -- Maps.
Description: Topographical map indicating Warmbad and other towns and villages, roads, rivers, mountains, dunes and other features in the area surrounding Warmbad., Relief shown by contours., "Geographical Section. General Staff."--Cover., Projection not given., "No reliable topography being available the positions of places on German side of Orange River must be taken as only approximate"., Map folds into an outer cover., Includes index to adjoining sheets., Includes ancillary map (scale 1 in. to 0.5 miles): Raman's Drift ; and two ancillary sketches: Orange River at Raman's Drift., Sheet 128-A., Mounted on cloth.
Identifier: islandora:24921

Title: Il Paese Degli ottentotti ne' Contorni del Capo di Buona Speranza
Subject: Africa - Cape of Good Hope
Description: Prime meridian through Ferro Island., Paris. Bellin, Jacques Nicolas, 1703-1772
Identifier: islandora:25280

Title: Cape Province
Subject: Cape of Good Hope (South Africa)--Description and travel--Maps, Bechuanaland--Colonization--Maps, South Africa-- description and travel--maps, , , , ,
Description: Map of Cape Province showing Protectorate of South West Africa, British Bechuanaland Protectorate, provinces, territories, districts, international and district boundaries, railways and proposed railways. Scale: 1.8 in. to 100 miles. Projection not given.
Identifier: islandora:29957

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