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Title: Rough sketch map of the Bechuanaland Protectorate shewing land reserved for natives
Subject: Blacks--Land tenure--Botswana--Maps,
Description: A map of the Bechuanaland Protectorate showing land reserves by the name of the chieftains, and the Tati Concession land, with boundaries, rivers, place names, roads, railway lines and beacons. Relief shown by hachures. Some colour. Scale 1/2 inch to 10 miles.
Identifier: islandora:25196

Title: Bothaville
Subject: Transvaal (South Africa) -- Maps., Bothaville Region (South Africa) -- Maps.
Description: Map of the Bothaville area showing provincial boundaries, magisterial district boundaries and names, ward boundaries and names, townlands, "native location" boundaries, mining district boundaries and names, proclaimed private and government ground, discoverer's rights, farm names, beacons and boundaries (with sub-divisions, if any), unsurveyed farms, railways (under traffic, projected or under construction), telegraph lines, main roads, farm roads and tracks, homesteads and houses, kraals, post and telegraph offices, geodetic survey stations, mission stations and police stations., Relief shown by contours and spot heights., "Computed and compiled from the Farm Surveys of the Transvaal and all available material. Orange Free State portion computed and compiled in the Surveyor-General's Office, Bloemfontein.", "Printed at the Government Printing Works, Pretoria.", Folds into an outer cover (20 x 12 cm.).
Identifier: islandora:19804

Title: Agro-ecological survey of Southern Rhodesia natural regions and areas and related farming systems
Subject: Agricultural systems--Zimbabwe--Maps, ,
Description: Map of Southern Rhodesia showing natural areas and related farming systems including intensive livestock production, diversified production, intensive grain crop production, intensive crop production, intensive mixed farming, intensive diversified farming, intensive livestock production supported by crop production, semi-intensive beef or livestock production, afforestation, semi-extensive livestock and beef production, forestry, unsuitable for any form of agricultural utilisation, suitable only for nature reserves, with towns and other place names, district boundaries, rivers, water resources, national parks, mines, roads, railways and churches. Colour. Relief shown by spot heights. Scale 1 : 1,000,000.
Identifier: islandora:25199

Title: Cape Colony 1896 : adapted from Meteorological Commission's Report, 1886
Subject: Rain and rainfall--South Africa--Cape of Good Hope--Maps, Cape of Good Hope (Colony)--Administrative and political divisions--Maps, , ,
Description: Map of average rainfall imposed on administrative map, with district and division boundaries, seats of magistracy and railway lines. Chiefly colour. Scale 7/8 inch to 50 miles.
Identifier: islandora:25154

Title: Map of the Territory of the Chief Nicolas Waterboer. Extra to the Journal. Copy of Apppendix map II
Subject: Griqualand West (South Africa)--Maps,
Description: Map showing the territory of Nicholas Waterboer in Griqualand West, in relation to the Cape Colony, Orange Free State and the Transvaal Republic, with boundaries, rivers, place names and relief shown by form lines. No scale given.
Identifier: islandora:25142

Title: Plan of Cape Town showing tram lines and places of interest
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa) -- Maps., Street-railroads -- South Africa -- Cape Town -- Maps.
Description: Title and key in English and Dutch., Map shows the tramline from Cape Town central to Camps Bay over Kloof Nek, the Sea Point railway line, streets and street block divisions in Cape Town. Also indicated are 35 places of interest including the Castle, Parliament, the Supreme Court, the Opera House, the Tivoli, swimming baths in Long Street and Camps Bay, a pavilion in Camps Bay, places of worship, hotels and the lighthouses at Mouille Point and Green Point.
Identifier: islandora:19897

Title: Le pays des Hottentots aux environs du Cap de Bonne Esperance
Subject: Cape of Good Hope (South Africa) -- Maps -- Early works to 1800.
Description: Map depicts the coast from St Helena Bay to Mossel Bay and the corresponding area inland., Relief shown pictorially., Text is in French and Dutch., "J. v. Schley direx.", "Lieues Marines de France et d'Angleterre de 20 au Degré." "Lieues d'Allemagne de 15 au Degré.", UCT Libraries hold 2 copies. One copy (566a) is hand coloured; one copy (566b) is uncoloured.
Identifier: islandora:19708

Title: Karte vom Süd-Ende Afrika's und dem Cap-Colonie-Lande
Subject: Cape of Good Hope (South Africa)--Maps., South Africa--Maps, , ,
Description: Map of South Africa and the Cape Colony. The map shows districts, towns, villages, roads, rivers and mountains. The map also indicates the routes taken by Henry Lichtenstein and John Campbell. An inset map depicts the cape peninsula and False Bay. Scale not given.
Identifier: islandora:30097

Title: Djado
Subject: Djado (Niger)--Maps, ,
Description: Map showing the Djado region of Niger and other regions in Libya with plateaus and mountains, towns,roads, railways, national borders, colonial, provincial and district borders, towns, posts and telegraphs, airports, landing fields, mines, lighthouses, harbours, water channels, sand, wells, swamps. Borders highlighted. Relief shown by form lines. Colour. Special edition XI. Scale 1: 1. 000 000.
Identifier: islandora:19250

Title: Mappa geographica exhibens religionem Catholicam alicubi per Africam sparsam
Subject: Africa -- Maps -- Early works to 1800.
Description: Map depicts the spread of the Roman Catholic Church across the continent of Africa and depicts the sites of dioceses and archbishoprics as well as mission stations. The map boasts an elaborate cartouche and a large illustration featuring the crucifixion with clergy and African converts at the foot of the cross.
Identifier: islandora:19661

