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Africa Nuova Tavola
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Southern Africa
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Typical Italian engraved stippled seas and anthill mountain ranges. Later editions appeared in 1598 and 1599., Venice. Valgrisi, Vincenzo, fl. 1540-1572
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islandora:25283
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Girl standing in corridor, District Six, Cape Town, South Africa
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District Six (Cape Town, South Africa)--Social conditions, District Six (Cape Town, South Africa)--History, Cape Town (South Africa)--History, Girls--South Africa--Cape Town, ,
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A young woman stands and poses for the camera in the corridor of a home in District Six, Cape Town in the 1970's prior to the state orchestrated forced removals to locations further from the city.
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islandora:18507
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Map of part of northern Africa showing the routes of the expedition under Messrs Richardson, Barth, Overweg & Vogel in the years 1850 and 1853
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Libya -- Maps., Libya -- Discovery and exploration -- Maps.
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Map of Libya, showing the Mediterranean coastline and the Gulf of Sidra, the Regency of Tripoli, Pashalic of Fezzan, Ghat and the Soudah or Black Mountains. The map also indicates the following routes: the route of Dr Barth and Dr Overweg in the Gharian Mountains, 2-24 February 1850; part of the route of Messrs Richardson, Barth and Overweg from Tripoli to Lake Tsad [Chad], 22 March to 2 August 1850; Dr Vogel's route, June to November 1853., Relief shown by hachures and spot heights., "Lith. by A. Petermann ..."., Includes an illustration of "Artemia oudneyi (Fezzan worm)."
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Identifier
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islandora:19666
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German East Africa. Daressalam
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Dar es Salaam (Tanzania : Region) -- Maps., German East Africa -- Maps.
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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 Dar es Salaam area., Relief shown by form lines and spot heights., Projection not given., Grid reference: GDF., Index no.: D6.
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islandora:24768
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Map of Africa Showing its most Recent Discoveries
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Subject
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Africa
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"First appeared in Mitchell's New General Atlas in 1867". Map shows expedition routes of Stanley and Livingstone. Inset: Island of St. Helena (place where Napoleon was buried). Top right: 120; Prime meridian through Washington., Philadelphia. Mitchell, S. Augustus (Samuel Augustus), 1792-1868
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islandora:25314
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Zulu hostel, South Africa, 1992
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Apartheid--South Africa--Soweto, Political violence--South Africa--Soweto, Soweto (South Africa)--Social conditions, History--Political aspects--South Africa--Soweto, Weapons--South Africa--Soweto, Best of Marinovich
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Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) supporters show off weapons in a shebeen in Dobsonville hostel, while police search for weapons outside, Soweto, 1992. Thousands of people, both civilians and combatants, died in the so-called "Hostel War" that lasted from 1989-1995.
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islandora:1190