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Title: Rough sketch showing imperfectly the divisions of the Volta River District.
Subject: Ghana--Description and travel--Maps, Volta Region (Ghana)--Description and travel--Maps, Ghana--Volta River--Description and travel--Maps,
Description: Rough sketch, showing imperfectly the divisions of the Volta River District, with towns and divisions, Volta River, time between distances, and plantations. Coloured. Scale not given.
Identifier: islandora:29974

Title: GPS Land Use and Occupancy Survey : Karel "Vet Piet" Kleinman and Jakob Malgas, Map item #16
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 map of the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park showing various numbered points of interest within and around the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. There is no legend but these numbers are believed to correspond with GPS co-ordinates taken at sites of cultural significance gleaned from interviews with members of the San community.
Identifier: islandora:27340

Title: The Castle Line map of South Africa--[cartographic material]
Subject: Africa, Southern--Maps, Castle Line (Firm)--Maps., Shipping--South Africa--Maps.
Description: Map of southern Africa showing British, German, French and Portuguese territories, Orange Free State, Congo State, Swaziland, goldfields, minerals, industries, railways (already constructed, in course of construction, authorised or projected), coach routes, direct sea routes of the "Castle" steamers and table of distances., Inset maps: Central Africa, by T. Ruddiman Johnston; Track chart of the Royal Mail steamships of the Castle Mail Packets Co. Ltd. Photograph of the Royal Mail steamship "Dunottar Castle" outside Cape Town harbour with Table Mountain in the background., The map is varnished. It is damaged and cracking as a result of the varnishing.
Identifier: islandora:19776

Title: Living site at the Western Boundary : draft, Map item #6; Map item #28
Subject: Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park (Botswana and South Africa), Africa, Southern--Maps, San (African people)--Social life and customs, ,
Description: A draft map showing the living site on the western boundary of the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. The map focuses on the living site and it's relation to water and fertile grounds for hunting and gathering, with specific reference to truffles. [Scale included]
Identifier: islandora:27328

Title: Cape of Good Hope--[cartographic material]
Subject: Cape of Good Hope (South Africa)--Maps., Africa, Southern--Maps.
Description: This map shows the administrative districts of the Cape including: Stellenbosch, Zwellendam (Swellendam), Clanwilliam, Tulbagh, Worcester, George, Beaufort, Somerset, Uitenhage, Albany and Graaff Reynet (Reinet) as well as the area called on the map "Hottentotia inhabited by Bosjesmans or Bushmen of various Tribes; Koras or Koranas" and the land of the "Bichuanas". An overlay continues the coastline north from Port Natal (Durban) to Delagoa Bay (Maputo). The map also indicates towns, settlements, rivers and mountains., Relief shown by hachures., Projection not given., Appears in The London atlas of universal geography, exhibiting the physical & political divisions of the various countries of the world / John Arrowsmith. London : J. Arrowsmith, 1842.
Identifier: islandora:19587

Title: Witwatersrand National Botanical Garden
Subject: Witwatersrand National Botanical Garden (Roodepoort, South Africa), Walter Sisulu National Botanical Garden (Roodepoort, South Africa), Botanical gardens--South Africa--Roodepoort, Botanical gardens--South Africa--Roodepoort--Maps,
Description: Witwatersrand National Botanical Garden, Roodepoort, Gauteng. Site analysis. Map showing built and natural features. Extract from report., Ammonia copy (blueprint) of original, hand-drawn, ink on paper.
Identifier: islandora:28164

Title: Map of the colony of Natal--[cartographic material]
Subject: KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa)--Maps.
Description: Topographical map of Natal showing districts, towns and villages, mission stations, houses and huts, inns, rivers, bridges, fords and drifts, lakes and ponds, marshes or vleis, mineral springs, forests and woods, thorn bushes, main roads, wagon tracks, ferries, wind mills, steam mills, water mills, coal seams, iron, forts and forges or smithies. The map also indicates the lands owned by African leaders. Also indicated is the territory of Faku, leader of the amaMpondo, ceded to the British government in 1850., "Outline by T. Kips. Hills by W. Wagner.", Map includes table of distances measured by trochiameter.
Identifier: islandora:19790

Title: Map of the colony of Natal--[cartographic material]
Subject: KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa)--Maps.
Description: Topographical map of Natal showing districts, towns and villages, mission stations, houses and huts, inns, rivers, bridges, fords and drifts, lakes and ponds, marshes or vleis, mineral springs, forests and woods, thorn bushes, main roads, wagon tracks, ferries, wind mills, steam mills, water mills, coal seams, iron, forts and forges or smithies. The map also indicates the lands owned by African leaders. Also indicated is the territory of Faku, leader of the amaMpondo, ceded to the British government in 1850., "Outline by T. Kips. Hills by W. Wagner.", Map includes table of distances measured by trochiameter.
Identifier: islandora:19789

Title: Witwatersrand National Botanical Garden
Subject: Soil maps, Witwatersrand National Botanical Garden (Roodepoort, South Africa), Walter Sisulu National Botanical Garden (Roodepoort, South Africa), Botanical gardens--South Africa--Roodepoort, Soils--South Africa--Roodepoort--Maps,
Description: Witwatersrand National Botanical Garden, Roodepoort, Gauteng. Soil series. Map with key showing the different types of soil in the Garden. Extract from report., Copy of original, hand-drawn, ink on paper.
Identifier: islandora:28158