Title: Plan of Wyldsdale concession, the gold fields of Swaziland, South Africa
Subject: Swaziland -- Maps., Gold mines and mining -- Swaziland -- Maps.
Description: Plan of the Wyldsdale concession, the Kobolando concession and the Horo concession in Swaziland, showing the reefs and the presence of gold (including alluvial gold). The map also shows mountains, ridges, rivers, footpaths, the old shaft and surrounding kraals., Bar scale in miles.
Identifier: islandora:19630

Title: Plan of the Tati Territory
Subject: Tati District (Botswana)--History--Maps, Africa, Southern--History--Maps, Land use--Botswana--Tati District,
Description: Plan of the Tati Territory, between Shashi River and Ramaquabane River (Bechuanaland Protectorate and Rhodesia) showing districts, native reserve, farms, roads, railways, names of places and rivers. Scale 1600 Cape roods = 1 inch.
Identifier: islandora:29988

Title: Port Nolloth
Subject: South African War, 1899-1902 -- Maps., Port Nolloth Region (South Africa) -- Maps., Northern Cape (South Africa) -- Maps.
Description: This map forms part of the Imperial map of the Cape Colony., The map shows roads, rivers, hills, pans, railways, homesteads, farm names, farm boundaries and divisional boundaries in the Port Nolloth area., Relief shown by hachures., The Imperial map of the Cape Colony was "compiled by the Field Intelligence Division or Department of the British Army in Cape Town during the second Anglo-Boer War. ... [P.H. du P.] Casgrain ... superintended its production ..." (Board, C. "Certainly better than nothing at all" : a re-examination of the Imperial map of South Africa 1899-1902. Proceedings of the 21st International Cartographic Conference, Durban, 2003. Available online: http://icaci.org/files/documents/ICC_proceedings/ICC2003/Papers/109.pdf (accessed 5 Sept. 2012))., "This map is not to be considered as absolutely accurate"., Projection not given., Co-ordinates not given., Printed in black only., Map folds into an outer cover., The map is mounted on linen.
Identifier: islandora:24852

Title: A Kalahari heritage : Vaalbooi family territory
Subject: Vaalbooi Family, San (African people), San (African people)--Africa, Southern--Ethnic identity, South Africa--Maps,
Description: This map shows the Vaalbooi family territories in Northern Cape, South Africa. It includes a family tree and photographs of family members as well as personal anecdotes and notes relating to how and why the family moved. [Scale included]
Identifier: islandora:27311

Title: Map of part of northern Africa showing the routes of the expedition under Messrs Richardson, Barth, Overweg & Vogel in the years 1850 and 1853
Subject: Libya--Maps., Libya--Discovery and exploration--Maps.
Description: 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)."
Identifier: islandora:19668

Title: Cape of Good Hope. Kenhardt
Subject: Kenhardt Region (South Africa) -- Maps., Northern Cape (South Africa) -- Maps., Cape of Good Hope (South Africa) -- Maps.
Description: Topographical map indicating Kenhardt and other towns and villages, roads, rivers, mountains and other features in the area surrounding Kenhardt., Relief shown by contours, form lines and spot heights., Projection not given., Includes index to adjoining sheets., Sheet South H-34/J., Mounted on cloth.
Identifier: islandora:24931

Title: A new map of Africk
Subject: Africa -- Maps -- Early works to 1800.
Description: Map shows Africa and islands in the Atlantic and Indian Oceans. The mythical second island of St Helena is included., Dedicated to His Highness, William, Duke of Gloucester., "Scale of English miles according to vulgar computation [and] according to the Norwoods computation"., Restored and placed between acid-free boards.
Identifier: islandora:19648

Title: Original map of Great Namaqualand and Damaraland
Subject: Damaraland (Namibia)--History--Description and travel, Damaraland (Namibia)--Description and travel--Maps, Damaraland (Namibia)--Maps, ,
Description: 1st sheet of a map showing the North West of Damaraland, with names of places and tribes, mission stations, rivers, mountains, bays, roads, sands and dunes. Relief shown by hachures. Scale 1:742016.
Identifier: islandora:29966

Title: Parakou
Subject: Parakou (Benin)--Maps, Togo--Maps, Nigeria--Maps, Benin--Maps, ,
Description: Map showing Parakou in Dahomey, now Benin, and parts of Upper Volta, now Burkina Faso, Togo and Nigeria, with lakes, rivers, roads, demarcated boundaries and place names. Colour. Relief shown by form lines. 2nd edition. Scale 1: 1.000.000.
Identifier: islandora:19275

Title: Traditional use of the territory by the Bushmen within the Kalahari Gemsbok National Park : (based on Field Survey, September 1999) : draft, Map item #17
Subject: Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park (Botswana and South Africa), Indigenous peoples--Land tenure--South Africa, Indigenous peoples--Legal status, laws, etc.--South Africa, San (African people)--Kalahari Desert, Africa, Southern--Maps, ,
Description: A draft map showing the use of territory by the San community in the South African section of the Kgalagadi Transfrontier National Park. The map shows the location of Bushmen settlements (including a large camp at Union's End) and includes information about hunting and gathering grounds, waterholes, and the history of the area. [Scale included]
Identifier: islandora:27341

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