Title: A Kalahari heritage : ǂHanasen-Kruiper Family territory
Subject: ǂHanassen-Kruiper Family, San (African people), San (African people)--Africa, Southern--Ethnic identity, South Africa--Maps, San (African people)--Social life and customs,
Description: Map showing the ǂHanassen-Kruiper family territories in the Northern Cape, South Africa. It includes a family tree and photographs of selected family members. Also included are personal anecdotes as well as notes relating to how and why the family moved. [Scale included]
Identifier: islandora:27308

Title: Karel "Vet Piet" Kleinman provides locations of traditional place names : draft, Map item #5
Subject: Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park (Botswana and South Africa), San (African people), Africa, Southern--Maps, San (African people)--Social life and customs, ,
Description: A draft map showing sites of cultural significance to the ǂKhomani San in the South African portion of the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. The information was obtained from Karel "Vet Piet" Kleinman, a San community member and a ranger in the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park at the time. [Scale included]
Identifier: islandora:27326

Title: Witwatersrand National Botanical Garden
Subject: Vegetation, Witwatersrand National Botanical Garden (Roodepoort, South Africa), Walter Sisulu National Botanical Garden (Roodepoort, South Africa), Botanical gardens--South Africa--Roodepoort, Vegetation surveys--South Africa--Roodepoort--Maps,
Description: Witwatersrand National Botanical Garden, Roodepoort, Gauteng. Map with key showing the vegetation in the lower part of the Garden. Extract from report., Ammonia copy (blueprint) of original, hand-drawn, ink on paper.
Identifier: islandora:28161

Title: Groen Rivier, Stellenbosch
Subject: Climate, Contour maps, Groenrivier (Farm : Stellenbosch, South Africa), Landscape architecture--South Africa--Stellenbosch--Designs and plans, Farms--South Africa--Stellenbosch, Contours (Cartography),
Description: Groenrivier, Stellenbosch, Western Cape. Master landscape plan for portion 7 of Groen Rivier 571. Includes a climatograph., Original, hand-drawn, ink on tracing paper.
Identifier: islandora:27957

Title: A Kalahari heritage : Malgas-Witbooi Family territory
Subject: Malgas-Witbooi Family, San (African people), San (African people)--Africa, Southern--Ethnic identity, South Africa--Maps,
Description: This map shows the Malgas-Witbooi family territories in Northern Cape, South Africa. It includes a family tree and photographs of selected family members. [Scale included]
Identifier: islandora:27310

Title: Witwatersrand National Botanical Garden
Subject: Slopes (landforms), Witwatersrand National Botanical Garden (Roodepoort, South Africa), Walter Sisulu National Botanical Garden (Roodepoort, South Africa), Botanical gardens--South Africa--Roodepoort, Slopes (Physical geography)--South Africa--Roodepoort--Maps,
Description: Witwatersrand National Botanical Garden, Roodepoort, Gauteng. Slopes. Extract from report., Ammonia copy (blueprint) of original, hand-drawn, ink on paper.
Identifier: islandora:28157

Title: GPS Land Use and Occupancy Survey : Jakob Malgas, Map item #14
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 map of the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park showing various numbered points of interest within the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. There is no legend but these numbers are believed to correspond with GPS co-ordinates taken at sites of cultural significance gleaned from interviews with members of the San community.
Identifier: islandora:27338

Title: Main roads of sub-Equatorial Africa
Subject: Roads--Africa, Sub-Saharan--Maps, ,
Description: Map showing main roads in Uganda, Kenya, Belgian Congo, Angola, Tanganyika, Northern and Southern Rhodesia, Nyasaland, Mozambique, Bechuanaland Protectorate, South-West Africa and South Africa and frontiers, with place names, mileages, river, lakes and national parks. Scale 1 : 4,000,000.
Identifier: islandora:25050

Title: Important hunting grounds : draft, Map item #27; 26
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 of the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park showing three of the San community's important hunting grounds and an important gathering ground. Additional information includes waterholes, rivers, travelling routes and living sites. [Scale included]
Identifier: islandora:27345

Title: A Kalahari heritage : Malgas, Jantjies-Koerant family territory
Subject: Malgas, Jantjies-Koerant Family, San (African people), San (African people)--Africa, Southern--Ethnic identity, South Africa--Maps,
Description: This map shows the Malgas, Jantjies-Koerant family territories in Northern Cape, South Africa. It includes a family tree and photographs of family members. Scale 1:500 000
Identifier: islandora:27312

Title: Novissima et perfectissima Africae descriptio--[cartographic material]
Subject: Africa--Maps--Early works to 1800.
Description: Map shows Africa, the southern part of Europe, Middle East and Madagascar, as well as the islands surrounding Africa. The elaborate cartouche depicts a woman wearing a headdress of peacock feathers sitting with a child on the banks of a river. Also depicted is a second child astride a lion, using a long thong to lead a large and reluctant bird. The artist, Phillip Tidemann, has added snakes, a crocodile, water birds, fruit, vegetation and severed elephant tusks. A note in the cartouche reads: "Cum privilegio potentissimorum D.D. ordinum Hollandie et Westfrisie"., Relief shown pictorially., Drawn by Phillip Tidemann; engraved by Gilliam van der Gouwen., Projection not given., The lower left corner of the map is missing and has been replaced by a photocopied fragment attached to the map by tissue paper.
Identifier: islandora:19553

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